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Somehow This is Don Draper’s Fault

Vintage Panda found a bunch of old advertisements that would never be printed today. A couple of them are silly. Most of them are down-right offensive. It’s hard to believe a few of them ever got published in any time. Check them out here. Once you get past all the rank discrimination, the ads illuminate the history […]

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Everyone is Batman

A recent personality test uses the brilliant idea of telling you which version of the Batman most closely resembles you. I anticipate that at my next business meeting, my staff and I will replace the Meyers-Briggs and StrengthsFinder with this work of LITERAL GENIUS. Take the test and tell us in the comments which sort […]

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A Public Service Announcement from… THE BATMAN

I ran across this in this post from Chris Sims about why the X-Men didn’t become popular for more than a decade after their creation. I know, that’s a Batman PSA. But it all makes sense in the article. Really, it does.

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The Transformers 4 Trailer Paradox

The new Transformers: Extinction trailer looks really good. Which is sad because it’s obviously going to be as terrible as the others.

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This documentary about Thundarr the Barbarian is well worth 18 minutes

I loved  Thundarr the Barbarian when I was a kid. For those of you who have the misfortune of a Thundarr-less childhood, he was a barbarian warrior who lived in a future Earth and had adventures with a sorceress and a Chewbacca-like alien thing named Ookla. Character designs by Alex Toth and Jack Kirby! Neat!  

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Two ideas to spice up the 2018 winter Olympics

I’m Greek, so my opinions on the Olympics carry extra weight.

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Check out these awesome Batman villain redesigns by M.S. Corley

It’s no secret that we’re huge fans of M.S. Corley here at Norville Rogers.

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Swedish Chef, Animal & Beaker Sing a Christmas Song

And with this amazing performance my day is already complete, and it’s only lunchtime.

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Classic Christmas Movies

No, I’m not talking about classics like everyone’s faves from the 1980s (A Christmas Story and National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation). I’m talking about classic Hollywood Christmas movies, and I’m talking about them with Melissa Tagg. Getting ready for some GRANDE changes in the way I internet (stay tuned for early 2014), so in the meantime […]

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WestJet Christmas Miracle

Ho ho ho. Time to dump a little Christmas cheer in your mugs. Only in Canada eh?