March 2006

This is a list of posts published in March 2006.

Review Time

Today, I begin archiving old reviews that I have published in other forums (UMASS Collegian, Biggerboat.net, etc.) I’ll probably sprinkle a few in a week, until they are all up. Towards this effort, Sean has concocted a great rating scheme.
Movies: Rated with Ebert Heads. A full color head is a full rating point. A half-Ebert [...]

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Friday, March 3, 2006 | 6 comments | Asides

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker game review

Hang this one on your fridge. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker is a Crayola-hued confection, hand-crafted with a whole lotta’ love and ultimately; a legitimate work of art.
Shigeru Miyamoto’s latest masterwork in the long-running Zelda series arrives on the
GameCube cresting a wave of controversy. Most notably, fans of the venerable series, which has [...]

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Friday, March 3, 2006 | 0 comments | Games

Old School - film review

There’s a great episode of The Simpsons that follows Homer’s initiation into college mores. Buoyed by two decades worth of collegiate sexploitation film farce, Homer instantly dives into the college caste system, observing that in college:
“There are two types of people, the nerds and the jocks. As a jock, it is my responsibility to give [...]

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Friday, March 3, 2006 | 3 comments | Movies

House Cleaning

Two Quick Site Related Updates
1.  The site slogan has changed from “What Goes On in Your Head?” to “What Goes On in Your Ed?” Mad props to my cuz Jason for that simple - yet significant - suggestion. I think it adds a nice absurdist slant to the slogan which represents the site well.
2.   Some [...]

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Wednesday, March 1, 2006 | 0 comments | Asides

Hot or Not?

Sean reports that he was blocked from accessing the site two days ago due to content categorized as ‘adult material’ by his company’s web filters. Yesterday he was able to get in without incident. What caused the issue? We ran a shot of Joe the other day. No doubt the blockage was caused by the raw display [...]

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Wednesday, March 1, 2006 | 1 comments | Asides