I’d seen articles and previews on IFC for this new show Portlandia, but I’ll be honest in saying I’ve never been a huge Fred Armisen fan so I kinda dismissed it. But then the wife showed me a clip on YouTube and I was hooked. Then a day later I saw parts of an episode […]
As much as I try to deny it, I guess I am part of the zombie-loving society as well. Can’t get enough of it. At least True Blood is my only foray into the vampirefest overrunning America (fuck that abstinence-spewing Twilight bullshit). Several years ago a video game company sent me the Zombie Survival Guide […]
I’m a notoriously slow eater. Friends of mine were even making fun of me again this weekend when a buddy’s girlfriend (who is relatively new to the group) said, “Wow, Chris, it’s taken you like 25 minutes to eat that bowl of chili.” Yeah, I can’t help it, I just eat slow. Don’t know if […]
Here is my column from last week. I reviewed DC Universe Online and Mindjack. Thanks to TheOnlineReporter.com, a group of regional Philadelphia newspapers, for publishing. […]
I’ve spoken of the geeky genius of The IT Crowd before, but I have to bring it up again. You see, one of the best comedy series on television just released its fourth season on streaming Netflix, so you can watch all six episodes whenever you want. Why they only make six episodes confounds me, […]
After thoroughly enjoying James Swanson’s first book about Abraham Lincoln’s assassination and the hunt for Booth (Manhunt), I was intrigued when I heard that there was a sequel I figured I needed to check it out. Bloody Crimes is focused on two main arcs: Lincoln’s funeral pageant, and the hunt for Jefferson Davis, president of […]
When I first created this blog, it was mainly centered around the fact that my life is filled with pixels (hence the title, for anyone not keeping up). I’ve posted about my photography and also my video game column, but that does exclude the one other part of my life that I actually get paid […]