Daily Archives: June 1, 2011

17 posts

Babies Don’t Need As Much Oxygen As You Think Argues Teen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82fzOnq9h9Y

It’s just like getting the fetus to run a marathon while in the womb, it gets a great workout and learns to live on less oxygen.  It’s exactly like practicing for a marathon at high altitudes.  You just need to accept this scientific breakthrough from a reality show “star” on the UK version of Teen Mom, BBC3’s Misbehaving Mums To Be.  SF GateComment.

Jim Tressel, Tattoo Parlors, and the Media

Depending on who you listen to, recently dismissed Ohio State coach Jim Tressel is either a snake who ran a dirty program that still couldn’t keep up with the SEC, or a decent man who went to great lengths to maintain the blissful ignorance needed to run a major college sports program. As with most debates involving two extremes, the truth likely lies somewhere in the middle, a place today’s media rarely shows in interest in exploring. Continue reading

Retro Movie Reviews: Heavy Metal

Retro Movie Reviews covers cult classics, films that while they may not have been a critical success have a fan following to this day. These are films that you may have seen as a kid on cable late at night and while the special effects are outdated, the dialogue may be cheesy and the budget may be suspect, these films will always be entertaining and hold a special place in your entertainment seeking heart. If you haven’t seen one of these movies you can almost never go wrong by picking one up to watch.

Heavy Metal is an animated sci-fi feature set to an awesome classic rock soundtrack. A series of tales told from the point of view of the Loc-Nar, the self-described sum of all evil. After killing her father and cornering a young girl, the Loc-Nar forces her to watch tale after tale of how it has spread its influence throughout the galaxy. From an alien-infested New York to the far reaches of space to fantasy worlds, the Loc-Nar is an unstoppable evil infesting the galaxy. Only one brave girl has a chance to stand up to the menace and save a generation from its evil influence. Continue reading