New 23/6 Blog: Hillary's in Ballpark Range

This new 23/6 Blog is about our soon to be not in the news anymore friend Hillary.

This Thursday!

Off Topic Comedy



Thursday, May 15th

8:00 p.m.

Free

At the Creek and the Cave
Directions

Guests this Week:

Eric Andre (Live at Gotham)
Brooke van Poppelen (VH1)
Will Hines (UCB)
Roger Hailes (Live at Gotham)

Hosted by Mike Drucker and John Knefel

Based on What Makes Me Laugh, I'm Twelve

This headline made me giggle like I was being tickled by you, the reader.

Oh God! The Typos in This Piece!

I wrote an FAQ for 23/6 about Israel's 60th Birthday. But there's a typo!

DAMN YOU, TYPO!

I'm Not Good at All Games

I had to test a Family Feud game today.

I didn't do well.

Be a Super Hero

Since Iron Man: The Movie was incredible and since Iron Man: The Game sucks incredibly hard, I thought I'd do a little bit of digging and list the best games to pretend to be a superhero.

5. Comix Zone

Although the mid-'90s attitude is a bit much to swallow, this game has an incredible comic book feeling. Of course, this is mainly due to the game literally taking place on a comic book page. The main character can only be a superhero at certain points in the game, making it all the more special. It's not perfect, and it's incredibly difficult, but this is still one of the best comic book-themed games to date.

4. Spider-Man 2

Treyarch basically stole the ideas which made Grand Theft Auto III so successful (go anywhere, do anything) and applied it to Spider-Man. Since Spider-Man relies on swinging webs to move, this makes traveling and exploring all the more fun. Playing at your own pace the way you want, either doing missions or saving individuals, makes for some a really immersing experience.

3. City of Heroes / City of Villains

Create a superhero. Create a super villain. Make a team. Fight.

At the start, City of Heroes was filled with bad Wolverine and Batman clones. But more people played, the more they got creative with the heroes they created. Eventually you saw people from around the world creating interesting and exciting characters. Like most MMORPGs, the fun came when you fought alongside your friends. One of my best game memories came when me and four Florida friends sat in a room and cleared the sewers of villains using our combined powers.

I was a superhero named The Goalie who could absorb damage away from other characters and heal. It was a good fucking time.

2. Marvel: Ultimate Alliance

You can play as Luke Cage.

1. Freedom Force / Freedom Force vs. The Third Reich

I love Freedom Force. From the Jack Kirby-inspired art to the Golden Age innocence of the story to the character-customization and creation abilities, Freedom Force and its sequel Freedom Force vs. The Third Reich is perfect. The game is so well put together, so clear in its focus, it's hard to believe it didn't become more of a hit. The game itself plays like a mixture of Marvel Ultimate Alliance and X-Com: UFO Defense. It's strategic, but action-oriented.

Plus, it has Man-Bot.

Oooooooo, Man-Bot.

Let's just say our boy Man-Bot will save both your team's ass and the day.

Black 20 Piece: IMDB Goofs for Your Last Girlfriend

I'm not bitter regarding this piece, am I?

However, it should be funny. Go ahead. Click the link.

Time Out NY Joke of the Week

Hey guys, I'm Time Out New York's Joke of the Week. It's also in print, which I'll scan another time.

23/6 Blog: Barbie's Dream House is Not in Tehran

This bit has been picked up by 23/6 and the Huffington Post. Jealous?

Grand Theft Auto IV in My Hands

During lunch I grabbed a copy of Grand Theft Auto IV. I think what put me over the top was Ricky Gervais and Katt Williams at a comedy club. Not to mention a number of sites gave it a perfect score.

I picked up the Special Edition of the game:



It comes with a soundtrack selection, safety deposit box (why?), a surprisingly large duffel bag, art book, and keys to said safety deposit box.

I can't play this game until later, obviously. But right now I am listening to the soundtrack CD. Wait - what? A mixture of orchestral movie-style soundtrack and rap? Oh, I'm sorry. I forgot they made CDs that catered specifically to my taste in music.

Tonight and tomorrow should be very fun.

Humanity, Please Leave Your Keys with the Landlord

Another day, another robotic addition to the apocalypse. First there was that terrifying jogging headless dog which brings terror seconds before death. Now there's a sky jellyfish robot. Watch:



Remember that scene in Independence Day, when the stripper lady went to the top of the building in L.A. even though Vivica A. Fox was like, "Nah, girl, don't you do that." But she did anyway and when the big ship opened up, she was like "Oh, it's pretty," and then it rained down death?

That's what's happening here.

All I can imagine is these sky jellies scanning the charred remains of the suburbs, looking for human enclaves to report to its headless dog comrades.

Stop, scientists! We get it! You know how to make robots! We're going to fucking die!