Rob @ June 29, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Explorers throughout history have searched far and wide and to the ends of the earth for something to beat mortality. Man has looked for the Fountain of Youth since the species gained the capacity to fear death and what may or may not come after. In modern culture, vampires, though technically considered undead, are idolized […]
Rob @ June 28, 2009 # No Comment Yet
The summer started off with a bang when “Star Trek” and “Terminator Salvation” premiered, then fizzled down the last few weeks. Hollywood is hoping Transformers can break the box office slump, but with how poorly received the first movie was, how much hope does the sequel really have? More than one would think, actually.
Rob @ June 27, 2009 # No Comment Yet
U.S. sports have primarily been our powerful baseball, basketball and football leagues. Even though soccer is the world’s sport, played by more people in the world and by more people in the United States than any other sport, historically, the United States has a long history of failure in the world of FIFA (the International […]
Rob @ June 25, 2009 # 2 Comments
Once upon a time, we had a President from whom we knew exactly what to expect. He may not have been the brightest bulb in the barn, but he stood by what he said and did what he said. Many of his decisions ended up being questionable at best, others flat out wrong, while some […]
Rob @ June 24, 2009 # One Comment
Anyone that has watched the Wimbledon this year will notice a few things. One, there are a few unexpected names that made the list and are doing well. The Williams’ sisters are still in it with no expected upsets…yet. The women seem to get pretty tired in longer sets, seemingly unconditioned for the longer matches. […]
Rob @ June 24, 2009 # One Comment
We’ve all read about the protests, civil unrest and killings that have shaken Iran this month after the election. News of the Iranian special police that have walked around crowds with a literal license to kill, the Revolutionary Guard and riot police using live rounds against protesters, tear gas, and the deaths of several people […]
Rob @ June 23, 2009 # One Comment
Iran has been a hot topic since the country’s widely contested election. Even with the Ayatollah ordering the people to shut up and accept this fraud as the “Will of Allah,” it seems the people of Iran have discovered their voice. Oppression works only so long, and if the turmoil continues to spread through this […]
Rob @ June 23, 2009 # One Comment
BING! Microsoft can do it all, from crushing Sony in a console battle, waging a successful ad campaign against Mac computers, and even generating some interest in its attempt at redemption with Windows 7 after Vista flopped tremendously and sank CompUSA with it. Microsoft’s new attempt at owning the world through stealing Google’s share of […]
Rob @ June 21, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Anyone who has followed the NBA Finals this year had to sit through the countless boring times Jack Black and Michael Cera got up to promote their movie, “Year One” will be glad to see the movie came in third this weekend at the box office. It may be funny (I personally chose a different […]
Rob @ June 21, 2009 # No Comment Yet
A woman from Minnesota took the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) to court, for a second time, in a retrial based on the RIAA’s accusation that she had willingly pirated and distributed copyrighted material through the peer-to-peer service Kazaa. She had 24 songs on the account, and during the first trial, she was slammed […]