The Somewhat Ambitious

Colbert is running for president!
Let me clear that statement up a little. A while back Stephen Colbert actually ran for president, but bailed after he quietly proved he had an epic following (epic is not an understatement when it comes to Colbert, incidentally; the guy has a bridge - almost, an eagle, a spider, and [...]

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On today’s episode of Nerds of a Feather (Podcast available here), I discussed:
- The perils of ingesting too many Kangaroo tacos after a bout of gastro!
- The Back to the Future hoverboard on ebay, much to the delight of Lindsay! No luck convincing Marieke or Robbie that it actually hovers, though.
- In gadget news, a [...]

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Tomorrow from 7.45 until 8.15am on Triple J, I’ll be doing Nerds of a Feather, and amongst other topics I’ll be breaking the story on-air about a recent bizarre Warcraft-related incursion. The original entry which started the whole thing can be found here. I’ll also be discussing earthquakes, Back to the Future and Lawnmower violence.
If [...]

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In one of the more bizarre moments of synchronicity I’ve experienced in quite some time, within a 12 hour period two separate people directed me to two different ads for 1980s Soviet-era Estonian food products, both of which were made by the same director. After doing a bit more YouTube browsing, I’ve deduced that the [...]

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The new Bond trailer, for Quantum of Solace, looks absolutely amazing. However, it lacks one key element.
007KIN from Voodooray on Vimeo.
Voodooray is either a genius or… yeah, he’s probably a bit of a genius. If halfway through QOS someone referes to James as agent 00M, I’ll giggle excitedly. Three million other viewers will probably write [...]

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To my mind, it’s been a good year for Sesame Street based Youtube re-works. As opposed to last year, which belonged to that godforsaken ‘You Are A Pirate’ song. Whew. There was a time when I was watching that pretty much once a day… It was a dark time… Maybe not William S. Burroughs shooting [...]

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I’ve written recently about all the Back to the Future paraphernalia which is making the rounds, most notably the DeLorean, the shoes Marty wears and a replica flux capacitor. Today, however, I was informed that Marty’s hoverboard from BTTF2 is up for auction.
I’m fully aware it can’t actually hover. But answer me this: if you [...]

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Had a hard day? Feel like you’ve run a marathon? Have random people in the street thrown cups of water in your face?* Do you have a doormat that doesn’t make you feel like you’ve accomplished something at the end of the day? Ken Goldman has designed a Finish Line Doormat, intended to fill you [...]

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The Latest Jmag is out now, and features my regular gadget article! This time I fearlessly lampoon a small robotic penguin. You’ve got nowhere to hide, POMI, not whilst I’m doling out hot piping mugs of justice.
In other news, Estelle Getty (the bizarre diminuitive one from The Golden Girls) has died at the age of [...]

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Chupa-Chups have turned fifty, and have coasted into middle age like your cool middle-aged hippie grand-aunt (mine is called Frannie) would: with an explosion of psychadelic color, and a hint of dignity. The official Chupa Chups website is an absolute treat in honor of the occasion, and the sugar junkie inside of me (picture Mark [...]

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