Carnac: "What Is Manning Face?"

Finding the perfect example of Manning Face requires the same conditions as stalking wild prey: patience, no sudden moves, lightning reflexes...

I can do anything I want, and so can you

Chez, Miami-raised New Yorker, notes on Deus Ex Malcontent:

Quite possibly the biggest lie that America has ever been willing to swallow whole is the seemingly benign assertion that anyone is capable of anything...that there isn't a force in the universe powerful enough to stop you from making your most outlandish desires come true.

Except that there is; it’s of course called reality.

If you watch American Idol — and judging by the ratings, you’d rather have elective eye surgery than miss it — you know that reality occasionally goes by a more specific name: Simon.

...At the core of ridiculous efforts like these is one common misconception: that because America was founded on the principle that all are created equal, all actually turn out equal.

Brandon Bird (via Joe)

Our last best hope.
"Because, really, TV on the whole has become a whole lot better since it became a kind of semi-retirement home for really interesting actors who don't really give a shit anymore."

No one wants to play Sega with Harrison Ford.


Two warriors came out of the sky.

What's the deal with Corn Nuts?

Girls and cars

Still fierce.

In Soviet Russia, car drive you!

The final leg of their intergalactic tour

I like to think of Jesus like with giant eagles wings, and singin' lead vocals for Lynyrd Skynyrd with like an angel band and I'm in the front row and I'm hammered drunk!

Tara Conner is a unicorn

Sending a horny 21 year old model to rehab for sex and drugs is like cutting off a unicorn’s horn and stabbing him in the eye with it.

superhero/supervillain

I posted this on geektastik before I had this blog, but it's really more appropriate here.

I used to wear my Wonder Woman PJs EVERYWHERE. [Sigh] I miss them.

You are Spider-man

Spider-Man 75% Wonder Woman 73% Supergirl 68% Green Lantern 65% The Flash 60% Iron Man 55% Hulk 55% Robin 45% Superman 45% Catwoman 40% Batman 40%

You are intelligent, witty, a bit geeky and have great power and responsibility.

Click here to take the "Which Superhero am I?" quiz...

You are Dr. Doom

Dr. Doom 68% Poison Ivy 68% Lex Luthor 66% Apocalypse 61% Dark Phoenix 59% Green Goblin 57% Mystique 57% The Joker 56% Venom 55% Magneto 54% Catwoman 54% Riddler 52% Kingpin 51% Mr. Freeze 44% Juggernaut 41% Two-Face 41%

Blessed with smarts and power but burdened by vanity.

Click here to take the Supervillain Personality Quiz