Ask Chris Special Edition: The Best Of 'Ask Chris' This week marks the 200th installment of ComicsAlliance’s weekly Ask Chris column, in which senior writer Chris Sims tackles reader questions that send him delving into comics history, the metaphors at the heart of his favorite characters that have developed over decades and, every now and then, straight up fan-fiction. To mark the occasion, we’ve gone back through the archives (and taken a quick poll of readers) to sort out the absolute best of the past 200 columns, covering topics like the secular humanism at the heart of Scooby-Doo, the complicated chronology of Super Mario Bros., the 75-year competition between Marvel and DC, and more. And Batman. So, so much Batman. Click each title to read the full article! Fueled by the anticipation for The Dark Knight Rises, Chris takes a look back at Bane, both as a foil for Batman and the ultimate synthesis of several "evil Batman" characters -- including an often-overlooked direct prototype from a few years before Bane made his debut.
The Phantom Edit The VHS cover Star Wars Episode I.I: The Phantom Edit is a fan edit of the film Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, removing many elements of the original film. The purpose of the edit, according to creator Mike J. Nichols, was to make a much stronger version of The Phantom Menace based on the previous execution and philosophies of film storytelling and editing of George Lucas.[1] The Phantom Edit was the first unauthorized re-edit of The Phantom Menace to receive major publicity and acclaim.[2] History[edit] The Phantom Edit was originally circulated in Hollywood studios in 2000 and 2001, and was followed by media attention. Rumor attributed The Phantom Edit to Kevin Smith, who admitted to having seen the re-edit but denied that he was the editor. Lucasfilm, the production company of series creator George Lucas, appeared to tacitly approve of the edit.[8] Changes[edit] Changes made from the original film in The Phantom Edit Reviews[edit] The 2010 documentary film The People vs.
I Has a Sweet Potato 02:29 pm: I Has a Sweet Potato You know, a lot of times I write up random posts and then don't post them. But Best Beloved just called me, and I could not really explain why I was inarticulate about sweet potatoes, so I said I'd go ahead and post this. That way, she can read it at work and know just what kind of day it has been. (Short version, for those who do not feel like reading the whole post: ARRRRRRG. Fucking sweet potatoes.) The longer version, summarized in conversation form: Dog: I am starving.Me: Actually, no. [There is a pause, during which the dog exits the room in a pointed manner.] [From the kitchen, there comes a noise like someone is eating a baseball bat.] Me, yelling: What the hell are you doing? [There is a pause.] [There is a noise like someone is trying to eat a baseball bat very very quietly.] [There is a pause, during which I do not even bother trying to return to what I was doing. [There is, as I wholly expected, a baseball-bat-eating noise.] Me, wearily: What NOW?
Brokeback Cowgirls : videos The Mysterious Package Company JavaScript JavaScript is classified as a prototype-based scripting language with dynamic typing and first-class functions. This mix of features makes it a multi-paradigm language, supporting object-oriented,[6] imperative, and functional[1][7] programming styles. JavaScript has been standardized in the ECMAScript language specification. History[edit] Beginnings at Netscape[edit] JavaScript was originally developed by Brendan Eich, while working for Netscape Communications Corporation. Although it was developed under the name Mocha, the language was officially called LiveScript when it first shipped in beta releases of Netscape Navigator 2.0 in September 1995, but it was renamed JavaScript[10] when it was deployed in the Netscape browser version 2.0B3.[11] The change of name from LiveScript to JavaScript roughly coincided with Netscape adding support for Java technology in its Netscape Navigator web browser. Server-side JavaScript[edit] Adoption by Microsoft[edit] Standardization[edit] Trademark[edit]
The Second Coming - Yeats William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity. Surely some revelation is at hand; Surely the Second Coming is at hand. The darkness drops again but now I know That twenty centuries of stony sleep Were vexed to nightmare by a rocking cradle, And what rough beast, its hour come round at last, Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born? The Second Coming was written in 1919 in the aftermath of the first World War. This printing of the poem has a page break between lines 17 and 18 making the stanza division unclear. Several of the lines in the version above differ from those found in subsequent versions. Yeats, William Butler.
Infographic: We Love Ramen Ramen has been a staple in American student cuisine for quite some time now, because of how inexpensive and edible it is. Ramen can also be quite filling if you add some of your own signature cooking hacks to it. This original Hack College Infographic was created because we, like many students around the world are just so crazy in love with ramen. Embed the image above on your site <p><strong>Please include attribution to HackCollege.com with this graphic.</strong><br /> Study up on these digestible ramen recipes as shown on this Infographic: Ramen Spaghetti Ingredients: 1 packet of Top Ramen1 can of stewed tomatoes ($1.50)1 can of tomato sauce ($0.20) Directions: In a sauce pan or pot, add both stewed tomatoes and tomato sauce and heat.Drain all of the water from your ramen noodles.Pour tomato mixture over your cooked ramen noodles.Optional: you may add your Top Ramen flavor packet if you wish, but it’s healthier without. Calories: 200 Fat: 8G Approximate cost: $2.13 Breakfast Ramen Baked Ramen
Top 5 'Lost' Western Film Classics — WhatCulture.com Everyone loves a western surely? From John Wayne being an all American hero in John Ford’s early classics… to Jimmy Stewart as the ‘Naked Spur’… Late sixties revisionist years with Leone’s Dollars Trilogy, ‘Once Upon A Time in the West’ and Peckinpah’s ‘Wild Bunch’… and rebirth with Eastwood’s ‘Unforgiven’. So many timeless classics to wile away an afternoon or evening on the delights of DVD players. Around similar era’s are some ‘lost’ western classics that for one reason or another aren’t held in the same universal regard or even heard off. They’re usually met with western anoraks like myself with critical acclaim as some of the best ever made in the genre. 5. (1980 Michael Cimino) Gasp! It’s a brave film too as if you’re going to fail go for the epic spectacular. 4. (2003 Kevin Costner) I’ll hold my hand up and admit I was dubious about ever watching ‘Open Range’ my first thoughts included – ‘Costner directing a western? …To say I wasn’t disappointed would be an understatement. 3. 2.
There's an Onion video floating around in Facebook which is freaking some people out. This is the video itself. : videos Ask Chris - ComicsAlliance Q: Is it ever worth it to change comics canon to match the canon from other media? -- @firehawk32 A: This is a really interesting question for me, because I always think of myself as someone who doesn't really get excited about superheroes showing up in movies or TV. I mean, obviously, that's not actually true -- I mean, I cowrote what was essentially a full-length novel about The Dark Knight, Batman: The Animated Series ranks alongside oxygen and pizza as my favorite thngs in the universe, I could not have been more stoked about seeing Arnim Zola The Bio Fanatic in two major Hollywood films, and there will never be a time when I'm not still mad about Man of Steel. But at the same time, and at the risk of sounding like even more of a hipster elitist than usual, those aren't the "real" versions of those charactesr to me. Read More Q: Why is DC One Million the best crossover ever? A: Whenever I'm asked about my favorite DC crossover, the one that I always go with is Invasion! Read More
Beauty is in the Mind of the Beholder There’s no getting around it. In this world, you’re better off being good-looking. At all ages and in all walks of life, attractive people are judged more favorably, treated better, and cut more slack. Many factors can play into personal attractiveness — the way you dress, the way you act, the way you carry yourself, even things that are hard or impossible to change, like social status and wealth, race, and body size and shape. The brain is such a good beauty detector, in fact, that it can judge the appeal of a face before you’re aware you’ve even seen one. There is no doubt that beauty (which here means both male and female attractiveness) is to some extent in the eye of the beholder, but across individuals and across cultures there is nevertheless considerable agreement about what makes a pretty or handsome face, and the evidence strongly counters the conventional wisdom that attractiveness preferences are mainly acquired through life experience. Truth in Beauty A Thousand Ships