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There’s nothing so to the point as one particular four-letter expletive. It’s offensive, vulgar, inappropriate, and often too coarse for polite company. It can be used as a verb, a noun, an adjective, an adverb, an interjection, or as an expletive infix. While many people do not hesitate to use the word in private circles, … Continue reading
THIS WEEK: May 29 – June 4, 2011 PERSON OF THE YEAR: Do you pay attention to The Webbys? You know, the award ceremony that celebrates great Internet achievement? If you don’t, then maybe you should, especially since they’ve just awarded The Person of the Year Award to Watson, the IBM computer that gained considerable … Continue reading
Hollywood wants your money. Like any self-respecting moviegoer, however, you expect them to work for it, and—more importantly—to earn it. Trouble is, Tinseltown doesn’t always bring it’s A-game, leaving us more times than not with a dog pile of a movie. And just how do you know if the movie you’re watching is of the … Continue reading
THIS WEEK: May 22- May 28, 2011 ULYSSES TWEETS: In the world of literary fiction, there are books you read to enjoy, books you read to challenge yourself, and books you read to suffer through for bragging rights (a la Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick). For many readers, James Joyce’s Ulysses is of the latter category. But … Continue reading
So the world didn’t end on Saturday. Despite 89-year-old pastor Harold Camping’s predictions that Jesus was coming back to reign down a fiery storm of destruction, we’re all still here. What exactly went wrong is anyone’s guess. Perhaps the Good Lord took a sick day—rapturing is a heck of a ball buster, after all. Then … Continue reading
THIS WEEK: May 15 – May 21, 2011 BEDTIME BANTER: Rhyming children’s books are a dime a dozen, but as long as they help your child fall asleep, their overabundance is not really an issue. Then again, sometimes kids will just not fall asleep, which may explain the massive popularity of the tongue-in-cheek children’s bedtime … Continue reading
I’ve never been a fan of practical jokes. Generally, I leave pranks to other people. Every so often, however, an idea strikes my fancy, and is so good (or so I believe) that I feel compelled to put it into action. Such was the case with The Plant. I live in an apartment on the … Continue reading
THIS WEEK: May 8 – May 14, 2011 TWO AND A HALF MEN: Warner Bros. actually did it—they replaced actor and all around lunatic Charlie Sheen on their popular sitcom Two and A Half Men. Recently, we’ve heard rumours that such actors as John Stamos and Hugh Grant were under consideration to replace Sheen. The … Continue reading
Opinions are a dime a dozen—like noses, everyone has one. Their excess, however, is not a good reason to keep them to ourselves. Time and time again, I see people nodding in agreement when they really feel like shaking their heads no. I do it myself. But there’s no need to. Instead of agreeing, we … Continue reading
THIS WEEK: May1 – May 7, 2011 OSAMA BIN LADEN: Immediately following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, I couldn’t help but wonder how long it would take Hollywood to start shooting a film adaptation of that day’s horrors. Turns out, it took less than five years; in 2006 we saw the TV film … Continue reading
We’ve given our slaps, we’ve thrown our punches, and now it’s time to finish things once and for all with a heart-stopping, face-crunching roundhouse kick. That’s right–today we close this chapter on those cultural criminals most deserving of a knockdown, drag-out, barroom fight. This metaphorical throw down has been just that—metaphorical. It was and is … Continue reading
THIS WEEK: Apr 24 – Apr 30, 2011 ZOMBIE HOUSE: In the realm of Geekdom, pretending to prepare for a zombie apocalypse is a favourite pastime. Blame whomever you want, but it’s a cultural phenomenon that won’t be ignored. And now we’ve taken another step toward apocalyptic readiness with KWK Promes’ The Safe House. That’s … Continue reading
Last week we performed something of a cultural experiment here at zsroe.com. In paying homage to David Fincher’s 1999 film, Fight Club, I asked, “who of our many cultural icons most deserves a (metaphorical) slap in the face, or punch in the kisser, or a walloping roundhouse kick to the old noggin?” And not just … Continue reading
THIS WEEK: Apr 17 – Apr 23, 2011 THE DARK KNIGHT RISES: More casting news for Christopher Nolan’s final Batman film, The Dark Knight Rises, has hit the web. For a while, we’ve known that Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Marion Cotillard (both of whom starred in Nolan’s Inception) were involved in the sequel to 2008’s The … Continue reading
In David Fincher’s 1999 film, Fight Club, the two main characters discuss whom they’d most like to fight if they could fight anyone in the world. William Shatner is one of their choices, as is Mahatma Gandhi. If memory serves, the late Mother Teresa also made the bill. And it got me thinking: if I … Continue reading
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