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Black Panther, Batwing, and African Superheroes

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Evan | 3 comments

Four days ago actor Morris Chestnut, who will appear in the upcoming Kick-Ass 2, posted the following on both his Twitter feed and Facebook page:

It’s time to get familiar with the Black Panther character.

This prompted the usual onslaught of internet speculation, and both have since been taken down. The next day he wrote a tweet to quell the masses who were clamouring to hear more about an upcoming Black Panther film.

Thx to the fans for bringing #blackpanther to my attention, NOT in talks about this project with .@Marvel

— Morris Chestnut (@MorrisChestnut) April 10, 2013

I, for one, was personally grateful to hear this news.

“Why?” you might be asking, “Evan, I thought you were all about introducing the Wakandan super-king into the Marvel cinematic universe.” You would not be wrong in your assessment, and let me explain why, exactly, I felt this way. Continue reading →

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Posted in Africa, America, bizarreness, comics, film, race

Tagged Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Africa, African-American, America, American, Batman Inc, Batman Incorporated, Batwing, Benin, black, Black Panther, Chiwetel Ejiofor, comic books, comics, continent, country, David Zavimbe, DC, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djimon Honsou, film, gotham, Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray, Marvel, Morris Chestnut, movie, Nigeria, race, T'Challa, vibranium, Wakanda

Shame Day: Reactions to Thatcher’s Death

Posted on April 9, 2013 by trotskyite | Leave a comment

I am not a fan of Margret Thatcher.

Most people aren’t.

While you do have to recognize Thatcher’s accomplishment in being Britain first female prime minister (that’s one heck of a milestone, no matter where you stand), you really can’t help but wish the first female prime minister of Britain would actually be a good leader, rather than a nationalistic psychopath.

Beating unarmed bystanders- just one of the many accomplishments of the Thatcher years…

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No War, No More

Posted on April 8, 2013 by trotskyite | 2 comments

The past week has seen a dramatic increase in tension in the Korean Peninsula as hostile rhetoric continues to issue from both sides of the DMZ. In the west, reactions have been mixed, with the media alternatively portraying the situation as being on par with the Cuban Missile Crisis and simultaneously pointing out the primitiveness of North Korea’s military.

For the most part it seems the average American’s mood to all this is one of bravado. I can’t count the number of comments and pictures I’ve seen over the past few days declaring what will happen “If North Korea attacks.”

Things like this:

Titled “What I imagine America will do when North Korea sends a missile to South Korea”

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Posted in America, media, morality, news, politics, Youth

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Evan and Gordon Talk: College Grad Reactions to “Easy Money” Shows

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Evan | 13 comments

EVAN: Dear readers, we have gathered here today to read as Gordon and I discuss the concept of what I’m calling “easy money” shows, and how we, as recent college graduates, view them.

GORDON: You mentioned a few specific examples earlier on- could you list ’em off again for the readers?

EVAN: Well, at the top of my list is a personal favourite of mine, “Storage Wars.”

Not only does it tickle me to no end that Jarrod ignores Brandi’s warnings not to bid [at around 00:26], but I am enraptured by the promise of finding treasure among, well, garbage. Continue reading →

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Posted in America, Canada, Economy, Evan and Gordon Talk, money, television, Youth

Tagged America, antiques road show, california, Canada, CSI, debt, easy money, el dorado, Extreme Couponing, finances, gold, heatlh care, Las Vegas, midgets, pawn stars, recent college graduates, staged, stock market, storage wars, student loans, TLC, Toronto

Evan and Gordon Talk Extra: Smoking and Society, Cont’d

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Evan | Leave a comment

EVAN: So our good friend Stew mentioned something that I should have when we first did this talk, and it has to do with second-hand smoking.

It’s something I should have mentioned because when I was in middle school a man with a hole in his throat showed up to talk to us; he’d had lung cancer and never smoked a day in his life, just been married to a woman who did often.

GORDON: I’m not going to deny the danger of second hand smoke. However, as the man you mentioned does demonstrate, for that to you happen you have to be exposed to second hand smoke in huge volumes for massive periods of time.

You can’t stand down wind of a smoker one sunny spring day and then BOOM- cancer. Besides, with the vicious regulation we have today, you can go pretty much anywhere and not have to deal with it; smokers can only really smoke in a few places. Continue reading →

Evan and Gordon Talk: Smoking and Society

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Evan | 3 comments

GORDON: Smoke ’em if you’ve got ’em, folks, this Wednesday Evan and I will be discussing our culture and smoking.

EVAN: This is largely due to us not putting up the poll until days after the last E&GT was posted, but what are you going to do.

GORDON: I will I take responsibility for this. But back to the topic at hand-

No one here is going to make the argument that smoking is good for you. But speaking as someone who occasionally enjoys a pipe or a cigar and the like, I can’t help but feel there’s a ridiculous amount of discrimination against smokers in our society.

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Tag Archives: America

Black Panther, Batwing, and African Superheroes

Shame Day: Reactions to Thatcher’s Death

No War, No More

Evan and Gordon Talk: College Grad Reactions to “Easy Money” Shows

Evan and Gordon Talk Extra: Smoking and Society, Cont’d

Evan and Gordon Talk: Smoking and Society

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