Archive for June, 2012
Do you have a question for Robin Padilla?
Like, Do you have a portrait of yourself that looks like a man in his 40s who’s had a history of overindulgence and drug problems and been in prison? Because you look younger than you did in your Bad Boy era. How does this happen? Metaphysical barter?
Post your questions in Comments. Our people will send them to his people and he will answer them when he has a moment.
You can’t get through your day without this. What is it?
Caffeine! The stimulant in your coffee. This is an electron micrograph of a 40-micron (40/1,000,000 meter) caffeine crystral group, one of the winners of the Wellcome Image Awards 2012.
Boy God, the Filipino superhero
From io9: Boy God, the Filipino child superhero who makes Harry Potter look like a human bedpan
Hey reader, just what exactly did Harry Potter do? As far as I remember, he coasted on his own legend like an Olsen twin, let Hermione do all the hard thinking, and made out with Ron’s sister while Ronnie’s remedial warlock back was turned.
In short, Harry Potter was a real backseat überwizard, a real lackadaisical magus. In short, he was the diametric opposite of Boy God.
Who is Boy God? Why, he was only the star of the 1982 Filipino fantasy flick Roco, ang batang bato, which was released stateside as Boy God and in Australia as Stone Boy. Take a moment to watch the American trailer. Don’t try to figure out the movie’s plot (as your synapses will melt like fondue)…