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Why wouldn’t a child of the 80s find a modern G.I. Joe movie fantastic? Given the veritable success of the recent Transformers movie, a G.I. Joe movie seems like a logical move. That is, until one realizes that G.I. Joe is full of campy nonsense much like the Ewoks that heralded Star Wars’ demise.
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I sat down this evening to enjoy one of my favorite Christmas specials, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” only to find that my reception was constantly interrupted by annoying digital squelching and chunking. I hate that. It only seemed to be happening on the one channel I wanted to watch, too! How [...]

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When Apple TV first hit shelves, I had a couple things to say, the gist of which involved the device being overhyped thanks to a limited library of shows whose price wasn’t that spectacular. Some months down the road, we’re still in the same boat.
The difference today, for me at least, is that I’m currently [...]

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Let’s cut Travis “I’m-a-fatty-and-was-too-lazy-to-cut-weight” Lutter some slack about losing his chance for a real title shot, because only a bunch of retards actually expected him to win against Anderson Silva anyway. Sadly, 20% of UFC viewers are apparently retarded, or at least says the Pay-Per-View poll running before the fight began. What makes this truly [...]

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I meant to post sooner about last Saturday’s long-awaited showdown between Matt Hughes and Royce Gracie, but the last week has given me a few moments to think about the fight’s conclusion. As I told Bones Wiley before the fight began, my money would have been on Hughes, but morally I was opposed to betting [...]

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