This Is Why Automatic Ad Generation Is A Bad Idea
Take a look at this actual image of the Yahoo home page I saw yesterday. Note that it features a story about an eleven year old boy who was attacked by a shark… next to a very unfortunate ad for the...
View ArticleThe Walking Kids
Last week Alana Hubbard, a New Jersey-based photographer, unveiled her newest photoshoot, which features children recreating iconic scenes from AMC's hit series The Walking Dead.Hubbard posted the...
View ArticleThe Island Of Misfit Toys: Godzilla Apology Press Conference Figures
Welcome to a new feature here at Bob Canada's BlogWorld. As longtime readers of my blog know, I'm a grown-ass man who still collects toys and action figures. Hey, it's not weird, it's a hobby. Yeah,...
View ArticleChoose Wisely!
I went to my local cineplexery this past weekend, and saw this: they're playing Disney/Pixar's Finding Dory right next door to the horror-survival shark flick The Shallows.*I'd be lying if I said the...
View ArticleIt's All Relative
Saw this yesterday— there's a new bargain store opening here in my hometown.Take a long hard look at the store's mascot. Apparently Albert Einstein is alive and well, going by the name of "Ollie" and...
View ArticleIt Came From The Cineplex: The Shallows
The Shallows was written by Anthony Jaswinski and directed by Jaume Collet-Serra.Jaswinski previously wrote Killing Time and Kristy, neither of which I've ever heard of, and Vanishing On 7th Street,...
View ArticleCalendar Guy
This week Phil Robertson, noted philosopher, scientist and reality TV star, gave a rousing speech at the Western Conservative Summit (whatever that is) in Denver, in which he offered incontrovertible...
View ArticleWorld's Laziest Psycho
DATELINE: SPAIN— In what may be described as one of the most unambitious crimes of the century, an American woman was arrested in Spain last week after allegedly attempting to kill noted theoretical...
View ArticleDash It All!
I was perusing Amazon this week, and I came across their latest pointless, er, I mean essential new product— Dash Buttons!Yes, it's Dash Buttons, those must-have marvels of our electronic age that will...
View ArticleIt Came From The Cineplex: Independence Day: Resurgence
I really wanted to get this movie review out on July 4th, but sadly life intruded and it just didn't happen. Pretend you're reading it on the 4th, OK?Independence Day: Resurgence was written by Roland...
View Article2001 (Plus 15)
This popped up on Amazon Prime over the weekend, so I gave it another watch.What's really depressing is that this once prophetic look at the future has now become a period film...
View ArticleChristmas In July
It's July, so you know what that means— it's time for the Hallmark Company to reveal their upcoming line of Christmas ornaments! Because it's only natural to start thinking about the Yuletide holiday...
View ArticleIt Came From The Cineplex: The Legend Of Tarzan
Welcome to Summer Slaughter 2016, in which the major studios' big budget tentpole pictures keep crashing and burning, burying the cineplex with their bloated corpses. This week's victim: The Legend Of...
View ArticleLogo Go Go
Last week, one more sign of apocalyptic biblical prophecy came true as presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump named Indiana Governor Mike Pence as his running mate.If you'll recall,...
View ArticleOverheard In Public: Blood
For the most part I'm a pretty quiet person, speaking aloud as little as possible and minding my own business as much as I can. I expect nothing less from the rest of the world, but unfortunately the...
View ArticleThings I Would Tweet If I Tweeted: Human Leather
A London art student is using DNA samples from the late fashion designer Alexander McQueen to grow sheets of "human leather" and make clothing from it.This of course gives new meaning to the phrase,...
View ArticleBeach Blanket Star Wars!
Last week Disney released the official poster for their upcoming Rogue One: A Star Wars Story film. Brace yourselves, because it's a doozy.Wow. This may be one of the worst examples of movie poster art...
View ArticleBe He Ever So Humble
Sorry for yet another Trump/Pence (Trumpence?) post so soon. But merciful heaven, they just keep providing an embarrassment of ripe material.Over the weekend, Trump and his human G.I. Joe action figure...
View ArticleIt Came From The Cineplex: The Purge: Election Year
The Purge: Election Year was written and directed by James DeMonaco.Demonaco previously wrote Jack (the one in which Robin Williams plays a ten year old with an accelerated aging disease), The...
View ArticleThe Neverending Story
This week Lionsgate Studios announced that after the less than stellar box office performance of Divergent 3: Part 1, er, I mean The Divergent Series: Allegiant, the final chapter of the series will...
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