Subtraction changes things

Writing by sharpster on Monday, 28 of April , 2008 at 10:40 am

garfield minus garfield

It’s amazing how a little subtraction can change things. A BLT with the bacon subtracted is taste bud cancer. A car with the wheels subtracted is a hunk of steel, a hunk of steel that can double as shelter during the zombie invasion. A spider without a web is a tarantula.
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Category: Movies, Comics, Comedy, Art, Links, Blog

Richard Stockton OVERDRIVE is up

Writing by sharpster on Tuesday, 15 of April , 2008 at 4:00 pm

overdrive

The first issue of Richard Stockton OVERDRIVE (The caps are necessary to stress the extent of the overdrive. It’s similar to the Millennium Falcon’s hyperdrive.) is up on an Internet near you. (Read more…)

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Category: Comedy, Comics, Art, Writing, Links, Blog

New media in practice

Writing by sharpster on Wednesday, 5 of March , 2008 at 11:07 am

I’m a big fan of blending text, images, language, and video. Unfortunately, most things that try to combine all those things end up jumbled and terrible.

I’ve found two people who are doing it well, and they give me justification for the entire Internet.

Yahtzee from Escapist Magazine does a weekly video game review video that combines simple drawing, fast talking, and the occasional explanatory text snippet. The great thing about the Zero Punctuation videos is that they’re some of the funniest videos I’ve seen on the Internet. They also contain some of the best game reviewing online. (Read more…)

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Category: Video, Comedy, Video Games, Blog

One benefit of being a comedy couple

Writing by sharpster on Monday, 25 of February , 2008 at 11:30 am

A few weeks ago, Sara Silverman released a scandalous video on her boyfriend’s late night show, Jimmy Kimmel Live. The video made Silverman’s graphic relationship with Matt Damon public. She’s fucking Matt Damon. Jimmy was stunned and, I’m sure, crushed by the news.

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I’m guessing that after weeks of crying and drinking, Jimmy pulled himself together enough to get even. (Read more…)

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Category: Comedy, TV, Music, Blog

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