Reflections on King of the Nerds (Warning: Spoilers!)

When I first heard that TBS was producing a reality show pitting nerds against each other in competition, I was skeptical to say the least. There are a lot of ways that this could have been extremely insulting – especially since the show seems to have sprung out of the success the network has had […]



“G.I. Joe: Retaliation” Character Profiles [Videos]

Leading up to the March 28 launch of G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Paramount has released three character profiles to help us acquaint ourselves with the American heroes before they reach the screen. Most buzzed, obviously, is Lady Jaye’s video. 1. Adrianne Palicki as Lady Jaye 2. Channing Tatum as Captain Duke Hauser 3. DJ Cotrona as Flint […]

Prepare for the Zombie Apocalypse with Undead-Deterring Perfume

Z-Day preparedness is important, people. That’s why, in addition to your barred windows and bedside axes, everyone should have a bottle of one of Demeter’s Zombie fragrances, guaranteed* to “make the dead simply pass by without offending.” The perfume works by masking your natural human scent — that “un-undeadness,” if you will — with a […]

Head of Genetics Lab Dismisses Reports of New Lake Vostok Bacteria

“We found certain specimen, although not many. All of them were contaminants,” says Vladimir Korolyov, head of the genetics laboratory at the same institute that declared a strange new type of bacterial life was found in Lake Vostok samples. Korolyov insists that the bacteria were contaminants brought in to the lab during research, and there […]