Category: Murphy’s Law
Joel Murphy Sometimes I honestly wonder if there are “mad” scientists out there actively trying to kill all mankind just because they can. That may sound ridiculous, but look at the history. Scientists have built things like the Large Hadron Collider that, in the wrong hands, could theoretically …
Joel Murphy When a network television show enters its sixth season, it’s easy for the writers to simply flip the show over to autopilot. If your series has made it that long, you’ve clearly found a formula that works, so why not keep writing the same stories over …
Joel Murphy “I’m a person and my name is Anakin.” – Anakin Skywalker, Star Wars: Episode I This past weekend, I met up with my good friend (and podcast co-host) Lars in Baltimore. Lars and I have known each other a long time, so I was willing to …
Joel Murphy The University of Baltimore, following in the footsteps of institutions like Columbia College and Simpson College, is planning on offers a course on zombies. The University of Baltimore English class will study zombie comics and 16 classic zombie films. On the one hand, I applaud the …
Joel Murphy I love September. People stop asking me to go do things out in nature, which saves my pasty Irish skin from the harsh rays of the sun and allows me to sit inside with my one true love, the old boob tube. Last year saw the …