Asides

This is a list of archived entries published in the Asides category.

Let the boys be boys

Could we please have a moratorium on the media’s use of the word “slam” to represent one politician’s criticism of another? Stop trying to make it exciting. It’s not.

10.21.2008 | Asides | Permalink | 0 comments

Ride ‘em Cowboy (up)

For whatever reason, this pic cracks me up.

10.29.2007 | Asides, Red Sox | Permalink | 1 comment

Dumbledore was gay

Interesting.

10.20.2007 | Asides | Permalink | 2 comments

Hellboy II website

The Hellboy II website is now live. I like the little intro by Doug Jones, a.k.a. Abe Sapien. Also, the “Big Baby” gun looks badass.

10.19.2007 | Asides, Hellboy | Permalink | Comments closed

New Halo 3 figures

Speaking of Halo 3 toys, here’s a glimpse of some variant Spartans in McFarlane Toys’ upcoming line. Yay for bubble heads!
(On a side note, I recently scored a few more–non-Halo related–articles for ToyFare. Stay tuned for more info.)

10.17.2007 | Asides, Halo, Toys | Permalink | 1 comment

Troll Market

The more I read about Hellboy 2, the more it seems that there’s something of a Harry Potter-esque vibe to it. I think it’s the idea of the “Troll Market” more than anything else, but still.
I really can’t predict how well this film will do. The first one was a moderate success, but it was [...]

10.10.2007 | Asides, Hellboy, Movies | Permalink | Comments closed

Halloween magic

The new Halloween look for BBn will be a little late in coming–hopefully it’ll be up tonight, but it all depends on the schedule of my long-suffering webmaster Sean.
In the meantime, check out this editorial in the Boston Globe.

10.01.2007 | Asides | Permalink | Comments closed

New figure review

For the first time in about a year, I have a new action figure review up at OAFE. This one is Erik Larsen’s SuperPatriot.

09.28.2007 | Asides, Toys | Permalink | Comments closed

John Harvard plays Halo

Cute.
Here’s the pic.

09.27.2007 | Asides, Halo | Permalink | 2 comments

Today’s question

Why didn’t J. Edgar Hoover appear and destroy them?
Discuss.

08.29.2007 | Asides | Permalink | 7 comments