Category Archives: Literature

Hockey and Comic Book Superheroes?

Posted on January 12, 2011 by tlando

Oh, Stan Lee. Every now and then you do something that makes me shake my head. But unlike the drumming and panning that this idea is getting from the beer belly hockey fans on both sides of the border (of … Continue reading →

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Books That Should Be Movies: Ratcatcher

Posted on January 10, 2011 by

Okay, so I have recently heard the best reasoning for Hollywood making movies based on books: the “Playing to an established market theory of not losing your pants on an epic blockbusterial fail.” Fine. But in this rationale they are … Continue reading →

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An Awesome Gem For On-the-Go Readers

Posted on January 10, 2011 by tlando

So in my quest to find something good to read I came across this gem of a site that allowed me to read upwards of a couple of hundred books in the space of about five minutes. Improve your literary … Continue reading →

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Where Does Grant Morrison Come From?

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Gill

It should really be Tom Lando posting this, since he’s the big Grant Morrison fan on the Back Row. But he’ll never get around to it if I leave it to him, so here we are. Grant Morisson is an … Continue reading →

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How Harry Potter Should Have Ended

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Gill

Nope, this isn’t a HISHE short, just a clever little animated gif that perfectly depicts what I have always wanted to see in a Harry Potter movie: Potter whipping out a glock and mouthing “BOOM!” as he pops a cap … Continue reading →

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I Am The Night

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Gill

It’s okay, folks, you can call off the search. I’ve officially found the coolest hoodie ever made.

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Make Yourself A Real, Changing Rorschach Mask

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Gill

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHKPPxDVO74 Whoa, whoa, you mean you can actually make a changing Rorschach mask from Watchmen? Apparently, you don’t even need Dr. Manhattan to engineer the material – all you need is some thermochromic paint, white fabric and wax paper! Now … Continue reading →

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The World Goes To Hell

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Gill

Youtube user cobbiek created this awesome little animation/video montage as an adaptation of a Neil Gaiman poem! Is it just me, or have we been featuring a lot of Neil Gaiman-related stuff lately? I think this is pretty wicked stuff, … Continue reading →

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Yale University Uploads American Literature Lectures

Posted on December 28, 2010 by curtisrunstedler

Cormac McCarthy’s masterpiece Blood Meridian gets its academic dues in one of Yale University’s uploaded lectures for its American Novel Since 1945 course (ENG 291). The professor doesn’t seem as zealous about the novel as I am, but she definitely … Continue reading →

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PRISONERS OF GRAVITY!!!!!!

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Gill

Sorry about all the capitals and exclamation marks in the title of this post, but I had to get your attention somehow. Prisoners of Gravity is a totally wicked show that was broadcast on TVOntario from 1989 until 1994 – … Continue reading →

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