New ‘Doctor Who’ Footage Revealed At Comic-Con (Watch It)


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  Comic-Con was a blizzard of reveals this year. My favorite, though, was probably the trailer for the upcoming six episodes of Doctor Who. This one’s got Hitler, Churchill, homoerotic innuendo, monsters, eyepatches, virtual reality, a few Cybermen and probably a few false leads thrown in to thoroughly confuse fans. The Comic-Con panel didn’t give [...]

The Doctor Who Starter Kit


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During last week’s run of MamaPop’s guilty pleasures, I confessed my love for the fusty-but-feisty time-traveling body-swapping alien who, despite being over 900 years old and hailing from a planet called Gallifrey, usually ends up looking and sounding like an adult male from the south of England. I refer, of course, to The Doctor. And [...]

Palinode’s Top Five Pop Culture Artifacts of 2010


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From fried food to fake boobs, here are my Top 5 pop culture droppings of 2010. Not coincidentally, these are the only things I can remember from the last twelve months. More »

Top 10 Movie & TV Badasses You Want With You When the Zombies Attack


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Whether they’re fast or slow, moaning or shrieking, chewing on their own guts for fun or just shambling after you, zombies work best in huge, overwhelming numbers. One zombie is easy pickings. Three or four present a small challenge. Fifty plus undead clawing at your stomach? GAME OVER, MAN. ARRIVEDERCI. That’s why you need help [...]