Archive for July 2010

Hobo Stu’s Weekly Recap

Jul 30th, 2010 | By

Hobo Stu Hello everyone, I know it’s only July, but I figured out what I’m asking for for Christmas – an army of gun-toting monkey soldiers. Hopefully I can be a good boy the rest of the year. Here’s what’s new on HoboTrashcan.com this week: Murphy’s Law – When animals attack A Chinese newspaper recently…

[Continue reading]



Hobo Radio 142 – Oliver Stone sucks at life

Jul 29th, 2010 | By

Introduction Oliver Stone is lovely 10 Most Confusing Movies Lars and Joel Time “Big Bad Wolf” by Demolition

Oliver Stone, who is working on a film that will supposedly allow viewers to “walk in Stalin’s shoes and Hitler’s shoes to understand their point of view,” recently claimed that Hitler is an “easy scapegoat,” Stalin…

[Continue reading]



Murphy’s Law – When animals attack

Jul 28th, 2010 | By

Joel Murphy I wanna be a man, mancub And stroll right into town And be just like the other men I’m tired of monkeyin’ around! – “I Wan’na Be Like You,” The Jungle Book War is hell. And the War in Afghanistan is its own particular brand of hell. The War in Iraq gets the…

[Continue reading]



Positive Cynicism – Another journey through the hate mail

Jul 27th, 2010 | By

Aaron R. Davis Stating your opinions anywhere online is always going to mean one thing: people who are so irrationally pissed off by the very existence of your words that they just have to slam on the keyboard until enough hateful bile spews forth that they can be sexually satisfied. At least, that’s how I…

[Continue reading]



Outside of the In-Crowd – A house full of lies

Jul 26th, 2010 | By

Courtney Enlow From 1987 to 1995, one family appointed themselves as the moral guideline for the entire nation. That family? The Tanners, of San Francisco. The TV show Full House was an incredibly important part of the televised upbringing of my entire generation. The program was known for a polite, clean and very white 192…

[Continue reading]



Hobo Stu’s Weekly Recap

Jul 23rd, 2010 | By

Hobo Stu Hello everyone, Here’s what’s new on HoboTrashcan.com this week: Murphy’s Law – Don’t quit your day job, Hef In a desperate attempt to stay relevant in a world where magazines are dying and hardcore porn is readily available at the click of a button, Playboy has launched a safe for work website called…

[Continue reading]



Hobo Radio 141 – It’s French for “The Bruce”

Jul 22nd, 2010 | By

Introduction Giving blood L.A. Zombie Leonardo DiCaprio and Christopher Nolan Contractually-obligated Fun Time “Skullcrusher Mountain” by Jonathan Coulton

It’s not every day that you see a “video art zombie film” about a man convinced he is an alien zombie roaming the streets of L.A. on the prowl for brains and gay sex. Unfortunately, moviegoers…

[Continue reading]



Murphy’s Law – Don’t quit your day job, Hef

Jul 21st, 2010 | By

Joel Murphy It’s tough being Playboy these days. Sure, there are still plenty of guys who would gladly switch places with dapper octogenarian Hugh Hefner in a second if it meant living in the Playboy mansion and consorting with a half dozen perky 20-year-olds. But that doesn’t change the fact that Playboy itself is outdated…

[Continue reading]



Positive Cynicism – Tumblr, I’m very disappointed in you

Jul 20th, 2010 | By

Aaron R. Davis Last week, I extolled the virtues of Tumblr as an online neighborhood superior to other social networking platforms. In just seven days, I’ve come to realize that if it really is a neighborhood, it’s one that’s already got a serious gang problem and the local buildings are tagged with hate slogans. Here’s…

[Continue reading]



Outside of the In-Crowd – The madman with a box: In celebration of the Eleventh Doctor

Jul 19th, 2010 | By

Courtney Enlow For we Doctor Who-vians, losing David Tennant was akin to saying goodbye to a best friend. The years we spent together were some of the finest years of our lives, filled with Cybermen, Daleks, blue suits, questionable love connections and lots and lots of running. But as this first Tennant-less season comes to…

[Continue reading]