Archive for July 11th, 2005
Action Figures Not So Fantastic

This is an absolutely hilarious column detailing why the Fantastic Four tie-in toys, specifically the Human Torch ATV, don’t live up to their namesake. (Note that there are also those, and by ‘those’ I mean just about everyone in the world who’s actually seen the movie, who say the film itself is equally horrific.)

Live 8 Concerts in Quicktime

If you missed Live 8 like I did, you’ll love this page of Quicktime movies. It’s practically every performance from every Live 8 concert, which some believe had a great deal to do with the G8 agreement to cancel the debt of 18 of the world’s poorest countries, 14 of them in Africa, and deliver a $50 billion aid package. Let’s hope part of this aid goes to channelling the money effectively to countries that lack the systems to properly distribute said aid.