Archive for the “Fun” category
Jon Hamm as Superman?
by Nev on October 21, 2010
Now that Zack Snyder has been assigned to direct the new Christopher-Nolan-produced Superman movie, rumours have been coming from all over the place; mostly questioning possible plotlines, villains, and who might be playing the man of steel himself. One of (…)
It’s official: Hollywood is out of ideas.
by Nev on June 9, 2009
I’ve decided to compose a list of SOME of the movie remakes that either in production, or scheduled to go into production shortly below. Please keep in mind that I chose to completely omit any recent or past remakes such (…)
Philips announces 21:9 widescreen television
by Nev on April 22, 2009
It’s been revealed that I complain quite a lot about various things on this website, so I thought I would post something that’s actually pretty awesome. Philips has announced a 21:9 widescreen television – for those who watch only Cinemascope (…)
Book publisher assumes all children are idiots
by Nev on April 20, 2009
My apologies in advance for the following blog about a topic that is for the most part trivial, but I just couldn’t help myself. Yo-Yo books out of Olen, Belgium have published a small series of childrens books called “My (…)
EGM is dead! Long live EGM!
by Nev on April 9, 2009
The world of video gaming lost one of the most respected and longest-running published magazines recently when the staff of Electronic Gaming Monthly were handed their walking papers mere months before launching their 20th anniversary issue. As someone who has (…)
Gambling ad trivializes effects of gambling.
by Nev on March 31, 2009
If you live in Winnipeg, chances are you’ve seen this ad on billboards or in newspapers for the past month or so. – An initiative by the Addictions Foundation of Manitoba; there’s no denying that their intentions were good, but (…)
Archie and the racist past he’d rather forget.
by Nev on March 26, 2009
On the final topic of Archie comics, I might as well confess that although I do own a large collection of more mature and less embarrassing graphic novels and comics (some of which I’ll profile in later articles), I do (…)
Archie Ad #2: “Stop being a wuss!”
by Nev on March 26, 2009
The second ad is not so much art-related, but is worth sharing as it emphasizes how things have changed since 1978, which is when it was featured in an issue of “Archie’s TV Laugh-out”. Upon first glance it seems harmless (…)
Archie cares about your teeth
by Nev on March 26, 2009
I was at home the other day, doing what most people do when they get a moment of free time – reading Archie comics, when I came across a couple of advertising jems I thought I’d share. You know how (…)