Don't Hate the Player, Hate the Brain

Researchers have recently identified something in the human brain that they are calling the ‘Hate Circuit’, which consists of two subcortical areas of the brain that work in concert to create the emotional response of hatred in human beings. The Wellcome Laboratory of Neurobiology at UCL discovered this circuit in a study they conducted, wherein the brains of participants were scanned as they were  shown pictures of people they personally hated, interspersed with other familiar, but otherwise neutral acquaintances.

When the subjects were shown pictures of the hated subject, two areas called the putamen and the insular cortex kicked into high gear. These areas are also associated with motor planning–so when the participants saw the control, their brains immediately began preparing to act.

Now, that’s not to say they were revving up to fight or to flee–just gearing up for some sort of physical reaction. But if you’re not fighting or running, and your brain is still signaling some kind of action, what do you think that action’s going to be?

That’s right, science has officially found the ‘fuck you’ center of the brain.

Sounds Like Someone Needs A Sexy Party

The Parents Television Council is filing an indecency complaint with the Federal Communications Commission against Fox's "Family Guy" for a March 8 episode that included -- and this is from the press release -- "bestiality, orgies and babies eating sperm." They are urging their purported 1.3 million members to file FCC complaints against "Family Guy" as well. The organization has a history of taking issue with the show's content and series creator Seth MacFarlane was asked about the PTC last year:

"Oh, yeah. That’s like getting hate mail from Hitler. They’re literally terrible human beings. I’ve read their newsletter, I’ve visited their website, and they’re just rotten to the core. For an organization that prides itself on Christian values — I mean, I’m an atheist, so what do I know? — they spend their entire day hating people. They can all suck my d**k as far as I’m concerned."

I have no idea why the PTC would want to subvert the First Amendment, other than the fact that they are a bunch of right-wing Jesus-freak communists who hate America.

It's A Wonder My Pants Are Still On

A new Wonder Woman animated feature was released recently, and I'm eager to get my hands on it after watching this trailer... then again, I'm a big fan of scantily-dressed women kicking serious ass, so my interest in this was a given.

I'd Hit It With An Inverse Tachyon Beam

The brand-new trailer for the new Star Trek movie is out, and it's making me go all fanboy... Action packed space battles! Sex! Actors that don't look like they need to empty their colostomy bags! It's everything the previous Star Trek movies weren't... and that's a good thing.

My Stomach Just Popped a Boner

I stumbled across the information on how to construct a Bacon Cheese Pizza Burger today, and I have to say I'm stoked. I cannot think of a more exciting and enjoyable way to make myself epically sick than the beautiful marriage of too much ground beef, too much bacon, too much cheese, and two large-ass pizzas!

Of course, I'm one of those rare few people for whom cholesterol is an urban legend and still wear the same size pants they did in high school. Those of you who get winded moving from the bed to the couch might want take caution in their approach to this culinary masterpiece...

Time To Saw My Own Legs Off

Nadya Vessey lost her legs at the knees when she was a child... and now special effects and costume design company Weta Workshop has built a prosthetic, fully-functional mermaid tail for her at her request.

The tail is composed of wetsuit fabric and plastic and is custom painted, and allows Nadya to swim effectively.

This is so cool I don't even know where to begin. If we had the technology to give me gills too, I'd be chopping at my knees with a hatchet while typing this.

The Systematic Rape Of Our Childhood Continues

Universal Pictures has announced intentions to develop a new movie based on the best-selling game Clue, with Gore Verbinski (of Pirates of the Caribbean fame) as director.

I only have one problem with this... it was already done back in 1985, and was poorly received by critics and moviegoers back then (I loved it, but I'm notorious for liking bad movies). Remaking a movie that wasn't terribly successful the first time around sounds an awful lot like Einstein's definition of insanity.

The only way in hell I'd go see this is if Tim Curry reprises his role as the butler.

Joss Whedon Does It Again

Being a huge Buffy and Angel fan, I was a little leery of Whedon's latest creation, Dollhouse... especially after hearing the concept. Questions like "Can this really work without being corny?", "Will enough people 'get it' to carry the series?", and "Why am I talking to myself while sitting alone in my underwear?" ran through my mind before I took the plunge and watched the first two episodes back-to-back.

Well, I can tell you this... it isn't corny. It's smartly written, action-packed and compelling to watch. I really hope enough people get it so that it sticks around for awhile. I do, however, need to start wearing pants more often.

Who are we kidding? It's a good show, which means by the end of this season Fox will have moved its timeslot around three times and cancelled it before the season finale.

Data vs. Picard... WHO YA GOT?!

Brent Spiner at a convention last year busting Patrick Stewart's chops (while being filmed by Michael J. Fox, apparently). Good times, good times... if these two are STILL doing conventions after all this time, they must really like their fans.

Is it just me or does Patrick Stewart not age? I'm starting to wonder if he has a portrait in his attic.

It's Never a Good Idea

Usher's wife Tameka Foster almost died over the weekend, due to complications with the liposuction procedure she was receiving... in freakin' Brazil.

Look people, I've said it before... what kind of lunatic goes to South America for medical care? I'd rather let an American veterinarian operate on me before I'd take an aspirin in Brazil.

I Like My Critics Angry

If you play video games and British sarcasm is your cup of tea (god, I'm such a hack), then you really should check out the series of reviews by Yahtzee Croshaw called Zero Punctuation. Above are a few choice snippets of his hilariously scathing game reviews... just don't blame me when he makes you question why you like your favorite game...

Begun, The Clone Wars Have...

An unemployed single mother of six. still living unmarried with her mother recently gave birth to octuplets, and apparently not everyone seems to think this is a good idea.

What I want to know is this: How does this woman, in this economy and with no visible means of support, afford the fertility treatments necessary for her to accomplish this dubious feat?

Here's what I suspect... Jon and Kate Plus 8 is the top-rated show on TLC. It's basically a documentary of the lives of parents Jon and Kate and their eight children—a set of fraternal twin girls and a set of sextuplets (three girls and three boys). The show follows the family through their daily lives, focusing on the challenges of raising multiple children.

Somewhere there is a low-level television executive that figured $10,000 was a small price to pay to generate his own cash cow, and is now sweating bullets hoping no-one discovers his tie to this media fiasco. Someone needs to pay for turning this woman's vagina into a clown car.

Breaking News: Men Are Lazy Pigs!

A scientific study was recently released, discovering that male college students like to play violent video games and download porn.

Let me get this straight... hard-earned taxpayer money was given to researchers at Brigham Young University and this is the best they could come up with? Hell... they could've given ME that grant money and I could've told them that...

What mysteries are these wacky Mormon researchers going to plumb next? Expect to see some ground breaking work done in the field of "Is water wet?" soon...

Too Much of a Good Thing

A 28 year old Texas woman has finished her ninth surgery to become the proud possessor of the world's largest breast augmentation. She had to travel to Brazil in order to enlarge her FFF cups to a KKK cup (naw, too easy... make your own joke), because apparently Texas physicians refused to perform the procedure for fear her breasts would explode.

Now, the last time you were shopping around for a place to have major invasive surgery, did South America enter your thought process at all? The only things that comes to mind when I think of South America are guinea pigs and rainforests... neither of which I suspect are very sanitary...

DaHjaj 'oH QaQ jaj Daq Hegh!

Colorado Springs police are reporting that a man carrying a bat'leth is robbing 7-Elevens in the area. So far, no-one had been injured and the suspect is still at large.

I'm pretty sure that if I was manning the counter at a 7-11 and some dink walked in with one of these, I'd be too busy laughing to put up much of a fight. Although, if he made his demands in Klingon, that would be pretty damn cool...

Forget Typhoid Mary. Here's Malaria Bill

Apparently, while speaking at the Technology Entertainment and Design conference in California a couple of days ago, Bill Gates unleashed a swarm of mosquitos into the crowd to raise malaria awareness, stating, "Not only poor people should experience this.."

First of all, This is some serious super-villiany shit. The fact that if everyone in the room sued him for this he could pay the damages out of pocket is kind of scary. If Bill ever gives a lecture on sewage treatment, I would recommend not attending.

Secondly, this has to be the most bugs ever released by Mr. Gates since Windows ME...

You're Going To Get What You Deserve

If for some reason you haven't joined the rest of us in the 21st Century, on February 17 your TV is probably going to cease to function. The House of Representatives voted to postpone the mandatory shutdown until June, but apparently several of the networks have decided to ditch their analog broadcasts anyway.

So, if you are still using a frickin' TV antenna to watch television, when it goes dark here in a few days just step out of your cave and bellow your frustation at the dinosaurs ambling by. 

Okay... It's Been a While

I know, I know... I haven't updated in quite a while. Hopefully that will change now that I have some extra time on my hands. 

As I predicted, Iron Man turned out to be a brilliant movie... Lego Batman came out a lot sooner than 2011, though... probably to tie into the Dark Knight movie...

If you're just now stumbling onto this blog, welcome! I will be posting at least three times a day from now on... that's triple the chances of offending you!