This post is a response to episode 679 of the podcast “This American Life” where the podcaster Lina Misitzis (@lmisitzis) wrongly categorized Aerith as a girl who needs saving. For those of you who are unaware, Aerith Gainsborough is a…
(Originally posted on About Men Radio, written by Chris Mele) When I first heard that Netflix rolled out a reboot of “Lost in Space,” I reacted with “Danger, Netflix! Danger!” The TV series, which aired from 1965-68, was a…
Based off the DC Comics universe, “Injustice: Gods Among Us” is a fighting game that was first released in April of 2013 on most major video game consoles (Nintendo excluded) with a variation available on iOS and Android. The popularity…
I know Superbowl LI is this weekend (damn, they’re right, it does look Asian), but my favorite team is out of the running, so my attention is now toward my favorite sport, baseball. Spring training starts this month, so to…
The folks at Square Enix must have felt that their next release was going to be just as big as their seventh installment, which is considered one of the best RPGs of all time and spawned not only a full…
Food network may have cornered the market on cooking battles, but they have not won the war. At least, it doesn’t seem the case when it comes to manga/anime versions anyway. Shokugeki no Soma, aka Food Wars, a manga turned…
Think of a universe with the main characters from the Wizard of Oz, then throw in Little Red Riding Hood wielding a bad ass scythe rifle, battling guy straight out of Clockwork Orange, and you have the start of the first episode…
Major Spoiler Free. Just sayin’. This weekend Doctor Strange opens in theaters nationwide, to rabid audiences who have been drooling over screen shots and trailers of Benedict Cumberbatch as Dr. Steven Strange, the talented, narcissistic doctor, turned Sorcerer Supreme in this…
Warning: I’m not an expert comic book fan. I only recently started reading comic books due to curiosity. Although I do know general history about these characters, I’m approaching this as a novice, and writing this review for other…
In 1983 Microsoft Word was released, McDonald’s introduced the Chicken McNugget, the Swatch Watch was all the rage, and Vanessa Williams became Miss America. And if this story is to be believed, the small town of Hawkins, Indiana experienced a paranormal…