Category Archives: pop culture

A MBS Recommendation

Posted on July 18, 2022 by Reverend

Last week I had the privilege of writing a recommendation for Michael Branson Smith to gain admission to the masters program in Interactive Data Visualization at the CUNY Graduate Center. And while I’m confident he will get into the program … Continue reading →

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Reclaim Video’s The Weekly Watch 001

Posted on February 18, 2019 by Reverend

View this post on Instagram @xanderfalls rocking Alice in Wonderland on laserdisc @reclaimvideo and it looks quite good! A post shared by Jim Groom (@jim.groom) on Feb 15, 2019 at 12:07pm PST I got bak into town late Thursday, and … Continue reading →

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Luke Skywalker liked me!

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Reverend

That bizarre moment when Luke Skywalker likes your tweet about him. @hamillhimself understands the Twitter pic.twitter.com/ikzPwJN4ri — Jim Groom (@jimgroom) December 31, 2015 Before this get subsumed into the black hole that is Twitter’s timeline, I just wanted to leave … Continue reading →

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Computer Critters

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Reverend

One of the things I’ll miss most about UMW is the UMW Console, it looks like it may even become a more permanent attraction that will highlight random years across the decades. For example, we recently secured a Nintendo Virtual Boy for when … Continue reading →

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And All Through the House

Posted on March 8, 2015 by Reverend

I started watching the first few Tales from the Crypt episodes over break, and while it’s uneven, there are some crazy ass episodes. For example, the second episode of season 1, “All Through the House,” which aired on June 10, 1989, and … Continue reading →

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Tales from the Crypt: “Last Laugh”

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Reverend

I got volume 4 of the Tales from the Crypt archive last week, and it’s even crazier than volume 3. It’s a beautiful edition published by Dark Horse Comics, and I highly recommend it to any and all fans of early 20th … Continue reading →

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Grounds…for Horror!

Posted on February 21, 2015 by Reverend

While in L.A. last week, my good friend Mikhail and I made a stop at the comic shop Meltdown. It’s a great store. They have everything from comics to graphic novels to figurines to video games—and the folks who work there are both … Continue reading →

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Dawn of the Dead: Hare Krishna Zombie Doll

Posted on October 23, 2014 by Reverend

While in the mall the other day (the irony is not lost on me), I discovered this awesome action figure of the Hare Krishna zombie from George Romero’s 1978 class horror film Dawn of the Dead. I couldn’t resist buying … Continue reading →

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Star Wars in 35 MM?

Posted on August 30, 2014 by Reverend

Next month at Library of Congress, Packard Campus, three of the most iconic films of the last 35 years will be showing:  Saturday, Sept. 13 (7:30 p.m.) STAR WARS: EPISODE IV – A NEW HOPE (20th Century Fox, 1977) This first film in … Continue reading →

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Puny Wallet! Hulk Smash!

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Reverend

I got a new wallet this weekend, and everytime I use it out to pay for something I get a compliment. That’s been foreign reality to me for a long while. And I enjoyed it so much I figured I would throw a couple … Continue reading →

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