It is, I admit, a small decision. But also an integral one, if you care about the overall design of your living space. The Independent will help you.
Joe 12-Pack
November 20, 2008 - No Responses
Obama is a smart man. What do you get as a birthday gift for a guy who was just elected Vice President of the United States of America?
Cupcakes, of course. Obviously.
The Little Things
November 20, 2008 - No Responses
As a big proponent of ingenuity and cute stuff, I was saddened to read a recent Kotaku post regarding not-very-spectacular LittleBigPlanet sales. The game looks to me like a must-have for PS3 owners, if only because it looks so different from anything else out there.
It would be easy to blame the economy, if other games weren’t selling - but they are. And it would be easy to blame the game, if people didn’t like it - but they do. Maybe it’s because they’re giving away a simplified version one of the most interesting features for free online.
I’ve never played the game, but I feel like I got my fix just from making my own wacky little Sack Boy.
Anyway, whatever the reason, I hope LittleBigPlanet sales pick up. It looks like a refreshing, adorable departure from the standard fare.
High Art
November 18, 2008 - No Responses
What struck me about this CNN doodle piece was not so much Obama’s artistic ability, but his ability to draw so cleanly. Everything I draw looks like chicken scratches.
As for Palin . . . well, what full-grown adult hasn’t doodled out their dreams of being Mayor of Wasilla? Lay off of Caribou Barbie, liberal - dare I say, socialist - media!
Whoah, Mama
November 18, 2008 - 2 Responses
PETA’s Cooking Mama-inspired game is, by my estimation about as fun as the actual Cooking Mama game. Which is to say, not very.*
And their request for people to ask for a vegetarian version of Cooking Mama, while quite pleasant in tone, never really addressed the question that first occurred to me:
Why, PETA?
Cooking Mama doesn’t seem to promote meat-eating any more than everything else in the world does. The game isn’t even really that popular, as far as I can tell. And at least she’s making food . . . Lara Croft seems to kill animals for no reason. So what’s the point of singling out such an innocuous game?
If you ask me, the real issue with Cooking Mama is its seemingly inherent chauvinism.
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*Of course, I had to play through it all, and was rewarded at the end with a beautiful new wallpaper that now graces my desktop background. Thanks, PETA.
Stuffed Animal Parts
November 18, 2008 - One Response
Some companies just know what’s best for kids. The nutrition facts are a nice touch, but what really touches me is the blurb writer, who clearly cares about people giving thought to moral issues.
The Geek Shall Inherit the Earth
November 18, 2008 - 2 Responses
He is the first black president of the United States. He is dynamic, intelligent and inspiring.
And my god, Obama is a comic book nerd who makes lame Star Trek jokes about his wife’s belt.
That, my friends, is outstanding.
One for the Hustlas
November 15, 2008 - No Responses
I can’t say it any better than their site does:
“Drink a can, improve your daily hustle. Drink two cans, get yo hustle on.”
Makes Red Bull look like pixie nectar.
Bim
November 15, 2008 - 2 Responses
This is not a Lil’ Weezy offering, but believe it or not, it’s still pretty good.
At least, I think so. Maybe I’m just a sucker for pop-up books and pirate fights.
Rock-n-rolla
November 15, 2008 - No Responses
I’m not entirely sure why I tuned out for the past few years. It seemed, in a way, that as I grew older, rap sounded more and more obnoxious. And not in that endearingly ostentatious mid-to-late 90’s P Diddy way.
No, genuinely obnoxious.
I like this Jay Rock track though. And my god . . . it has Lil’ Wayne in it. The brightest shining star in the current era of “rich and horny” rap.
I’m glad I at least have this little bit of common ground with today’s youth.
