Guarded optimism

July 17, 2009

The giant asteroid that's coming to kill us all. But not really. But maybe.
By Jason OBryan

It may be a bit solipsistic to presume that we’ll have anything to do with our own eventual demise. We busy ourselves, fussing about with shrinking carbon footprints and creating an environmentally friendly piece of tupperware, glaciers receeding like a hairline, apocoplyptic weaponery, messianic ideaology, pig flu, bird flu, mad cow, too many people, not enough water, global jihadism and the fucking Jonas Brothers, forgetting that for all these delightfully macabre scenarios, what might kill us all could be none of these things.

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beat downs, Guarded optimism, uh-oh

April 02, 2008

This Thing is A Lot Like That Thing: Strike a Pose!
By Sharon Steel
Tee hee! We're all a-titter over this week's Observer cover, although we can imagine Anna Wintour has an enormous bee buzzing in her bonnet right about now. Oh my!

Here is this April's cover of Vogue, featuring LeBron James and Gisele Bundchen. It was shot by Annie Leibovitz: click for what might have been her "inspiration."

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artsy fartsy, beat downs, Celebrity

March 13, 2008

Trailer park: Iron Man, Incredible Hulk, Lost Boys 2
By Ryan Stewart

First the one we've all seen by now, Iron Man:

Next, one we have kind of high hopes for (no doubt setting ourselves up for disappointment), The Incredible Hulk:

One we don't know quite what to make of, Speed Racer:

And finally, Lost Boys 2:

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Comic Books, film, Guarded optimism

March 05, 2008

Fashion Quiz: Who is the fiercest of them all?
By Sharon Steel

A. Avril Lavigne, our favorite little married pop-punk foul-mouthed songstress, who just scored an exclusive design deal with Kohl's? Will it be Hot Topic meets Chanel? Or will it just be pink and black and Kelly Osbourne?

B. Karl Lagerfeld, who delivered the following zingers (among many more) in a nine-page Q&A cover story for Prestige Hong Kong:

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music, Celebrity, choose your own adventure

February 08, 2008

The WGA Strike - Not over yet, but maybe after this weekend?
By Ryan Stewart

"So we'll march day and ni-i-ight, by the big cooling tower
They have the [studios], but we have the power [sorta]"

In spite of what Michael Eisner says, the WGA strike is not over. This Saturday, WGA leadership will meet with members to discuss the language of a possible deal, then on Sunday, the WGA's board will vote on whether or not to accept it.

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Guarded optimism, Television

January 23, 2008

Project Runway: the cold, hard facts
By Caitlin E. Curran
I just discovered this handy, helpful chart on the Project Runway Season 4 wiki page, whilst dreamily envisioning what fashion challenges our beloved contestents might encounter on tonight's episode. (Who needs writers when we've still got the two best shows on television, Proj Run and History Detectives?). [Ed. note - You're a writer.

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Awesomeness, Conspiracy theories, Gimme a break

October 18, 2007

This is really happening: Capcom announces Street Fighter IV
By Ryan Stewart

Just announced Wednesday, Capcom is releasing Street Fighter IV, a continuation of one of the most popular fighting games of all time. We can't rightly call it the fourth installment because of the numerous different variations Capcom has made for each different iteration of the series. It's been ten years since the first proper release of Street Fighter III, but we suspect most gamers only remember the landmark SFII (plus Championship Edition, Championship Edition: Turbo, etc.

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Guarded optimism, Things we never expected to see, video games

October 09, 2007

Patton Oswalt gets an HBO pilot
By Ryan Stewart

The super-awesome Comedian of Comedy Patton Oswalt will be doing Intelligence, a comedy pilot for HBO about counter-intelligence agents posing as disgruntled government employees. The premise sounds good, but it almost doesn't matter - we're just glad to see Patton doing well. It's been a good year for him, between this, Ratatouille, and Werewolves and Lollipops, and he's always seemed like he's a solid dude, so we're inclined to say he deserves it.

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Comedy, Guarded optimism, Television

September 17, 2007

The complete Guitar Hero 3 tracklist may have leaked
By Ryan Stewart

Dragonforce, "Through the Fire and Flames (Guitar Hero 3)"

Some site called Megatonik is claiming to have the complete set list from the upcoming Guitar Hero 3. Looks to be in line with everything we've heard about the game so far.

That last level looks sick to us: "Number of the Beast," "Raining Blood," "One," and for the finale, "The Devil Went Down to Georgia."

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music, Guarded optimism, Guitar Hero

September 07, 2007

Arrested Development movie: not dead
By Ryan Stewart

Oh, come on!

In an interview with MTV's Movies Blog, Jason "Michael Bluth" Bateman says people are still talking about the possibility of an Arrested Development movie. Or similar venture:
“We would all love to get back together and maybe do something with the show in the future,” the former (and possibly future) Michael Bluth said during the interview, revealing that talks are still alive.

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Awesomeness, Comedy, film

July 31, 2007

Kevin Garnett is a Celtic
By Ryan Stewart

Photo illustration © Ryan Stewart

At first, I was oddly lukewarm on this. Sure, there's the obvious immediate benefits. The Celtics now boast an All-Star caliber trio that could easily run roughshod over the perennially weak Eastern Conference. It's not a stretch to say that the Celtics are now not only a playoff team, but also a contender for the Eastern Conference Finals as long as Pierce, Allen, and Garnett all stay healthy.

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Celtics, Guarded optimism, Things we never expected to see

July 30, 2007

Good News Lions
By Nina MacLaughlin

It's hard to find good news from Iraq these days, doubly hard if you're looking in The Phoenix. Fox News is relentlessly on the case though, usually with some kind of dissembling drivel. Occaisonally, however, they seize upon a story that warms the cockles of your heart, without trying to monkey with synapses of your brain beforehand.

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Awesomeness, Guarded optimism, Soccer

July 26, 2007

UPDATE: Watchmen cast confirmed; months of fanboy wishcasting and speculation goes to waste.
By Ryan Stewart

You were expecting maybe Ralph Fiennes?

The rumormongering surrounding director Zach Snyder and writer David Hayter's upcoming adaptation of Watchmen got a little out of hand on these tubes of ours. Hell, we even thought some of it was true. But in the end, the official cast, announced today, is probably about what you'd expect in the real world: solid, but hardly star-studded.

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Comic Books, film, Guarded optimism

July 12, 2007

More E3: Nintendo and Sony press conferences, Metal Gear Solid 4, more Rock Band and Guitar Hero 3
By Ryan Stewart

Why?

Quick and dirty analysis, based on reporting from the scene here, here, and here: Microsoft didn't really tell us anything we didn't already know, Sony impressed by actually revealing new info, and Nintendo basically took a huge shit on everyone's head.

Well, maybe the last one isn't entirely accurate.

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E3, Guarded optimism, Nintendo

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The giant asteroid that's coming to kill us all. But not really. But maybe.
Published 7/17/2009 by Jason OBryan
It may be a bit solipsistic to presume that we’ll have anything to do with our own eventual demise. We busy ourselves, fussing about with...

Boston Phoenix
This Thing is A Lot Like That Thing: Strike a Pose!
Published 4/2/2008 by Sharon Steel
Tee hee! We're all a-titter over this week's Observer cover, although we can imagine Anna Wintour has an enormous bee buzzing in her bonnet right...

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