Category Archives: Diversions

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Rugrats and Hey Arnold are really grown up

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Steve

The Guardian got my attention with this little bit about the beloved Nineties Nick characters as young adults. The original site takes a while to sift through because it’s tumblr (clunkier than FaceBook if that were possible). If you have time to … Continue reading →

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Simpsons Chucks I: Bart Simpson

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Steve

Converse continues to be on a roll! First was the rock n’ roll lines. Then it was the DC Comics followed by Dr. Seuss. Last month it paid off to be on their mailing list amongst the ongoing spam I … Continue reading →

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RIP Jim Kelly

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Steve

Around the world Jim is best remembered for his appearance in Bruce Lee’s Enter the Dragon. With Austin and me, it’s his starring role in Black Belt Jones which is one of the better Blaxpoitation movies. There are two great fight sequences. … Continue reading →

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RIP Richard Matheson

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Steve

Matheson is mostly remembered for being the author of I am Legend, the only Sci-Fi book I can recall being made into a movie three times; I’ve only seen the Seventies version known as The Omega Man (it’s very Seventies). For me he is … Continue reading →

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These finally arrived!

Posted on June 23, 2013 by Steve

This November will mark the 50th anniversary of the BBC’s Doctor Who TV series. To celebrate, the Royal Post (the UK’s USPS) issued these really bitchin’ stamps with the faces of all 11 actors. Sadly, the first three passed away and … Continue reading →

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Check out my prize for my cartoon prowess!

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Steve

One little perk (to some, an annoyance) at Apple are the contests run by our employee relations department. Most times I’m too busy to participate and/or the trivia covers subjects I have no clue about. When they did a cartoon … Continue reading →

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Starship race courtesy of Slate

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Steve

To the diehards, many of us knew the answer already for most spacecraft but it’s debatable with Star Wars‘ physics. Regardless, with fiction, everything moves at the speed of plot. The distance the Galactica jumps is incorrect because the book The Science of … Continue reading →

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RIP Ray Harryhausen

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Steve

A great pioneer in special effects before computer-generated stuff took over. Ray laid down the groundwork for other films that integrated miniatures with live action, namely The Empire Strikes Back‘s Hoth battle involving the walkers. His material even influenced the digital … Continue reading →

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Jabba’s Palace = Hagia Sophia?

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Steve

Thankfully Lego didn’t capitulate to any group (depending upon which account you read) and withdrew this playset. However, I can see the resemblance…

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Futurama‘s cancellation was inevitable to me

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Steve

Personally I figured that this upcoming season would be the end because Comedy Central’s five-year contract for rebroadcasting rights to show the first four seasons was ending. I’m not an expert on what the ratings were but basic cable channels don’t … Continue reading →

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Another NFL inaction figure

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Steve

Even the Star Wars line has characters that act as bench-warmers (Bespin Guard #2, Death Star Protocol Droid) and this thing spews 12 different “Christian” cliches to politicize football even more unnecessarily.

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Stuffed & Unstrung

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Steve

Disney may own the Muppets and the technical name but the Henson family got to retain the other, more daring properties (The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth) and this adult-based entertainment troop we saw a couple weeks ago. It wasn’t for children because … Continue reading →

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Happy 45th Birthday Michael Anthony Hall

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Steve

He bailed on us last year at Wiz World’s convention but maybe he’ll come back. Not sure what he was promoting though. His USA show The Dead Zone ended and I was probably one of the few who recognized him … Continue reading →

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Playmobil diorama #1.5 – Apple Cafe expanded

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Steve

Since my little display showing the checkout line was a big hit, I decided to expand it by added employees/customers and a cafe expansion. I started off with the generic pack of 12 people but they were all white people. … Continue reading →

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RIP Jonathan Winters

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Steve

Illness slowed me from getting this post out on time (I’m doing better, hopefully I won’t be in the obit pages soon). I was bummed to read the news via the AV Club. Jonathan’s heyday was mostly over when I … Continue reading →

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