The 10 Worst Fighting Fantasy Covers of All Time

Back when I was a fantasy loving nerdling with suspect taste in books, I was big into gamebooks. This was in Ye Olde 90s before Al Gore invented the internet and the only computer game I had ever played was Alley Cat (Like Canada, my family were late adopters and only experienced the 80s in the 90s). So my main experience with interactive games were through gamebooks - Choose Your Own Adventure books on steroids.

M.I.A Lives Fast, Flips the Bird

M.I.A gives the Saudi Government the metaphorical middle finger with her new video for Bad Girls. She again worked with Romain Gavros, the French director responsible for her Born Free video. This time around, they've moved from ginger-cide to car stunts heavy on the keffiyeh cool.

Are They Serious With This Shit: Crappy Movie Edition

Seen while checking out an Oh No They Didn't movie poster megapost (scroll down slowly for maximum effect):

Dear Reader Does Dancing in the Dark

I like Dear Reader. I like them so much, I named a blog after one of their CDs. So it's no surprise I'm digging this beautiful, lilting acoustic guitar cover of Bruce Springsteen's Dancing in the Dark.



Sure, there's no young Courtney Cox in this version, but if you're a rapid Coxafarian, just put on a DVD of Friends on mute as you listen to this video. You shouldn't though because Cherilyn MacNeil is lovely in her own right and you get to see her emote.

Sexual Immorality Bingo

Top TV CEO Vino Govender has been thrown out on his ass, allegedly because of his attempts to bring a porn channel to the Top TV bouquet. There are other reasons of course, but "Top TV CEO To Be Axed Over Faltering Content Offerings" doesn't quite have the same ring to it. And, because South African society's repressive conservative leanings mean it's more obsessed with sex than it would have you believe, another round of porn ping pong is taking place in the comments sections of online news sources.