With a direct sequel announced, and the Super Bowl in our rear-view mirror, we’re talking about the Cloverfield franchise. How they tie together, and if the anthology approached has worked.
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Almost a year ago, I first discovered that My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic is an amazing show that is capable of generating a fandom that crosses both gendered and generational lines. However, crossing and pushing these borders causes consternation about the bronies who organize because of it. However, bronies appear to welcome their challenge to social and cultural notions about what […]
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One of my favorite movies of all time is Robert Zemeckis’ Back to the Future. When I was young, the movie blew me away, and I had a total crush on Michael J. Fox. I even tried to conceptualize how to make the flight conversion on cars work, and sent a letter to the President of the United States with my […]
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Here at Clearance Bin Review, we have been doing what we can to help and shed light on the segment of digital gaming that is indie gaming. We’ve reviewed a variety of independent games and covered the Xbox Live Independent Games Uprisings. And we’ve covered the more mainstream, “standard” games for the big three console companies of Nintendo, Sony and […]
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‘Tis the holidays. Thanksgiving has just past. Christmas is down the line. Black Friday and CyberMonday are testaments to our drive towards consumerism. But what if in 10, 20 years, you no longer had to shop for things? What if all those presents people fight for in the wee hours after Thanksgiving, those must-have toys made in China, would be replaced […]
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In case you were not aware, and it would be really hard not to be, election season is upon us — has been with us for over a year, And regardless of what tribe you belong to — or adamantly do not — we are probably all pretty damn sick of it by now and just want to vote. Luckily, […]
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Did you know that you could create your own television studio, find people interested in being your crew, and produce television shows just like they do in New York City or Hollywood? And you could do all of this without leaving your house, sitting in your pajamas, at any time of day? This doesn’t mean using Xtranormal or TVML. I’m not […]
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I’ve joined the modern mobile world. I took the plunge and bought a tablet. I’d resisted buying a smartphone, mostly because I did not want to pay the exorbitant fees telecoms charge just to make owning a smartphone worthwhile. I’d also have been deliberating for over a year what tablet to get. I was interested last fall when Amazon announced the […]
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“They’re coming to get you, Barbara!” If you know that line, where it comes from, what the “they” are, then there’s a good chance you are a zombie fan. If you’ve ever argued which is better, the slow zombie of George Romero fame or the fast zombie of Danny Boyle fame – or even which is the “real” zombie — […]
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Once upon a time, a call went out across the United States for men who had “the right stuff.” Men who were fearless. Men who were smart. Men who were brave. Men who could take commands. Men who could handle cramped spaces, the rollercoaster ride from Hell, and the possibility of a hot, cold, or very wet death. And men […]
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