LisVenderLand 2

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-v4q94-19ac31c An upstart host makes a screwball radio show break out before our ears. Can the unlucky Nora win a talent show without really trying?

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-kw96h-197a503 A woman in a futuristic world must decide what her future holds — in education, career, and family. A prequel to Pierre and Manuel Save the Solar System.

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-u9d27-192e22d An everyman finds himself living a new life. At first, he thinks it’s a dream come true, but he soon finds multiple dark realities, both in the people around him, and in himself.

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-teggh-18a22a1 A monster of a man meets his match when he applies for work among the demons of Hell.

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-e43ay-183109f Factions clash in a duel between the many and the few.

Don’t go in the water. Don’t go in the water. DON’T go in the water. …Okay. You went in the water. You probably know the OceanGate story — and the idiocy surrounding it — in intimate detail, so I’ll try to keep it short. Five mega-rich light-bending guys thought it’d be pretty darn cool to look at the sunken Titanic in a rinky-dink, commercial submersible. The vehicle was built from fragile…

Like most of the Switch-owning public, I downloaded a copy of Metroid Dread when it was released earlier this month. I have to say, it’s a slick piece of work. It’s got classic Metroid design and classic Metroid gameplay. The artwork is pretty, and the animation is gorgeous. And, well, I’m kinda disappointed with it. ⭐⭐ Rating: 2 out of 5. Heh, I should probably be up front here. This post…

Way to Be, Big BC

My latest annual bout with sinusitis left me flailing for a distraction from the fire in my face. I looked over the books in my backlog, but none of them looked terribly intriguing. Then I looked at my Apple Books app, which made an intriguing recommendation — The Cool Side of My Pillow: A Book of Essays, by none other than Bruce Campbell. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 4 out of 5. Yep, Ash himself sneaked out…

Well, I shouldn’t be all that surprised, really. After an irreverent video game series sends you blasting through gangsters, corporate goons, and all manner of psycho assassins, there’s really only one way to go. Aliens. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 4 out of 5. Saints Row 4 might have done it first, but I think No More Heroes III wears it better. This is an absolute nut-job of a game, and that’s saying…

Because the Light Went Out

About two months ago, for no real reason that I can think of, I went on a Norm MacDonald binge. From out of the stars, Norm’s “cliff-diving” joke shot into my head, and I wanted to see it again. So, I looked up his One Night Stand special on YouTube, and wound up sliding down a rabbit hole. I actually saw that One Night Stand special back when it was new, and I never forgot it. Aside from…

Here’s an anecdote that amused me, and apparently few others. I recently sent this video to family and co-workers, telling them it was one of the funniest things I’d ever heard, and none of them got it. Instead of cracking up, their response was to ask me what the big deal was. Sorry for not embedding the damn thing, by the way. For some reason YouTube doesn’t feel like sharing. Anyway, I’m not…

The Same Old Schpeltiger

Holy crap, No More Heroes III is almost here. Where did the time go? I always enjoyed this series, with its goofy characters and Miike-inspired punk landscape. Well, I enjoyed the first game anyway, and part three looks to take its lead from that. No More Heroes originally came out for the Nintendo Wii, and it was a fine marriage of game and console. It employed the Wii’s motion control in a…