The Empire Strikes Back

I’m still coming to terms with the idea that our president-elect is a man with no political or military experience that would have been charitably described as a buffoon less than two years ago by even the people who now support him. The fact that he has filled his cabinet with white supremacists, climate change … Continue reading →

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The Voyage Out of Darkness

Monterey, California is a fairly short drive up the coast from Big Sur, which was good news. We were in no mood for a long drive. We were in no mood for really anything. We were dirty, hadn’t slept well at all, and were vexed by our inability to enjoy camping. We had bought camping … Continue reading →

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Warwick Boulevard

HEY IT’S TIME FOR WARWICK BOULEVARD ALL UP IN THIS, BITCHES! Man, I can’t wait for all the dope phats we’re gonna be launching in every direction! Man, I can’t wait for that herpes test to come back TOTALLY POSITIVE so I can be all up in my mom’s face like: YO MOM! Um…so… Yes? … Continue reading →

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Streets, Stars, Dreams, and Dreama

Well, now you know. 63rd Street was an unprecedented event and I’d like to thank all those who had a hand in the making of it. So…thanks, me. And I’d like to apologize to everyone who was subjected to it. It seems like a lot has happened out in the “real” world since the last … Continue reading →

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Light on Darkness

It’s been a good few days to be a geek as two storied franchises finally finally finally released some decent trailers and lifted the veil of secrecy just a bit. We start with Star Trek Into Darkness, the long-awaited follow-up to the J.J. Abrams-helmed reboot. This being a J.J. Abrams thing, the lid has been … Continue reading →

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Gloomy Guinan

For a science fiction television show with phasers and starships and people with pointy ears and bumpy heads, Star Trek: The Next Generation was surprisingly subtle at times. So subtle, in fact, that it’s taken me until just now to realize that Guinan – played by Whoopi Goldberg – was probably the worst motivational speaker … Continue reading →

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A Farewell to Big Red

First, the public service announcement: Rhoades to Madness may – MAY – go on a week’s hiatus. The reason is a little sad but inevitable. My laptop is dying by degrees. It’s a Toshiba Qosmio X305, and it has served me faithfully for more than four years. Its flashy red exterior wasn’t quite to my … Continue reading →

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