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Snack Pairing of the Month - Jan
People who drink wine like to talk about "pairings," by which they mean matching wines to specific foods. For example, a crisp, dry Sauvingnon Blanc is supposed to match well with seafood, while a big,...
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Interview with RiffTrax writer Sean Thomason
No one did more to raise the profile of terrible and obscure old movies than the crew at Mystery Science Theater 3000, and their current venture, which has broadened its scope to include current...
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Thursday Morning Superhero
It is time for your weekly comic round-up featuring an old school Uncanny Avengers, a new arc of Matt Kindt's brilliant Mind MGMT, and Deadpool battling former presidents. Add to the mix of great...
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Violence in Games: Part I
The Numbers8 out of the top 10 best-selling Xbox 360 titles are first- or third-person shooters. Their main goal is killing, be it human, alien horde, or the Covenant. And don't forget Skyrim, which...
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Microreview [crime fiction]: The Seduction of the Innocent
The MeatApparently Max Allan Collins has been reading my dream journal again. A crime novel set in the shady comic publishing world of the fifties? Mobsters, beatniks, and two kinds of sexy nerds? Yes,...
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Scalzi, The Human Division Episode 3: We Only Need the Heads
BackgroundIn case you missed the first two reviews in this series, I thought The B-Team (episode 1) was awesome, and that it was pretty much everything a "pilot" should be. Walk the Plank (episode 2)...
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The Hidden Fortress is not the Death Star
I may have mentioned in previous posts (here and here, perhaps) that Star Wars has become all the rage in my house. (But not the prequels. Get off my lawn.) This seemed like a good opportunity, then,...
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Snack Pairing: Lay's Pepsi-Chicken Flavored Potato Chips
Lay's Pepsi-Chicken Flavored Potato Chips (USA/China)Yes, you read that correctly: "Pepsi-Chicken" flavor. And as it happens, it's not as random as you might think--cola is used in China to caramelize...
View ArticleDownton Abbey - Now Available for the SNES!
This gem popped up on my twitter feed today. Couldn't resist posting.
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Thursday Morning Superhero
The big news in the world of comics this week brought a smile to my face. Mind MGMT by Matt Kindt has been picked up by Fox with Ridley Scott set to produce. Add this to the fact that NBC ordered a...
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DmC: Devil May Cry
Devil May Cry - The RebootThis is the fifth installment of the Devil May Cry series, but it doesn't follow in chronological order from the previous four. It's a re-boot of sorts, taking place in a...
View ArticleANNOUNCEMENT: Score Modifications
Hey regular readers, just want to let you know we've updated our scoring scale. Now something truly execrable can earn the coveted zero! Get your nominations in for our first ever today!
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We Rank 'Em: Best Moments of 30 Rock
Liz Lemon. Almost any scene with Liz. That would be a cop out. Plus internet people like lists. So, as if there weren't enough of these floating around, we here at Nerds of a Feather proudly present...
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Scalzi, The Human Division Episode 4: A Voice in the Wilderness
Another InterludeYes, that's right: we won't be following Wilson, Schmidt and Abumwe this week. Rather, we take a detour to Earth and get a peek into the life of one Albert Birnbaum, an AM radio-style...
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Microreview [book]: Dinosaur Thunder by James F. David
The MeatDinosaur Thunder continues James F. David's adventured-filled series that links the past and the present, bringing Cretaceous-era dinosaurs into the modern age. Eighteen years ago (in one of...
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Microreview [comic]: Hip Hop Family Tree
The MeatFull disclosure: I don't like hip hop. Time and again, people have tried their damnedest to get me listening to hip hop. Buddies, girlfriends, enemies. I have been given mixtapes and forwarded...
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Thursday Morning Superhero
Not a bad book in the bunch this week. For the first time on this blog I delve into a new Monkeybrain Comic that is a great deal of fun and was treated to three new projects from three of my favorite...
View ArticleGrimmy Grimmy Dark Dark
This essay started out as piece on violence in video games, and a direct response to Brad's excellent mediation on the topic in the wake of the Sandy Hook massacre. Then a rather remarkable piece of...
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Bionic Commando Rearmed
A Classic Re-bootedLet me start by saying the original Bionic Commando was one of the games I played most on the 8-bit Nintendo. The only game I finished more than it to this day is probably Super...
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Microreview [TV]: Community S04E01
The MeatI didn’t love Community right off the bat. I watched the first few episodes, concluding that given the show’s cast it was a missed opportunity. Friends insisted I give the show a second chance,...
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