Archive for May 1st, 2008

One on One with Mike Nelson

May 1st, 2008 | By

Michael J. Nelson spent five years standing next to puppets and making fun of cheesy movies on the beloved cult hit Mystery Science Theater 3000. Since the show ended in 2000, Nelson has continued screaming back at the culture with his three books (Mike Nelson’s Movie Megacheese, Mike Nelson’s Mind Over Matters and the novel…

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Lost: Down the Hatch – The Shape of Things to Come: Or, “How I Stopped Fearing and Learned to Love Transdimensional Teleportation”

May 1st, 2008 | By

By Chris Kirkman “The Shape of Things to Come” Recap and Analysis … Whew, what an episode. Does anyone remember a more action-packed episode than this past one? I didn’t think so. We got a fair sprinkling of mind-skewing revelations, lots of explosions, the first use of a space-time transportation device and even Ol’ Smokey…

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Note to Self – Street dreams

May 1st, 2008 | By

Brian Murphy I wanted to take a moment to sincerely thank the Washington Wizards for the joy they have brought into my life, specifically over the last two weeks. Just when we all thought we’d be in for a lull after seeing the Redskins and Capitals eliminated in hard-fought first-round matchups, they found a way…

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Chicken and Milk – So I’ll give you the first Matrix, but other than that, come on …

May 1st, 2008 | By

(Click to enlarge.) Jeremiah was raised in the deepest part of the darkest jungle. That’s why he smells like adventure. He currently lives in Elkins, WV with his wife, Becky, and son, Isaiah, who is epic and destined to rule the world one day. You can contact him at jeremiahwentz@hobotrashcan.com.