Many of you who do not know me may not realize that I minored in English in college, specifically with a bent towards feminist studies. While I’ve tamed my feminazi side since the ’90s, I am often shocked and disgusted at how backwards, sexist and ignorant society can still be (helllooo Hilary is best qualified goddamnit, duh hickey that religion was created to keep women down and the history behind the DaVinci Code is not some made-up fairy tale, and why can’t women play golf at some of the best courses in the world? I mean WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON!)
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Posted on April 21st, 2008 by skim
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First thing’s first. I have not played the first Condemned. I tried the demo on the xbox 360 and quickly concluded that it was way too scary for me. However, I recently went to electronics boutique (a future review of the practices of gamestop corp. coming shortly) and traded in a few games in anticipation of the 500 lbs gorilla Grand Theft Auto 4. I received so much in trade in value that i had enough money to not only buy GTA4, but get another game as well. Since i loved Bioshock so much i figured i’d give another first person horror/atmosphere driven game a shot. Besides no game company is releasing games 2 weeks before or after GTA4, it’s that big of a game. Anyways, on with the review of Condemned 2.
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Posted on April 15th, 2008 by phaedrus
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Something evil is happening out there in the wilds of the internet. People are becoming complete and total douchebag assholes. Why? How? It all has to do with anonymity. Apparently knowing you’re anonymous allows you to say shit you would never in a million years say to another persons face. Not only are you anonymous, but you have an audience. It’s like people who become complete assholes while driving. They do it in part because there is a barrier separating them from the other person. They feel somehow absolved of what they’re doing. The internet takes this to incredible heights. It’s no longer a one on one thing to be an asshole to somebody. With an audience people somehow feel their particular brand of douchiness is somehow entertaining to the masses. It’s not. You just look like a complete fucking moron. You’re just going to have to take my word for it you basement dwelling trolls.
Posted on April 9th, 2008 by phaedrus
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I fucking HATE MTV. Why the hell is it called MUSIC television when there are no music videos? Perhaps i’m showing my age but i remember a time when MTV actually showed videos. Not that bullshit on TRL either. They used to show NEW music videos, from unknown bands. MTV used to rail against the establishment, now they’ve become the establishment.
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Posted on April 2nd, 2008 by phaedrus
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if one more magazine this spring tells me that i have to buy a pair of butt ugly gladiator sandals, i’m going to puke. while some may mistake stylish with trendy, that is just NOT the case, man. trendy has negative connotations if you ask me… sometimes i feel like designers are playing a joke on us to see if we’ll buy literally the ugliest shit out there and they can secretly laugh behind our backs and say “oy! they fell for it!”
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Posted on March 24th, 2008 by skim
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note: when susan talks about movies she tends to use ALL CAPS A LOT
so mikey insisted that i only do fashion but fuck that. i’m a huge movie buff and i’m going to talk about some movies that i’ve seen recently… ergo it’s SUSAN’S MOVIE REVIEW TIME! for those of you that do not read my blog on xanga, i tend to have the taste of an 7-27 year old male when it comes to movies. my favorite genres are action, action/adventure, comedy, weird (indie stuff etc.), and then drama. i love movies where chicks kick ass, but mostly i love movies that get you to think, escape, or especially think about it even days/months/years afterward (case in point: matrix trilogy, gone baby gone, frailty, crank (that’s right i think about that shit homey!), donnie darko, etc.)
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Posted on March 21st, 2008 by skim
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So my friends and I were huge fans of the original Rainbow Six: Vegas. A game that had possibly the best multiplayer available for the xbox 360. We would get online almost every night for some attack and defend or terrorist hunt. I say this because I want people to understand we are fans of the game. So with great anticipation we all went out to buy the new Rainbow Six: Vegas 2. Hit the jump for the full review.
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Posted on March 21st, 2008 by phaedrus
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A quickie. Comcast is trying to make Orwell’s vision of 1984 come true. They would like to put a camera in your cable box that would recognize your face. If it see’s you in the room you’d get target advertising tailored specifically for you. If it see’s a child it would automatically pop up parental controls to screen out naughty behavior. Interesting…. using morality to tighten control. Seems to be a trend in America.
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Posted on March 19th, 2008 by phaedrus
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There’s a dangerous enemy masquerading as good taste. That’s hype. Manufactured to make you believe that what you like is actually good, but really it’s just you going along w/ the consensus. Often times a movie or videogame is really good but can’t hope to match the hype it generates. Other times the hype masks the flaws in that movie or game. There are 3 great examples recently i want to mention. The film ‘No Country for Old Men’ and the games ‘Assassins Creed’ and ‘Halo3′.
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Posted on March 18th, 2008 by phaedrus
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A few weeks ago a friend of mine said that he wanted to treat me to “the best steak you’ll ever have in LA, hands down.” He raved on and on about how since I was a “food snob,” I would appreciate Mastro’s Steakhouse. “They heat the plate in a 400 degree oven! The steak comes sizzling on the plate.” I could see tidbits of drool at the corners of his mouth as he told me about the lobster mashed potatoes and the bone-in filet.
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Posted on March 13th, 2008 by slappy
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