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Tag: History

Casablanca - Round up the usual suspects
November 22, 2017April 8, 2019 Mr. Wapojif

Casablanca: “Round up the usual suspects” Quote Off Extravaganza

Guitar from a rock band
November 20, 2017November 19, 2017 Mr. Wapojif

Great TV Shows That Never Were: Band of Mothers

Dubliners by James Joyce
November 18, 2017January 23, 2019 Mr. Wapojif

Dubliners by James Joyce

A novel, which could be edible
November 13, 2017November 12, 2017 Mr. Wapojif

Exclusive Recipe: Beans on Proust (a literature-based lunch!)

World of Warcraft
November 12, 2017April 18, 2020 Mr. Wapojif

World of Warcraft: Fond Memories of an Epic MMORPG

Floppy disk
November 10, 2017November 7, 2021 Mr. Wapojif

Exclusive Invention: Floppy Desks (made from floppy disks)

Titanic
November 8, 2017February 26, 2020 Mr. Wapojif

Titanic: 20th Anniversary Review

A skyscraper
November 3, 2017November 7, 2021 Mr. Wapojif

Exclusive Invention: Skyscoopers (better than skyscrapers)

The Prophet by Kahil Gibran
October 21, 2017January 20, 2019 Mr. Wapojif

The Prophet by Kahil Gibran

Watership Down film
October 18, 2017June 24, 2023 Mr. Wapojif

Watership Down: The Most Terrifying Animated Film Ever

New English Words
October 17, 2017April 8, 2019 Mr. Wapojif

10 Brilliant New Words and What They Mean

The Complete Cosmicomics by Italo Calvino
October 14, 2017May 20, 2018 Mr. Wapojif

The Complete Cosmicomics by Italo Calvino

How to use a parting phrase like goodbye
October 12, 2017October 12, 2017 Mr. Wapojif

How to Use a Parting Phrase (Goodbye, Farewell, Get Lost etc.)

Diary of Anne Frank
October 8, 2017January 23, 2019 Mr. Wapojif

The Diary of Anne Frank

Half-Life 2
October 7, 2017October 7, 2017 Mr. Wapojif

Half-Life 2 (2004)

Samurai Cop
October 3, 2017May 24, 2024 Mr. Wapojif

Samurai Cop: The Best Bad Movie Ever Made?

September 30, 2017September 30, 2017 Mr. Wapojif

Charles Bukowski: Post Office (Moonshake Books)

Macbeth by William Shakespeare
September 23, 2017January 29, 2019 Mr. Wapojif

Macbeth by William Shakespeare

Pram with a battering ram on it
September 22, 2017November 7, 2021 Mr. Wapojif

Exclusive Invention: pRam! (a pram with a battering ram on it)

How to speak like you're from Northern England
September 21, 2017March 21, 2021 Mr. Wapojif

How to Speak Like You’re From Northern England, Mate

Mr. Bean - Ecce homo qui est faba
September 20, 2017April 20, 2022 Mr. Wapojif

Mr. Bean’s Opening Music: Ecce Homo Intro is Bean-Based

Williams F1 documentary
September 17, 2017November 28, 2021 Mr. Wapojif

Williams F1: One of the Year’s Essential Documentaries

Midnight Express by Billy Hayes
September 16, 2017January 25, 2020 Mr. Wapojif

Midnight Express by Billy Hayes

Paintings improved by being smelly
September 13, 2017April 17, 2020 Mr. Wapojif

15 Famous Paintings Improved by Adding “Smelly” to the Title

Santa Exclusive Christmas Column
September 12, 2017September 11, 2017 Mr. Wapojif

Exclusive Santa Column: Singing, Serious Injuries, & Pac-Man

The Disaster Artist - Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell
September 9, 2017November 20, 2022 Mr. Wapojif

The Disaster Artist by Greg Sestero

Classic albums with cabbage in the title
September 5, 2017September 5, 2017 Mr. Wapojif

15 Classic Albums Improved By Adding “Cabbage” Into the Title

253 by Geoff Ryman
September 2, 2017December 12, 2023 Mr. Wapojif

253 by Geoff Ryman

Buddy Rich
August 27, 2017October 18, 2020 Mr. Wapojif

Buddy Rich: Drumming Genius, Personality, & Showman

Ubik by Philip K. Dick
August 26, 2017January 23, 2019 Mr. Wapojif

Ubik by Philip K. Dick

Goldeney N64 20th Anniversary
August 23, 2017April 20, 2021 Mr. Wapojif

Goldeneye 007: The Legendary N64 FPS Thing

Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back - Why you stuck up, half-witted, scruffy looking, Nerf herder
August 22, 2017July 31, 2021 Mr. Wapojif

Star Wars: “Why you stuck up, half-witted, scruffy-looking nerf herder!” Quote Off Extravaganza!

Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
August 19, 2017January 23, 2019 Mr. Wapojif

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

The history of the dunce cap
August 15, 2017January 20, 2020 Mr. Wapojif

A Brief History of the Dunce Cap

Gross numbers are gross
August 14, 2017August 13, 2017 Mr. Wapojif

Gross Numbers: Why They’re the Most Disgusting on Earth

Anthem by Ayn Rand
August 12, 2017January 28, 2019 Mr. Wapojif

Anthem by Ayn Rand

Pavements and sidewalks - the difference
August 7, 2017August 9, 2022 Mr. Wapojif

News: Carnage as Pavements Renamed “Sidewalks” in the UK

Being and Nothingness by Jean-Paul Sartre
August 5, 2017January 2, 2022 Mr. Wapojif

Being and Nothingness by Jean-Paul Sartre

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