• Pure Speculation Fall Special: TV’s New Crop of Flop


    Mike Mumah and P. Bradley Robb
    Fall is here, and with it, a slew of new shows. Like baby turtles, most won’t survive. But, as your media-consumption landscape is already pretty full, it’s a bit hard to decide what to watch. So, Mumah and Bradley have decided to give you the skinny on what to watch, and the fat on all the stuff you shouldn’t.

  • Rock Detective: The Case of the Frozen Simians


    John Oxley
    John Oxley, MPI, investigates the return of the musical crime lords, the Arctic Monkeys. Would this investigation spell the end of the Rock Detective? Or would he come away with some shaggy haired indie kids in cuffs?

  • Mold!


    Anne Murphy
    Mold’s got a bad rap. Sure, we all know it’s used to treat penicillin and to cheese, but mold is also used for so much more, and not just rendering your bread inedible.

  • Dagis Daze


    Houman Sadri
    What does it take to run a kindergarten? Apparently it’s a mixture of eccentricity and sadism cooked at approximately 350 degrees for about 70 years. Or that’s what Houman ran into as he attempted to find a nursery for his own flesh and blood.

  • Pure Speculation: September 2007


    Mike Mumah and P. Bradley Robb
    September is bringing around a whole slew of films, several of which seem really, really familiar. Granted, we haven’t actually seen any of these, but that’s never stopped us from reviewing them before.

  • When Cockroaches Inherit the Earth


    David Bird
    Forget the Cold War propaganda – David Bird took a serious look at the worst part of nuclear weapons, the slow, painful death from radiation to answer the question: Yes, but what about the cockroaches?

  • It’s All Greek to Me


    John Oxley
    Another Joxley Adventure, not so much on vacation, rather a two-week intensive language course. Will young John be swept away by his immersive classical experience, or will the girls and booze win him over?

  • Keeping the Sobriety Away


    George R. Perry
    Going back to school? subter’s own bartender has apple-themed alcoholic concoctions that will win your teachers over far faster than any old, clichéd apple ever could.