Episode III: The Backstroke of the West The english subtitles on this Chinese bootleg of Revenge of the Sith are fabulous. Apparently the subtitles for The Backstroke of the West were put through an english to chinese to english blender. As a result, you get great quotes where ‘The Presbyterian Church’ is mystifyingly substituted for ‘The Force’. Winterson.com and Middle... more
According to the Google Sightseeing, a satelliete photo captures an image of Jesus on a sand dune. However, I think that rather than the messiah, it’s obvious that this image bears a more striking resemblance to a certain pointy-headed Jedi Master…... more
Bemoaning the tiresome escalation of X-Mas promotions, Luke of BlogTo suggests we “make up a totally commercial holiday. Let’s make every November 30 Star Trek Day. A regular Trek bacchanalia.” Interesting suggestion, but William Shatner’s awe-inspiring spokenword/“music” album aside, the merchandising machine known as Star Wars surely be a much more appropriate subject for a totally commercial holiday? After all,... more
I’ve never liked the Boston Red Sox. However, I must admit that allowing Chewbacca to throw the opening pitch before a home game at Fenway Park was pretty sweet. Now if only they could have brought in Darth Vader to umpire the game…... more
As Muslims across the world begin to observe the holy month of Ramadan, it seems only fair that those in the non-Islamic world should take advantage of this period of reflection to assess their predispositions towards the Muslim faith. Never forget, that were it not for the leadership and preceptivness of one great son of Islam, the Rebel Alliance would... more