June 2009

The Victorian Error: Rooster

June 29, 2009

Note: The Victorian Era was a long period of prosperity for the British people, a time of cultural revival, and of great advances in engineering and fashion.  The Victorian Error is a weekly column where I bitch about my life experiences. I recently read an article that said chickens are becoming popular suburban pets.  When I read this, I was delighted.  What better way to annoy the hell out of your neighbors than having a chicken?  Having a rooster, of ...

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Stalin vs. Martians

June 25, 2009

You know how there’s this new trend to incorporate zombies into everything?  No? Perhaps you’ve heard of Pride and Predjudice and Zombies? Well, the same thing is now available, with a Russian and a Martian slant. There is a video game called Stalin vs. Martians (Hat tip: Jeff.)  I am not making this up, obviously. I think the best part is the music video for this video game: Naslozhdaityes.

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Sands of Saudi

June 23, 2009

I recently read The Desert Contract by John Lathrop. As a novel, it was ok.  I mean, it had all the things a novel needs to have: characters, plot, and setting.  The characters were so flat I could probably inflate them with a helium tank and they would still collapse like failed Macy’s floats onto the Sands of Saudi Arabia, which are featured prominently in the book.  Oh yeah, I should probably tell you that the novel is about an ...

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The Kids Aren’t Alright

June 23, 2009

I was listening to Mary Poppins post-workout yesterday. The point is not that I’m 22 and listen to Julie Andrews to cool down.  The point is that kids are given crappy movie-watching choices these days.  Or maybe there are movies as good as Mary Poppins with songs of the same quality (i.e. Wall-e,) but there is an uneven distribution of the majority of songs being crap in the childrens’ song market.  Disney Channel, I’m looking at you.  Why are you ...

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Added utility of a second language: Eavesdropping at parties

June 22, 2009

I think from time to time about why more people in America don’t know a second language or at least attempt to learn one.   The common argument goes that, since English is becoming the most widely-spoken language in the world, what would be the point? Even President Obama admitted during his presidential campaign that he doesn’t speak another language.  Less than 10% of Americans in 2005 could speak another language, according to story reported by NPR. That’s just ridiculous.  I ...

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