No one is going to argue against the notion that hockey is a rough sport. Movies have been made highlighting the violence inherent in the game for decades. Most recently, the critical darling Goon, starring Sean William Scott and Liev Schreiber, takes its place along other memorable movies about the bloody ice sport, like Slapshot, […]
I like the word cunt. Along with fuck, cunt is one of my favorite words. In my native South London, I use it as punctuation. A noun, a verb, and an adjective. Savoring the hard C, the drawn out U, ending in the satisfying NT. A word that is like the sex it describes, just […]
Comics have reached a new frontier thanks to Ball State University Professor Christina Blanch. Enrollment is now open for Blanch’s new course “Gender through Comic Books”, which will use comics to explore “questions of gender identity, stereotypes, and roles.” The course is structured as a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) that allows anyone with internet […]
Well, that was odd. The PlayStation 4 has been announced. Sony’s massive PR machine unveiled it yesterday in what was intended to be the big, get-excited, showstopping event that would generate enough buzz about the new platform to keep the internet salivating until launch. Instead, the whole event was met with a resounding chorus of […]
As I type this, Sony’s great big PlayStation 4 announcement event has just wrapped up in NYC. A parade of big name developers have been coming out one by one to sing the praises of the new console. Sizzle reels for new games have sizzled, and the fashion-forward game designer appears to be wearing sport […]
In case you haven’t heard, Sony is slated to unveil the PlayStation 4 tonight at 6 PM Eastern Time. Multiple outlets are reporting some advance details, and we’ll have a full rundown up on Techcitement this evening. In the meantime, here’s a cheat sheet of rumors everyone seems to agree upon. IT MIGHT BE AVAILABLE […]
What’s a tech site without a fun list of what they think are some of the greatest Amazon spoof-reviews? Little did CollegeHumor dream almost four years ago when they review-bombed the infamous Three Wolves tee-shirt what majestic awfulness they had truly created. Over 2,300 reviews, each one more ironic than the last, brought this T-shirt […]
Less than a week away from the 2013 Academy Awards and ABC Digital has given film freaks, celebrity hangers-on, and even red carpet mavens an impressive mobile app that delivers an award-worthy experience. Here’s ABC’s video introduction to the app: I’ve been using the Android version of ABC’s Oscars app for several days now, and […]
“A leaf fluttered in through the window this morning, as if supported by the rays of the sun, a bird settled on the fire escape, joy in the task of coffee, joy accompanied me as I walked.” — Anais Nin There’s been a little disturbance in the force of the coffee world lately, with the […]
Beginning April 22, G4, the cable network known for its technology and gaming-centric programming, will be rebranded as Esquire Network. According to Adam Stotsky, G4’s general manager, the goal is to broaden viewership by tailoring programming to suit the tastes of “a vastly underserved audience in cable TV — today’s modern man.” This shift away […]
