The Somewhat Ambitious

Paul Newman died yesterday of lung cancer at the age of 83.
/Paul

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If you happen to own a guitar (an electric one, not one of those hippie bullshit wooden whatevers strummed by Ani Difranco*) and find yourself frequently out of reach of your amp, guess what? You’re an idiot. Stop carrying an electric guitar around, it makes you look like an extra in Wayne’s World. But if [...]

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On the latest episode of Nerds of a Feather, I opened with what some have dubbed an almost cruelly obscure Kafka cosplay joke. I was, however, being quite serious; I am considering attending a cosplay this weekend, though not as the ill-fated protagonist of The Metamorphosis. This weekend, Manifest ‘08, Melbourne’s annual Anime festival, is [...]

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If you’re having trouble following this subprime mortgage malarkey (vintage profanities are making a comeback, so you’d best step correct), you aren’t alone. I for one love a good visual aid, so imagine my relief when I found a webcomic/slideshow entitled The Subprime Mortgage Primer. It’s surprisingly thorough, and very informative, in a whimsical way. [...]

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Two planets over 300 light years from Earth have collided recently, and scientists are giggling with excitement (as are Red Dwarf fans. Remember when Lister played pool with planets? Anyone?). Various astonomers from UCLA and CALTECH said the crash ocurred between two stars in the Aries constellation. Apparently the planets exchanged numbers, although witnesses say [...]

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Andrea Canalino has created a (run! bad words!) fucking bizarre and startlingly whimsical installation dubbed ‘Bambi Cupcakes‘. She’s a Texan, so I’ll not blame her for killing that many deer for the sake of art, and… wait, they’re not real deer. Ok. So I guess I should also go ahead and stop worrying about how [...]

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This photo was taken recently at Dragoncon ‘08, and is probably the single coolest costume I’ve seen in at least a week (I woke up in a costume store last weekend. Long story). I wonder what his last words were. I’d bet good money that he said something to do with Cookies, but it’s hard [...]

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Contrary to Homer’s (the Simpson, not the ancient Greek poet) suggestion that all movies are better if you speed them up, I’m starting to think that the key to comedic glory is locked in replaying things at half pace. In particular, if you replay footage involving Jeff Goldblum at half pace. Or, more specifically, if [...]

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The podcast of todays episode can be listened to here. If you’re pregnant, feel free to play it to your unborn child. And if you don’t have a growing child in your belly, play it for a balloon!
/Paul

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If this doesn’t reduce you to tears, you’re probably a robot (I’m looking at you, Luke. Does this make you “feel”?), in which case, I HOPE YOU RUST.
/Paul

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