In “AWESOM-O,” one of my favorite episodes of “South Park,” a disguised Cartman gets Butters to think he’s a robot, and, following a gauntlet of typically weird events, the robot ends up pitching movie ideas to an eager bunch of studio suits. About 800 of these pitches star Adam Sandler, including one where he’ll inherit […]
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VIDEO GAME REVIEW: Pokemon Conquest (DS)
When it comes to Pokemon spin-off games, I'm usually wary. Some of them, like "Pokemon Snap" or Pokemon Pinball," made great uses of the license, while others, especially more recently, have fallen into the avoid-at-all-costs category. But then, a wild "Pokemon Conquest" appeared. The game, a crossover between the Pokemon series and strategy series "Nobunaga's […]
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CONCERT REVIEW: Vans Warped Tour 2012: Yellowcard, Lost Prophets, Taking Back Sunday, Polar Bear Club
There are only a few days a year I brave the sun for extended periods of time, and Warped Tour is one of them. It somehow manages to always be the hottest, dustiest, and otherwise most uncomfortable day of the whole summer. Yet there's a reason that it continues to draw such a crowd, year […]
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Melt your face
Certain guitars beg to be played certain ways. A Gibson J-200 wants to be strummed, while a Les Paul is there to reward your efforts with miles of sustain. You pick up a Gretsch 6120, and you can practically hear it say, “Chicken pick me, fool.” So when Bloodshot beauty Lydia Loveless took to the […]
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E3 2012 Day 1: Microsoft Conference
Microsoft didn't start the 2012 Electronic Entertainment Expo (a.k.a. E3) on quite the note I had hoped. I feel like I could have guessed my way through the company's entire conference. It didn't really throw any surprise punches, though there were a few big game announcements nonetheless. There was a big focus on multimedia this […]
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FEATURE: The geek guide to Rochester
Let’s be honest: Rochester is a pretty geeky city. Everybody knows about The Strong’s National Museum of Play, which currently sits on various national lists as a must-see geek destination, especially with its burgeoning International Center for the History of Electronic Games.
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CHOW HOUND: Cheap eats
When It Comes To Finding Good Food At Reasonable Prices, Rochesterians Have It Easy. We Are Certainly Not As Challenged As Those Poor Folks Who Live In Larger, More Expensive Cities. And Yet, With The Ample Choices We Have For Quality Grub Under A 10 Spot, It Can Be Hard To Cut Through The Clutter […]
