The Pond
Before the CIA there was The Pond, and it seems like something Warren Ellis made up: “The head of the Pond was Col. John V. Grombach, a radio producer, businessman and ex-Olympic boxer who kept a small black poodle under his desk.”
Don’t Let The Sheepinator Fool You
Does being amused by turning non-ovine creatures into sheep make you a bad person? It doesn’t seem like a serious question, but appearances can fool you. Especially, according to Plato, if you are a fool. I think it’s safe to say that there would have been no video […]
“One Never Mentions Fight Club”
“The first rule of Fight Club is that one never mentions Fight Club.” Jane Austen’s Fight Club.
Toys and Their Boys
Moises Chiullan has a lovely piece about mortality and Toy Story 3.
Ecstasy
Ennio Morricone conducts an orchestra, choir and two soloists in a hair-raising, in a good way, performance of “Ecstasy of Gold” from The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.
Chewbacca’s Fierce Mount
Chewbacca rides a squirrel into battle against the Nazis. It’s a painting. Really.
The Cultural Gutter 