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Werner Herzog reads Where’s Wally.

April 28th, 2010 · 6 Comments

Hi guys! An epic relaunch is just around the corner, but in the interrim, here’s auteur Werner Herzog doing a reading of Where’s Wally.
Oh dear.
/Paul

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I made a meme. Sort of.

April 21st, 2010 · 6 Comments

I was watching some Peter Davison Doctor Who, and have made a kind of meme. LOVE IT.
/Paul

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Tommy and I: The Interview!

April 14th, 2010 · 4 Comments

I’ve finally managed to upload my interview with Tommy Wiseau, writer, director, and lead actor in The Room. He was a surreal, lovely guy, but I’ll be brutally honest… talking to him was like be jammed in a Tim and Eric sketch. Tonight there’s going to be a $5 screening of The Room at RMIT, [...]

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Tommy and I.

March 22nd, 2010 · 3 Comments

The Room.
There really isn’t anything I’ve been more obsessed with in recent years*. For those of you unfortunate enough to have no idea just what The Room is, here’s a trailer. Before you watch it, however, you should know these important facts:
- The slightly creepy guy in almost every shot – the one with long, [...]

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World of Nerdcraft, March 15th Wrap-up!

March 15th, 2010 · No Comments

Well well well. If it isn’t YOU AGAIN.
Here’s a breakdown of what Tom, Alex and myself riffed about this fine morning on World of Nerdcraft:
- New research indicates that human brains have been shrinking over the years. Either we’re getting dumber, or we’re getting smarter. I’ll see you later, in the… place. The place with [...]

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World of Nerdcraft Wrap-Up, March the first!

March 1st, 2010 · 1 Comment

Hello, you sexy bitches. Once again, World of Nerdcraft has happened all over your face and/or clothing. Here’s a breakdown of what Tom, Alex and myself chatted about this morning:
- In human behavioral news, new research at the university of Kyoto indicates that young chimps may have better memories than college students. To be fair, [...]

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PIG

February 19th, 2010 · 10 Comments

I love self-explanatory blog titles.
I also love Antiques Roadshow. Not even in an ironic way; my father was, and still is unless yesterday he had a massive career crisis, a dealer in antiques, and as a result the whole scene gets me fierce wet.
Yep. I just dropped some fierce wet in your lap.
The best thing [...]

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Savings and loan… FOR YOUR MIND.

February 18th, 2010 · 6 Comments

This is an actual ad. For an actual credit union. No joke. This is… oh god. This is so perfect I could shit.
/Paul

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To Be Cruel to a Mule

February 11th, 2010 · 2 Comments

Sometimes I look about at the state of the world and it makes me long for the days of yore, simpler times all, where a man was a man, a woman was a woman and midgets were included in the food pyramid. Gone now are the days of easy utilitarianism, where the ends always justified [...]

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Your Wednesday morning lech.

February 10th, 2010 · 2 Comments

Every Wednesday morning, I’ll be posting a video of a total lech. Someone who probably eats children and grooms his moustache with the lawbone of their dead mother. Today, you’ll be watching some vintage Euro-disco, a genre which should be shot into the centre of the sun, but can’t on account of the fact that:
a) [...]

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