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Friday Fun Link – Explain The Events of Star Wars IV-VI Like You Are A Heavily-Biased Imperial History Textbook

This is pretty funny stuff… The Emperor’s most trusted lieutenant and advisor, Darth Vader, was seen as an imposing and frightening figure to those who did not know him. This was because Vader, a veteran of the Clone Wars, had been injured in battle, and required a full-body suit to sustain him. The suit was […]

Posted 09 January 2015 § FridayFunLink § Humour § MemoryLane § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

The Next Five Years of Superhero Movies

This infographic excites me greatly…

Posted 21 October 2014 § Infographic § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

“I thought that music mattered. But does it bollocks? Not compared to how people matter.”

Here’s a great scene from the highly underrated British movie, “Brassed Off” which I re-watched this afternoon. (Bonus points for this speech also providing a sample for the song “Tubthumping” by anarcho-punk collective, Chumbawamba) This band behind me’ll tell you that that trophy means more to me than owt else in the whole world. But […]

Posted 28 September 2014 § Jobs § Politics § PopCulture § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Some Thoughts on the Movie “Boyhood”

Every year, Shea and I go to a movie for my birthday, a tradition that probably stretches back well over a decade now. Since my birthday is in mid-July, most years, we go to some big summer blockbuster – the latest Marvel or Batman or Jurassic Park movie (told you we go back a ways!) […]

Posted 14 September 2014 § PopCulture § Randomness ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Good Morning Vietnam: An “Un-War” War Movie

In my RIP Robin Williams post yesterday, I mentioned that I wrote an essay while a student in England about Williams’ role in “Good Morning Vietnam”. I don’t think I’ve posted any of my undergrad work on this blog ever but given yesterday’s events, now’s as good of time as any.  Oh, and feel free to […]

Posted 12 August 2014 § MemoryLane § Politics § PopCulture § ThrowbackThursday § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

RIP Robin Williams (And My Ten Favourite Robin Williams Movies)

Shocking news today that Robin Williams has died, apparently by suicide.  Based on the way my Facebook feed lit up with the news, it’s a pretty safe bet that I’m not unique in thinking of him as one of my favourite actors. His range in both comedies and dramas was outstanding and his genuine humanity […]

Posted 11 August 2014 § Humour § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Randomness § Sad § Video ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged:

“10 Actors That Should Be Cast As Authors” and “Readers Match Their Bodies To Book Covers”

A couple fun book related posts I recently came across – 10 Actors That Should Be Cast As Authors and Readers Match Their Bodies to Books

Posted 15 April 2014 § Humour § Library § List § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Friday Fun Link – 1-Star Amazon Reviews Quoted onto Their Movie Posters

Funny stuff.

Posted 11 April 2014 § FridayFunLink § Humour § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Ten Random Thoughts

Not sure if the anti-bullying Pink Shirt Day worked for Pace.  He called me a “stupid noob” when I got home then gave me a double shot to the stomach! Time to cut back on the Minecraft I guess… 😉 Talking to people who don’t live in Libraryland often makes me realise that librarians are […]

Posted 09 April 2014 § Baby § Family § Humour § Library § List § MemoryLane § Pace § PopCulture § Randomness § Sasha § Shea ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: , ,

Friday Fun Link – Who Owns The Copyright to the World’s Most Retweeted Photo?

Ellen Degeneres arranged a “spontaneous” selfie with some heavy hitters at the recent Oscar telecast.  After tweeting it, it quickly crashed Twitter, became the most re-tweeted photo of all-time eclipsing Obama’s “Four More Years” tweet many times over, and becoming ripe for parody. But it also quickly led to a question about who owned the copyright to […]

Posted 07 March 2014 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Internet § Meme § PopCulture § Technology § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , ,