Archive for the ‘Culture’ Category
Saturday, March 6th, 2010
It's Oscar season; presented for your consideration:
A Trailer for Every Academy Award Winning Movie Ever -- powered by Cracked.com
Personally I think it is a shame they missed out the female lead's gay male best friend who gives invaluable relationship advice and it really needs at least one dog.
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Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
Following up on the epic 10 minute rap summary of Robocop, the same team has released Aliens:
open at youtube.com
Watching this reminds me what a great film Aliens turned out to be and how Avatar (by the same director) pales in comparison. It's not that Avatar was terrible but nobody ...
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Sunday, January 3rd, 2010
James Cameron has always been an interesting film maker. Although on one level most of his films could be classified as pulpy genre-related fare, they usually have a more interesting subtext lurking below the explosions. Previous Cameron films have investigated such themes as mother/daughter relationships, humanity's fear of the unknown, ...
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Thursday, December 17th, 2009
I own all of the Star Wars DVDs except for one - The Phantom Menace. Even the weakest of the others have a certain charm, but TPM was stupid through and through. Even the title is stupid! I have yet to work out exactly what the titular menace actually was. ...
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Friday, November 27th, 2009
Remember kids - winners don't do drugs.
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Saturday, October 24th, 2009
Bevan McCabe, raconteur and man-about-town, is producing a podcast about this fair city. The first episode has just been released and it turned out rather well.
There is more information at the associated Wellington Podcast Blog, but the daring amongst you can just downloaded it directly (16Mb mp3), or subscribe to ...
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Monday, October 19th, 2009
View at YouTube
This guy is incredible, how does he do that?
Also worth watching, from the same guy:
Wolverine in 30 Seconds
Unemployed Hitman
Terminator Salvation in 60 Seconds
StarTrek in 47 Seconds
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Sunday, October 18th, 2009
Think your job is monotonous? Spare a thought for Sam Bell who comprises the entire crew of the lunar base that supplies the Earth with Helium3. Sam looks after the giant automatic mining machines that rove the Moon's surface, sending back the recovered fuel to a world he hasn't seen ...
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Saturday, October 10th, 2009
Wellington is truly the cultural capital of NZ. Last weekend I attended the first art exhibition I have ever had to queue to get into; this weekend: Roller Derby!
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Thursday, September 24th, 2009
Being an Important Publication, The Economist has Important Ads for Important Job Openings or Important Services used by Important People.
"Hello, D&D Lawyers. How may we help you today?"
"My 3rd level fighter was dissolved by a Gelatinous Cube because the cleric wouldn't use his last healing potion on me. My damages ...
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Tuesday, August 18th, 2009
As the song goes, we don't know how lucky we are in this country and one of the things we take for granted is our public health system. It may not be the most well-oiled machine, but if something needs doing then it gets done in a timely manner and ...
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Sunday, August 2nd, 2009
“Should a smack as part of good parental correction be a criminal offence in New Zealand?”
Almost everyone I talk to about the 2009 Citizens Initiated Referendum agrees that the question is completely stupid to the point of being dishonest. The main problem is with the word Good, by including a ...
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Monday, July 27th, 2009
The New Zealand Film Festival is on at the moment, giving us all the chance to see exciting, stimulating cinema from around the world; and also this film.
Paper Solder is a Russian production set in the weeks before the launch of Yuri Gagarin's famous day trip. The story focuses on ...
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Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
Hyperionby Dan Simmons
After years of hearing "Hyperion is the bestest book evar!", I finally managed to read it. And frankly, it is pretty good.
Set in the far future where humanity has created The Hegemony of Man, a culture that spans many planets thanks to portals ("farcasters") that have openings many ...
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Monday, July 6th, 2009
Last months Opening Narration Quiz was a minor success, so here is the sequel, this time with the lyrics to opening (or closing) theme songs. Guesses in the comments, no cheating.
It's like you're always stuck in second gear,
Well, it hasn't been your day, your week, your month, or even your ...
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