http://www.kulturblog.com Kulturblog Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:42:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [poll=79] http://www.kulturblog.com/2008/07/marvel-or-dc/ There has been much discussion of the iPhone/iPod Touch as a mobile gaming platform.  Certainly the devices have the horsepower to throw up nice graphics, but that alone does not a good game make.  My biggest concern with gaming on the device has been the controls.  The iPhone isn't going ... http://www.kulturblog.com/2008/07/galcon-for-iphone/ In many ways there is little to say about this film that hasn’t already been said. It is as good as you’re all hoping. Ledger’s performance is jaw-dropping. It is visually arresting, with epic action sequences and an adroit deployment of CGI that doesn’t override the film’s ... http://www.kulturblog.com/2008/07/review-the-dark-knight/ Dr. Horrible has a PhD in horribleness and an evil plan to rule the world.  He has vowed to join the evil league of evil and combine forces with "the thoroughbred of sin," Bad Horse.  Fortunately, he's got a sing-a-long blog so we can have a front row seat to all of this ... http://www.kulturblog.com/2008/07/the-horror-the-horror/ Well into the story of Space Chimps, one of the eponymous primates, a stuffed-shirt, by-the-book, NASA-trained chimp named Titan, expresses his doubts about whether a makeshift spaceship rigged together from a planetary rover by three apes and a host of primitive aliens can really make it back to earth. ... http://www.kulturblog.com/2008/07/movie-review-space-chimps/ Have you been watching Avatar: The Last Airbender on Nickelodeon? If not you are missing some superb television. Tomorrow a new episode will air, followed by another new episode Friday and then Saturday is the big four-episode series finale. If you haven't been watching the series go get caught ... http://www.kulturblog.com/2008/07/avatar-the-last-airbender/ Apparently, Jessica is injured (broken ribs) and is now out and they have brought back Comfort, the girl who was kicked off last week. Questions:  Is this right?  Is this fair?  Was Jessica dropped by Will?  Did he do it on purpose?  What's the deal?  Your thoughts? http://www.kulturblog.com/2008/07/sytycd-jessica-out-comfort-back-in/ So I was travelling to Seattle over the weekend. I stopped at a half dozen AT&T stores. Couldn't get an iPhone. They sold out early in the morning. No one yet has an iPhone anywhere. They are now saying there will be a wait of ... http://www.kulturblog.com/2008/07/iphone-hell/ KulturCast #1 We present to you the soon-to-be award-winning KulturCast™, Kulturblog's humble attempt at world domination. This edition was moderated by yours truly, accompanied by our roving specialists Susan M., Clark Goble and MCQ. In it we discuss such critical topics as the upcoming Arrested Development movie, what TV we'll watch ... http://www.kulturblog.com/2008/07/kulturcast-1/ Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you Lost Boys. http://www.kulturblog.com/2008/07/best-80s-soundtrack/