Died. Forrest J. Ackerman, aka Forry Ackerman, aka 4E Ackerman, aka Dr. Acula... The list goes on. He was 92 ( Read more... )

I've decided to sell all my Japanese vinyl monster toys. They're super cool, but I just don't love them. Every time I look at my shelves, I think to myself, "There's enough money there to buy a couple great vintage toys... or some original artwork... or, you know, pay part of my mortgage ( Read more... )

*breathes sigh of relief*

FIRST RESULTS ARE IN!

From the Associated Press, by way of the New York Times:DIXVILLE NOTCH, N.H. (AP) -- Barack Obama came up a big winner in the presidential race in Dixville Notch and Hart's Location, N.H., where tradition of having the first Election Day ballots tallied lives on ( Read more... )

I love that some pundits are calling Sarah Palin's debate successful based on the ridiculously low bar set for her by, well, the pundits. People: Exceeding low expectations is not cause for a celebration. If you're expected to be a disaster, and you are merely a cluster fuck, you still lose.I've been re-reading the transcript of the debate, and in ( Read more... )

I stand, more or less, by my initial perception. I will say that Obama gets the win, but I'm not sure it's a big enough win to really change anything. He holds a three or four point lead over McCain, and I don't see that increasing ( Read more... )

Quick Opinion ( Read more... )

I LOVE THE DEBATES! Screw the Olympics -- the presidential election's my favorite four-year sporting event. And the debates are the best sort of one-on-one competition. You know... the kind that leaves blood splattered all over the walls.

I'll have my popcorn and beer, and I plan on wearing my maniacal grin, my "We're No. 1!" giant foam finger... ( Read more... )

When even bloggers for The American Spectator (a conservative magazine) don't like her, you know there's a problem:

The New York Times reports:
Sarah Palin’s interview with Katie Couric was “was absolutely painful to watch,” writes Philip Klein at the group blog for The American Spectator. He continues ( Read more... )

...Meant to do this a few days ago... damn deadlines keep gettin' in the way.

Everyone should definitely go to www.Onezumi.com to check out her new web comic. It's called Stupid & Insane Defenders Against Chaos, and it combines Lovecraftian horror with sly humor. Sounds weird, right? It is. But it's also funny. Precisely why you should read it ( Read more... )