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  • What Happened to Bean Dad?

    In “randomly popped into my head without rhyme or reason” news, I thought about Bean Dad this week. Back in 2021, indie musician/podcaster John Roderick posted a thread on Twitter (as it was still known at the time). He detailed how his 9-year-old daughter approached him, saying she was hungry. Roderick thought it would be Read more

  • What the Hell Was Up With Jimmy Carter Kim?

    I was perusing crazy courtroom moments on YouTube, when I stumbled upon the outburst of some emo-haired fuckhead. After watching some more of his antics, I started to wonder, “What is this guy’s deal?” In 2015, Jimmy Carter Kim had the brilliant idea to abduct a teenage girl and use her as a sex slave. Read more

  • Is It Possible to be a True Pacifist in an Elder Scrolls Game?

    I was recently made aware of pacifist runs in Elder Scrolls games. I have only played 1, 4, and 5, but this apparently extends to all of them. The core challenge is pretty self-explanatory: you must complete a major questline without engaging directly in combat.  The only “weapons” allowed are staves that cast calm or Read more

  • Even As An Adult, That’s SCARY

    As kids, we were exposed to a lot of scary things. Many classic TV, movies, and books, including the ones not specifically horror based, were borderline traumatizing for kids. But the mark of a good horror ANYTHING is when you can look back on the memory of it and say, “Yo. That was fucked up Read more

  • Good in Concept, Flawed in Execution – Gallowwalkers

    Concept: A gunslinger, Aman (Wesley Snipes) kills a gang of outlaws after they rape Aman’s lover, who later dies after giving birth to one of the rapist’s kids. While escaping the prison where the massacre happens, someone shoots and kills Aman in view of his mother, a nun in a secret order. She breaks her Read more

  • I Have a Question About “A Cinderella Story”

    A Cinderella Story is a romantic comedy released in 2004. It was panned by critics, but did well at the box office, and is now considered a cult classic. Sam Montgomery (Hilary Duff) lives with her cruel stepmother and stepsisters after her father’s death. She works at her father’s diner as a waitress, which makes Read more