Alright, so I've mentioned the Cadaver Synod a few times now, and I feel a little bad because I've been kind of hyping it up as the ultimate in sicko episodes in history. Now, I dunno if it's the worst, but it's definitely the biggest disgrace that the Catholic Church endured, and given the church's longevity, that's still saying a lot. And when ( Read more... )

OK, so inspired by some of my friends, I've decided to resume my movie rantings. I had to do some looking around to actually see a mavie bad enough to warrant one of these rants, but I finally succeeded due to a friend of mine and some honest curiosity. So thank you Kurt Wimmer, thank you for allowing me to vent on your shitfest of a movie, " ( Read more... )

Alright, on this edition of Twisted History, we'll be exploring the Pornocracy. Yes, that would be pr0n, but it's not exactly what it sounds like. I'm pretty sure there weren't pr0n stars in the 10th century. But trust me, it is definitely a fun subject. Anytime the words "pope" and "pr0n" appear in the same place in a historical setting, I ( Read more... )

79% John Edwards
78% Barack Obama
77% Hillary Clinton
72% Bill Richardson
71% Chris Dodd
67% Joe Biden
66% Mike Gravel
66% Dennis Kucinich
39% John McCain
36% Rudy Giuliani
35% Tom Tancredo
34% Mitt Romney
34% Mike Huckabee
24% Fred Thompson
14% Ron Paul

2008 Presidential Candidate Matching Quiz

Huh, I'm a Democrat. You don't say.

CSI, you may have noticed, is pretty popular, and this has of course made it the target of some dislike. The primary complaints, from what I understand, have to do with the allegedly flat acting and the fact that the camera tricks are gimmicky ( Read more... )

As a history nerd, I find almost everything in history cool and interesting. But I realize not everyone feels this way, and in fact many people believe they don't like history. I, however, think they just haven't heard the best stories from history. And by best, I mean usually unsavory, strange, and disturbing. Some of these strange stories are ( Read more... )

Anyone who played "Fallout" back in the day knows that post-apocalyptic settings are surprisingly fertile ground for RPG-type games. So when I heard there was a game like this set in the real-life radioactive death zone surrounding the Chernobyl nuclear reactor site I knew I wanted a good look. I was nervous at first because the game didn't seem ( Read more... )

"Titanic" sucks. But if you read my review last time, you already know that. So why am I revisiting it ( Read more... )

Alright, since I had a lot of fun picking apart "Top Gun," I figured I had to tear apart another movie beloved by many, and I can't think of a better one than James Cameron's horribly expensive and successful shitbomb, "Titanic." Now "Top Gun" may have been a piece of shit, but it really didn't have any ambitions except to be a fun, brainless ( Read more... )

OK, OK, I know you're supposed to just randomize the damned playlist and only put one song for each, but fuck that, I actually want the songs to correspond to the actual categories, and there's no way I can fairly just put one song if more than one applies. So here's my version of the Playlist Game ( Read more... )