NEWS
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Lemon Lime & Cucumber Sprite Coming to the UK
There’s a magnificent Jewish-style deli near my apartment, and I often go there for a sandwich when the mood strikes. One aspect of the deli experience I have not yet tried is cucumber soda, specifically Dr. Brown’s Cel-Ray, which is considered by purists to be the perfect accompaniment to a pastrami sandwich. I might be […]
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‘Onnanocos x Micro Drone': Short One-Take Film Shot by a Drone (Video)
Most footage I’ve seen collected by drone cameras has that distinct “this is a drone camera” feeling. But there’s a new short film that was shot in one take with a micro-drone that actually looks pretty good, it out-Steadicams Steadicam in many ways. It’s called Onnanocos x Micro Drone. Onnanocos x Micro Drone is a superb act […]
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‘Yo! MTV Raps’ is Coming Back in June
2018 marks the 30th anniversary of the classic MTV series Yo! MTV Raps. Since MTV is still around, and rapping is still around, and shouting “yo!” is (nominally) still around, you’d have to be completely nuts to think a revival of the show isn’t on the way. And so it is, and here’s a partial guest list: […]
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‘Captain Planet’ Streaming for Free on Boomerang for Earth Day
April 22nd is Earth Day, and there are lots of way you can commemorate this. You can plant a tree, dig a lake, breathe some fresh air while you still can, and so on. Or you could stay in your apartment watching old episodes from the first season of Captain Planet and the Planeteers, which you can now […]
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Prince Discography Annotated by the Prince Estate
Prince has one of the densest discographies of any recent artist, and truth be told most people only know the core biggies: Dirty Mind through Sign o’ the Times, with maybe the Batman soundtrack album thrown in for good measure. The Prince estate recently unveiled a new way to explore Prince’s famous discography, and will hopefully encourage a few fans to […]
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‘Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls’ Coming to Apple Devices
Mobile gaming is making its way to dreaded Castlevania and Count Dracula sometime in the near future. It’s called Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls, an upcoming mobile game coming to iOS devices sometime soon. Right now, the game is going into “closed beta” testing in its native Japan, but hopefully a wider roll-out is supposed to be […]
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KFC Hot & Spicy Photoshop Campaign
There’s something about the idea of fried chicken visually resembling explosive combustion that isn’t exactly appetizing to me, personally. But far be it for me to second-guess the latest ad campaign from KFC and advertising agency Ogilvy & Mather Hong Kong, especially since this KFC Hot & Spicy Photoshop campaign is probably one of the least bizarre […]
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‘Ultraman Leo': The Complete Series Marathon Starts Today (Video)
The people at Shout! Factory know how to chew through innocent people’s afternoons better than almost anybody else. Their latest attack on productivity is a four-day marathon of the complete run of the 70s Japanese kaiju TV series Ultraman Leo. And even worse, Ultraman Leo: The Complete Series Marathon starts in about an hour. At 3 PM Pacific, Ultraman Leo: The Complete […]
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‘Spider-Man: Hostile Takeover’ Prequel Novel to Upcoming Spidey Game
It has been said that no great film has ever been made based on a video game (full disclosure: I haven’t seen Rampage yet). But I don’t know if the same can really be said for novels based on video games. In any case, there must be some commercial demand for such literary works, since Sony recently […]
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‘Sega Ages': A Collection of Classic Sega Games Coming to Nintendo Switch
It’s a good time to be a nostalgic video game enthusiast. The Nintendo Switch has no shortage of games from your wasted youth, and Sega recently announced a whole … well, “new” probably isn’t the right word … of Switch releases under the Sega Ages banner. The first, naturally, will be Sonic the Hedgehog, and you don’t have […]
