Poor Mojo NewswireNow available electronic(k)allyScott Pilgrim characters reimagined- July 8, 2008 Joe Quinones' interweb-log: Scott Pilgrim I especially like his Kim Pine (above) and his Ramona Flowers.http://www.newswire.poormojo.org/archives/022105.php Square Enix's iPod game creates characters from your songs- July 8, 2008 Song Summoner: Square Enix Goes iPod Game Life from Wired.com Wow. It's Monster Rancher for the iPod. Well, this was unexpected: Square Enix has announced that they are leaping into the world of iPod game development with a musically-inspired role-playing game called Song Summoner. Yes, iPod, not iPhone. From the looks of things, the game acts like the old Barcode Battler -- using the data from the songs stored in your iTunes library to create an infinite variety of different soldiers..http://www.newswire.poormojo.org/archives/022104.php John McCain is the worst public speaker ever- July 7, 2008 Talking Points Memo McCain: I Don't Need a Green Screen to Make You Cringe His greatest enemy isn't Barack Obama, it's the teleprompter.http://www.newswire.poormojo.org/archives/022103.php Military kicks out reporter for taking picture of dead marine- July 7, 2008 Think Progress -- Military Kicks Out Embedded Blogger For Photographing Marine Killed In A Suicide Bombing In Iraq On June 26, a suicide bomber attacked a meeting of tribal sheikhs in Iraqs Anbar province and killed 20 people, including three U.S. Marines. The episode was widely reported by U.S. media. Zoriah Miller, a photojournalist and blogger embedded with U.S. Marines in Iraq, took pictures of the attacks grisly aftermath, including one of the fallen soldiers. The U.S. military,...http://www.newswire.poormojo.org/archives/022102.php Radical conservatives terrified of Pixar's WALL-E- July 7, 2008 Think Progress -- Right-Wing Apoplectic Over Pixars WALL-E: Malthusian Fear Mongering, Fascistic Elements Shannen Coffin: From the first moment of the film, my kids were bombarded with leftist propaganda about the evils of mankind. Its a shame, too, because the robot had promise. The story was just awful, however. Greg Pollowitz: It was like a 90-minute lecture on the dangers of over consumption, big corporations, and the destruction of the environment. Much to Disneys chagrin, I will do...http://www.newswire.poormojo.org/archives/022101.php McCain has a plan to balance the budget, but he won't tell anyone what it is- July 7, 2008 Talking Points Memo We'll Get Back to You on That You could easily invent a drinking game based upon the press coverage of McCain. Every time the press is critical of him, or looks as hard at his words or policies as they do at Obama's you can take a drink. The best part of the game is that even teetotalers can play, as you will never ever have to drink. Or, we could do it this way: drink every time the press calls him a "maverick", despite the fact that he consistently votes on party..http://www.newswire.poormojo.org/archives/022100.php Target: Women -- Yogurt- July 7, 2008 YouTube - target women yogurt edition I still Bonus points for "I'm gonna shit my pants!"http://www.newswire.poormojo.org/archives/022099.php Texting is good for you- July 7, 2008 2b or not 2b By genre guardian.co.uk Books Or rather, texting is no different than other events that have happened to written speech in the last four hundred years so please stop panicking about it. People think that the written language seen on mobile phone screens is new and alien, but all the popular beliefs about texting are wrong. Its graphic distinctiveness is not a new phenomenon, nor is its use restricted to the young. There is increasing evidence that it helps rather than...http://www.newswire.poormojo.org/archives/022098.php The mournful singing tree- July 7, 2008 Singing, Ringing Tree If I was outside and heard that thing without knowing what it was I would run the fuck away as fast as possible.http://www.newswire.poormojo.org/archives/022097.php Phrases that can be retired now "I'm not here to make friends"- July 7, 2008 BeaucoupKevin(dot)com Im not here to make friends. Does this phrase always precede someone acting like a complete douchebag Is it an excuse for poor sportsmanshiphttp://www.newswire.poormojo.org/archives/022096.php |