Everywhere Space Zombie goes, he is constantly approached by rabid fans of Men vs. Culture who, after viciously rending SZ's tattered rags and clawing at his cold decaying flesh, usually always ask the same thing--when is the bloggy awesomeness that is Men vs. Culture going to branch out into other media markets? Well, Space Zombie may not be a genius--heck he's not even really alive (and he smells something aweful--there's no decomposition is space, but come to Earth for a few days...)--but he knows a good idea when he hears one (SZ doesn't hear much in the cold dead void of space).
Men vs. Culture is currently in the early stages of producing the first ever installment of official MvC licensed products: Men vs. Culture the Game. Here's an early test version of the main character and movement controls. It's still a little buggy, but we are making some nice progress. Check it out and let us know what you think--and what would make it better.
May 31, 2008
May 30, 2008
Canadian artist Jeff deBoer knows what all good culture bloggers have known for year--cats are bad ass. What deBoer also knows is that cats are even more bad ass when they are wearing armor.
The awesomeness of a cat in armor would naturally put mice at a distinct disadvantage if they did not have armor of their own. Take that, armor clad cats!
May 28, 2008
I'm in full agreement with Hillary: both the Michigan and Florida delegates should be seated so she can finally Saint Fu and let 08ama turn his full attention to the general election. I also think 08ama should take her up on her earlier offer to hold another election in those states. Now, granted, I'm not professionally involved with the Democratic Par-tay, but perhaps another MvC blogger is and can straighten me out here: my thought is that Hillary was the only legitimate candidate on the Michigan ballot and could only manage about 55% of the vote. Nearly 45% of voters took the trouble to show up [I know, there were other races] and mark uncommitted, or something thereof. Basically, with minimal campaigning, 08ama could force Clinton to play her final card - voter disenfranchisement - without conceding much ground in the delegate race. Granted, Clinton would only yell louder about her ability to win the big states or some horseshite like that, but 08ama could probably take Michigan just by sticking his name on the ballot, which would make Florida a wash aside from all that Penn-Ohio-Florida talk. But whateva, the delegates would no longer be in dispute so her cry about general electability would be something done at family brunch and not through the media since nobody would be listening. Just a thought.
Men vs Culture bloggers--it appears that we may have been wrong all along: the Robot is not fighting the Monkey...he's working for the Monkey! That's right: scientists report that they have successfully devised a method for Monkeys to mentally control a Robot Arm ! I thought that Cyborg Plants were the most real threat to our menly culture, but it appears that I am once again mistaken. MvC bloggers: watch out for cyborg monkeys!
May 25, 2008
Here's a little cultural offering for all of you out there: Space Zombie decided to follow up on JGW's hip-hop break out with a new record of his own. That's right, culture bloggers, you heard it here first! Space Zombie is taking on culture, music, and common sense all in one. Check out the first release off of Space Zombie's upcoming album, Herd the Yak...
Space Zombie – Zombie Funk
May 24, 2008
The gang at Men vs. Culture is constantly on guard against the next great mechanical threat to human existence. Usually it shows its face in the form of gun wielding death machines or futuristic vehicles. So imagine our surprise when we found that the year's biggest cyber-culture creation was the creation of a cybernetic horsetail plant!
Dam, Stuhltrager Gallery, Brooklyn
(By way of BotJunkie.com)
One thing that any responsible culture blogger must keep up on is fashion, and we all know how responsible Space Zombie is. Space Zombie was wondering what the latest fashions are--an area in which he is constantly vigilant--so he did a little search at all of his fave sites.
Calvin Klein has their spring collection online, and SZ can safely say that it's going to be a great spring. Men vs. Culture will feature a serious no-nonsense sort of look this spring with sharp clean lines, muted color combinations, and slick, shiny textures. And best of all, culture bloggers, laces are completely out this season. Check it out to see what's cool this season.
Nothing says men vs culture like celebrities and Photoshop. That's why Space Zombie just knew that you men vs culture guys would love these pics:
Check out the whole group at worth1000.com
In case you guys missed the post the first time around, Machine Girl is just about set to come out (finally). Quit culture blogging and go get in line because June 3rd is right around the corner.
May 15, 2008
May 14, 2008
Next season: Waterbording!
NPR reports that Reality TV shows routinely use sleep deprivation as a means to create heightened emotional states in their contestants.
Podcast on NPR
--"It puts people on edge. It makes them irritable. Screaming."
May 11, 2008
May 9, 2008
Clearly, some of your livers are so overstuffed with lilies that Pteradactually has to drop a little more analysis on your asses before you accept the inevitable Republican victory in a few months. One major issue, that will overshadow the Iraq War is overall foreign policy. Lets compare the candidates:
Obama's 2006 rating by the Almanac of American Politics (2008) on Foreign Policy is 85% liberal, 12% conservative. (2005: 76% liberal, 15% conservative.)
McCain's 2006 foreign policy rating, compiled by the Almanac of American Politics (2008) , was 58% conservative, 40% liberal. 2005 figures were similar: 54% conservative, 45% liberal.[3]
Hmmm, which seems more in line with the middle ground that represents the undeclared swing voters?
Obama's main (purported) selling point is his ability to reach beyond party lines and be inclusive. But John McCain has been doing this for a long time, and his foreign policy views reflect that.
In March 2008, McCain said that the United States should "strengthen our global alliances as the core of a new global compact -- a League of Democracies -- that can harness the vast influence of the more than one hundred democratic nations around the world to advance our values and defend our shared interests." He said that the United States did not single-handedly win the Cold War, but rather the NATO alliance did so, "in concert with partners around the world."
Not only is he interested in diplomacy, but he's also willing to kick ass when necessary.
"Today, we see in Russia diminishing political freedoms, a leadership dominated by a clique of former intelligence officers, efforts to bully democratic neighbors, such as Georgia, and attempts to manipulate Europe's dependence on Russian oil and gas. We need a new Western approach to this revanchist Russia. The G8 should again become a club of leading market democracies: it should include Brazil and India but exclude Russia."
So on one hand you have a balanced and experienced leader and war hero and on the other an inexperienced intellectual whose middle name is Hussein and looks a little like Louis Farrakhan. Liberals, put down your latte and consider how this looks for a second.
I think we know where the American people will chose on this issue...
May 8, 2008
Looks like those of you with livers made of lilies have chosen your BOY to run against THE MAN, John Sidney McCain III.
Now, knowing that this blog is filled with staunchly progressive "thinkers", I assume most of you are for Obama. But can any of you youngins actually tell me WHY he is going to win this election?
Don't give me "the war." Everyone has decided about that already. Either you're against it and remain so or supported it and don't want some smart-ass telling you were wrong. What matters is the plans for the future and neither candidate is stronger than the other on that front.
It will come down to a lanky black elitist who wants to raise your taxes during uncertain economic times vs. the experienced leader who won't.
The funny thing is you could have won with Hillary via the housewife vote but you messed it up.
Come November, don't say Pteradactually didn't tell you how it be.
