Everybody Was Wu-Tang Fighting

Since the Wu-Tang Clan first burst onto the music scene back in 1993, the influence of martial arts that originated in the Far East have been apparent in all facets of the group – from their name (taken from a 1981 movie titled Shaolin and the Wu-Tang) to album titles, and of course, their music [...]

Louie and George Lucas Lunacy

The F/X Network has become one of my new favorite stations over the past few years, thanks to great original shows like Sons of Anarchy, The League, Justified, and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.  Well, last night they set the bar even higher with the premiere of their new show Louie, which is loosely based [...]

What the Fushigi?

I was channel surfing the TV airwaves late last night, and happened to stop on a mini- infomercial for the product that you see in the picture above.  After watching the entire two-minute long advertisement, I still wasn’t clear on a few things – like what the hell it was, or what purpose it supposedly [...]

Vanity for the Vain

Am I the only one who has a hard time coming up with a logical reason as to why a normal person would get a “vanity” license plate for their motorized automobile of choice?  Of course, they are also often called personalized plates, but I prefer the previous term because of what it implies.  An [...]