March 28, 2009
I once wrote a column for the culture section of Helsingin Sanomat about LOLcats. Now I found a blog with English translations of Russian lolcats. The flavor is different.
Cease your protests, the deal is done! You are to make a fine wife for uncouth American businessman!
We sleep with vigor. Content with the knowledge that Lenin’s [...]
March 25, 2009
Issue #20 of Roolipelaaja, the roleplaying magazine I edit, is at the printers.
March 23, 2009
A friend sent me the link to this, a gallery of historical polar images called Freeze Frame. It’s maintained by the British Scott Polar Research Institute. There’s a lot of interesting stuff there, from photos almost a hundred years old to very recent stuff, like the one above.
March 19, 2009
My favorite manga artist Shintaro Kago has his own YouTube channel.
Terror of golf course
Terror of olympic game
James Gunn’s porn parody series PG Porn has a couple of new episodes. The tagline is: “For people who love everything about porn… except the sex.”
Helpful Bus
James Gunn’s PG Porn | | SPIKE.com
Roadside Ass-sistance
James Gunn’s PG Porn | | SPIKE.com
March 18, 2009
Roleplaying game supplement: Charles and Janyce Engan: Beyond the Mountains of Madness (Chaosium inc. 1999)
Beyond the Mountains of Madness is a Thirties campaign adventure published for the Call of Ctulhu roleplaying game. Some of the best roleplaying adventures ever made have been published for the Call of Cthulhu game, and this one continues in that [...]
March 13, 2009
Kirjoitin tänään ilmestyneessä Nyt-liitteessä kummallisista asioista, joista löytyy Pirate Baysta. Juttu on täällä.
March 10, 2009
Sitähän varten kavereita on…
Kaveri, A Mate from It's Alive Productions on Vimeo.
Official Selection Sundance 2009
Directed & produced by Teemu Nikki
Screenplay by Teemu Nikki & Jani Pösö
Starring: Matti Onnismaa, Jouko Puolanto, Elina Knihtilä
Cinematography by: Jyrki Arnikari
Sound design by: Sami Kiiski
Here’s a little film that beautifully encapsulated the joy of End-User Licence Agreements:
via Boing Boing
March 5, 2009
Kirjoitin Kumppani-lehteen artikkelin Irakin sotaan sijoittuvasta tv-sarjasta Generation Kill. Juttu löytyy täältä.
March 3, 2009
English Russia has some great photographs from a Russian Antarctic base, by Anton Chekalin:
March 2, 2009
Documentary tv-series: Planet Earth, episode Ice Worlds (U.K. 2006)
Planet Earth is a spectacularly produced BBC nature program aiming to cover the entire planet Earth. Episode number six, Ice Worlds, covers the polar regions.
Given the general nature of the show, not much of the content is new, but the images are certainly spectacular. There’s surprisingly brutal [...]