Charles Darwin biopic having trouble finding American distributor
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Paul Bettany plays Charles Darwin in Creation
The next round of the war on culture is coming soon (or not) to a theatre near you.
From the Telegraph:
Creation, starring Paul Bettany, details Darwin’s “struggle between faith and reason” as he wrote On The Origin of Species. [...]
September 14, 2009
Categories: President 08, Sci-Non-Fi, government, money, myth, pirate, robot, stupid, us . Tags: Bettany, Borlaug, Darwin, evolution, Malthus, politics . Author: RoPiNi . Comments: Leave a Comment
The Dick Army At Work.
All those folks that don’t want to pay taxes unless it is for torture and war marched on Washington, D.C. today.
The protests, organized by Fox News and FreedomWorks.org (Dick Armey’s lobbying firm) focused on how U.S. taxes should be cut to increase the deficit by even more than the $5,000,000,000,000 added [...]
September 12, 2009
Categories: Doh, Poli-Fi, bullshit, government, media, pirate, stupid, us . Tags: 9/12, Budge Deficits, Dick Armey, Dick Army, Heal, Health, Health Care Debate, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance Debate, Health Insurance Reform, hypocrisy, I see White People, irony, March on Washington . Author: RoPiNi . Comments: 1 Comment
McCarthyism ‘09 Claims Its First Victim
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Sen. Joe McCarthy
Over the weekend and under the cover of darkness, we had the first casualty of the new Red Scare.
Van Jones, Obama’s pick to help build the U.S.’s green job economy, resigned after the constant attacks by the right wing media.
For those that don’t know who Jones is, here’s [...]
September 9, 2009
Categories: President 08, bullshit, government, media, pirate, terror, us . Tags: Glenn Beck, McCarthyism, Red Scare, Spreading Rumors, Van Jones . Author: RoPiNi . Comments: Leave a Comment
This is a wonderful object lesson we have for us today. This is how you fling shit, and fling it well.
The Genius that is Bush’s Brain has spoken.
By KARL ROVE
On the campaign trail last year, Barack Obama promised to end the “politics of fear and cynicism.” Yet he is now trying to sell his [...]
July 31, 2009
Categories: My World, Poli-Fi, art, business, cool, media, nerd, pirate . Tags: 000, 000 by Karl Rove, genius, Health Care Debate, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance Debate, Health Insurance Reform, How to Disappear 44, Karl Rove, Karl Rove Genius, Karl Rove is kind of a douchebag eh, Lying with Statistics by Karl Rove . Author: RoPiNi . Comments: Leave a Comment
I’ve been a bit lax (ha!) in keeping up the blog lately. My apologies for withholding from you.
As mentioned previously, the saving the world bit is on the tiring side, and the writing stuff is on the high energy side, and seldom did the ‘twain meet.
When one is pouring all of one’s emotional energy into [...]
July 14, 2009
Categories: Int Poly, Poli-Fi, Sci-Fi, advice, archaic interfaces, business, government, history, internet, pirate, robot, us . Tags: Arrested Development, Evolution of Mankind, Healthcare Reform, Hulu, Meth Capital of Alaska, Revolution, Sarah Palin, Stephen Hawking, True Blood, Universal Healthcare . Author: RoPiNi . Comments: Leave a Comment
My lord, I’ve been spending too much time on Facebook.
I’ve neglected my role here, as RPN. My deepest apologies.
To catch you up to the story quickly (this would be Chapter 12 for those reading at home), our hero in the story has taken to walking the Earth in order to save it.
Which sounds all [...]
July 2, 2009
Categories: Dallas, Poli-Fi, Sci-Non-Fi, Texas, bullshit, curious, environment, friends, government, money, ninja, pirate, robot, tech . Tags: E-Waste, Electronic Waste, Rick Perry's Hair, Takeback Recycling, Toxic Trash, TV Takeback Legislation . Author: RoPiNi . Comments: 2 Comments
So I heard from the Byrds (via the Bible) that things turn, turn, turn.
Here’s the Byrds…
And here’s the Bible…
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¶ And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.
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I said in mine heart, God shall judge the [...]
February 26, 2009
Categories: Poli-Fi, President 08, Texas, advice, business, government, history, money, music, pirate, robot, tech, us . Tags: "The Messiah", Barack Obama, Byrds, Ecclesiastes, Economic Stimulus, Juggernaut, Political Advice, Republicans, Rick Perry, Rick Perry's Hair, Turn Turn Turn, Wall Street . Author: RoPiNi . Comments: 4 Comments
Cartoon of the Day about Republican RobotJesus.
An alternate view on how to raise good children and not spoiled little brats who are scared of everything.
Satellites exploding in space. It was bound to happen. Now the question is how many more billions they will turn to dust…in spaaaace.
Apple is working with the evil empires to [...]
February 16, 2009
Categories: Int Poly, art, bullshit, business, cool, gaming, media, nerd, oil, pirate, religion . Tags: apple, DRM, Free Range Kids, Global Game Jam, Loss of Freedom, MPAA, oil prices, Republican Robot Jesus, Satellites Collide, Strange Oil Market . Author: RoPiNi . Comments: Leave a Comment
“More flavor than a bowl of fruit loops.”
UPDATE: More hits.
I’m so glad the U.S. never destroyed Canadia.
February 14, 2009
Categories: Canadia, art, business, cool, funny, media, music, ninja, pirate . Tags: Abdominal, Canadia, Canadian Rap Styles, D-Sisive, DJ Format, Hot Ass Shit . Author: RoPiNi . Comments: Leave a Comment
[fyi: it's actually harder than that, and I wouldn't recommend it. Ummm, like way harder. Like 99 out of a 100 that try, die. It's that kind of hard. And even if you make it, you have a 1 in a 1,000 chance of completing your mission. Welcome to tilting at [...]
February 10, 2009
Categories: ninja, pirate, robot . . Author: RoPiNi . Comments: Leave a Comment
…then I’ll tell you a story about my week.
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It was the best of weeks, and it was the worst of weeks.
Sunday: My week started with the end of the football season, as noted here. That was a great game and a great night. I met a friend during the game that [...]
February 10, 2009
Categories: Dallas, Doh, Football, art, cool, friends, media, money, nerd, ninja, pirate, robot, sex . Tags: Brandon Flowers, Dallas Stars, DJ Pnoiboi, Frankies, Idle Rich, Shadowplay, Sunset Loungs, The Killers, The Old Monk . Author: RoPiNi . Comments: Leave a Comment