Category Archives: Literature

STOP SOPA/PIPA! SAVE THE INTERNET!

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Gill

Today is a historical day, as it sees the largest internet protest go into effect. Sites such as Mozilla and Wikipedia are “going dark” for 24 hours to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act. I’m … Continue reading →

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Celebrity Birthday of the Day – January 12

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Gill

Love him or hate him, you can’t deny that Howard Stern has a strange passion for radio. Since the age of five, Stern was obsessed with being a radio personality, and he followed that dream throughout his time at Boston … Continue reading →

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The Hobbit, Only Not

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Gill

Now, it’s been many years since I read The Hobbit, but…this isn’t quite right, is it? I mean, the dragon’s named Slag – that’s just not The Hobbit. Actually, it’s sorta like the half-Hobbit. In the 1960’s, animator Gene Dietch … Continue reading →

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Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Gill

Man, I got a huge nostalgia overload from this clip of the genius Al Jaffee reading out his Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions. I had so many of the Snappy Answers books when I was younger, and I kinda wish … Continue reading →

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A Very Calvin & Hobbes Christmas

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Gill

I stand by my statement that one of the best things about Calvin & Hobbes is the Bill Watterson never sold out. There’s no official Calvin & Hobbes merchandise besides the books, no animated series, no movies…but…but…now that I see … Continue reading →

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I Can’t Believe What I’m Seeing

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Gill

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7I67Wycxtmk Words are failing me here, folks, because unless somebody spiked my coffee, I’m watching a trailer for a gritty re-imagining of the story of Jack and the Beanstalk…and, and…it looks hilarious! It’s just so over-the-top ridiculous that I’m grinning … Continue reading →

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Stop Internet Censorship

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Gill

I’ve censored the following post in protest of a bill that gives any corporation and the US government the power to censor the internet -a bill that could pass THIS WEEK. Because The Back Row is a Canadian website, there … Continue reading →

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A Message From David Copperfield

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Gill

Time to face the music, J.K. Rowling: Harry Potter is a total ripoff! No, I’m not talking about similarities to Star Wars or Books of Magic – I’m talking about how the events of the life of Harry Potter, the … Continue reading →

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May the odds be ever in your favor

Posted on November 20, 2011 by Gill

I don’t want to be seen as a hater here, guys, but watching this newly released trailer for The Hunger Games, one thing just kept going through my mind over and over: I’ve seen this before, and it’s called Battle … Continue reading →

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Strange Tales of Suspense to Astonish

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Gill

It’s Halloween! And everybody is getting into the spirit of things, including a whole bunch of Marvel superheroes in this stop-motioned animated short. I think that M.O.D.O.K. steals the show here, as he’s gone all-out by dressing in drag as … Continue reading →

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