Song of the Day: Where Is My Mind

Yoav feat. Emily Browning. 

I just finished reading Ender's Game for the first time since elementary school (it's still an amazing work of literary art). I was inspired to buy and read the iBook edition after seeing the trailer for the new Ender's Game movie. Much as 'Exile Vilify' came to symbolize the emotional exhaustion felt by Abraham Lincoln while reading Team Of Rivals, 'Where Is My Mind' became my anthem for Ender and his battle against isolation, loneliness, and depression. 

Add 'Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon' to the list of games I desperately want to play but probably never will

Blood Dragon is a standalone expansion for the video game Far Cry 3. Below is a live-action short made to promote Blood Dragon. Just take my money already and make a full-length movie, please. 

Update: Below is the first 15 minutes of the game with commentary.

On second thought, iSteven is now just my second 'most anticipated movie of 2013'

Why the demotion of Funny Or Die's 'iSteve'? That's because the new trailer for Neill Blomkamp's 'Elysium' has just been released and it seems to contain pretty much everything I want in a movie. 'District 9' was amazing. Elysium looks set to be amazing. 

RIP Roger Ebert

"Did you know that for Gene, speech is a second language?"

"Roger's first language is 'Yes, I'll have apple pie with my order.'"

Slate Magazine on "The Original Frenemies." What an interesting relationship. 

Song of the Day: Fly Like An Eagle

Steve Miller Band

Bonus: SEAL version (as featured in the movie Space Jam)

I wish I was playing Bioshock Infinite right now

I haven't played a console video game from start to finish in a long, long time (it's probably been more than two years). The new Bioshock game may change that. It looks pretty incredible. 

I apologize for the language of the commentary in the video below. It's an entertaining look at the beginning of the game though. I watched it because I wasn't planning on playing the game and so didn't care about the game's beginning being spoiled. Now that I've watched it, I will be purchasing the game (legally) the first chance I get. 

Have 5 free hours? Here's the 2012 Bathurst 1000.

One of the world's greatest races on one of the world's greatest racetracks. As a motor sports fan, you should know and be excited about this race. Plus there are constant rumors of hardcore Australian fans burying beer near the racetrack and digging it up on raceday to get around the 24 beers-per-person limit because, you know, 24 beers for one fully-grown Australian isn't enough.