The Somewhat Ambitious

For those of us who have a serious hankering to stab a Bulgarian defector but don’t dig the poison kick, here’s a pretty arousing alternative: a lightsaber umbrella. Well, to be more accurate they’re essentially replicas of the umbrellas weilded by hordes of sketchy neo-L.A. denizens from Blade Runner, but apparently I’m more amused by [...]

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I don’t normally blog about gadgets unless they’re inherently useless, or ridiculous enough to make fun of. However, as a recent mac convert, I’ve also succumbed to the ipod phenomenon (I say “phenomenon” because up until a year back, I actually still hauled a grotty little blue discman around with me). And being an absolute [...]

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On the night of September 22, 1912, a certain Franz Kafka saddled up to his typewriter in what was surely a haze of narcotics, hallucinogens and over-the-counter glue* and after 12 short hours of literary labour gave ‘birth’ to his short story ‘The Judgment’. His words, not mine: “the story evolved as a true birth, [...]

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Ever wanted to be rewarded for being a nerd? Rewarded with EMBROIDERY?* Well, now you can be, if you’re so inclined. Yep, nerd merit badges. I was a scout for a peroid of about six months, during which time I was constantly ridiculed by a bunch of knot-tying dong-holsters, toggled to the hilt, brandishing three [...]

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Remember that scene in Pride and Prejudice when Bingley ran out of shotgun cartridges and got munched down like old shortbread? Well, you can now! Here’s the official summary of this bizarre and sexy hybrid novel by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith:
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies features the original text of Jane Austen’s beloved novel [...]

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Male bonding occurs amongst monkeys! Specifically, the males!
I know, i know, it’s a relief. Here I am, petrified I’ll piss off an errant gypsy and be turned into a chimp, only to realise I’m patently incapable of forming one-half of a Turner and Hooch type simian crimefighting duo. You know, where we’re initially at odds [...]

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And sure it’s a few hours late, but when you’re awaiting this kind of awe-inspiring glory, well, time itself pretty much stops having relevance. Unless it comes in aeon form. At which point we’re willing to consider time once more. But only aeons. Aeons and epochs.
And so, here we are, in the aeon/epoch promised, presenting [...]

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If you’ve not seen any blaxploitation (the real deal, like Black Ceasar, Superfly, Cleopatra Jones or Detroit 9000), you’re a poor, uneducated bastard. Or, not. But if you’re a fan or this much maligned genre or, like our friend Luke, of african american descent and a ladies man, look no further. Black Dynamite is a [...]

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Are your He-Man action figures boring you, with their terrifying primary colors and surging waves of homoeroticism? Well, here comes one action figure you’ll REALLY be able to take to the prom!
…What?
Wow. Odd. Anyway, Boingboing, through blogger Matt Alt, has uncovered an Obama action figure from Gamu Toys, and they really didn’t let logic hinder [...]

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Yes, Luke and myself will be uploading THE FIRST SOMEWHAT AMBITOUS PODCAST next week! It’ll be an hour of mixtape-themed banter and idiocy, and will be available exclusively here at thesomewhatambitious.com. Did I need to link to this site from this site? Isn’t that a bit like introducing yourself to yourself? These questions, and more, [...]

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