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  • Seamus Bellamy
    6:00 am Wed, Aug 7, 2019
    After crashing his plane, downed pilot records his rescue

    Reason #256 for why I never leave the house without my Garmin InReach Mini: things always go wrong at the most inconvenient times. You know, like when you're mid-air in… Read the rest of the article: After crashing his plane, downed pilot records his rescue

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    5:30 am Wed, Aug 7, 2019
    James Fearnley of The Pogues has a new band and it's magic

    The Pogues gave rise to an entirely new genre of music: Paddy Punk. For better or worse (during an interview with Spider Stacey, I was told it was the latter),… Read the rest of the article: James Fearnley of The Pogues has a new band and it's magic

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    6:30 am Tue, Aug 6, 2019
    Brown bear rolls up on men snoozing in a field

    Having a snooze on the grass in bear country is never a great idea, especially when the pair of assholes watching you get checked out by a bear prefer to… Read the rest of the article: Brown bear rolls up on men snoozing in a field

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    6:00 am Tue, Aug 6, 2019
    Mexican government seeks justice in wake of El Paso terrorist attack

    Thoughts and prayers. Video games are fucking folks up. He's white so let's call it mental illness. Apologists for the far right talking shit. It's always the same song and… Read the rest of the article: Mexican government seeks justice in wake of El Paso terrorist attack

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    6:30 am Mon, Aug 5, 2019
    My Life on the Road — Staying Still

    I've been back in Canada since May and I am certain I am losing my mind. It's a certainty that takes hold of me, every year. We come home because… Read the rest of the article: My Life on the Road — Staying Still

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    5:00 am Mon, Aug 5, 2019
    Los Reyes is the stray dog documentary I never knew I needed

    The summer of movies that Séamus willing to pay to see in an actual pay-forty-bucks-for-a-small-popcorn movie theater continues! Bettina Perut and Iván Osnovikoff spent two years hanging out at the… Read the rest of the article: Los Reyes is the stray dog documentary I never knew I needed

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    6:22 am Wed, Jul 31, 2019
    The Outer Worlds is coming to the Nintendo Switch

    I'd kill to see Fallout: New Vegas, Fallout 4, or any of the Borderlands games come to the Nintendo Switch. They're some of my favorite titles to turn to at… Read the rest of the article: The Outer Worlds is coming to the Nintendo Switch

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    6:00 am Wed, Jul 31, 2019
    Robert Eggers' The Lighthouse looks amazing

    I loved Robert Eggers' The Witch. It was a moody, masterfully shot masterpiece of slow-simmering tension, mistrust and the gentle hand that moves desperate people to make terrible decisions. I… Read the rest of the article: Robert Eggers' The Lighthouse looks amazing

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    5:39 am Tue, Jul 30, 2019
    Scientists: hot pavement will burn you like something hot

    Dehydration. Sun stroke. Quickly standing up from a vinyl chair whilst wearing shorts. There's lots of danger to be found on a scorching hot summer day. According to a team… Read the rest of the article: Scientists: hot pavement will burn you like something hot

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    12:00 pm Mon, Jul 29, 2019
    Welcome to The Grand Overlook Hotel

    There are times in life when you're presented with something that you never knew you wanted but, once its in your head, you're certain you can no longer live without… Read the rest of the article: Welcome to The Grand Overlook Hotel

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    5:40 am Mon, Jul 29, 2019
    Mounties accidentally stream homicide press conference with Facebook's cat filter turned on

    The Royal Canadian Mounted Police aren't known for their sense of humor—especially in instances where investigating a senseless murder. When it's a double homicide, you can taste the gravitas right… Read the rest of the article: Mounties accidentally stream homicide press conference with Facebook's cat filter turned on

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    5:20 am Mon, Jul 29, 2019
    Apple's contractors also listening to private conversations

    Android apps are tracking your every move. Amazon is watching and listening. Google's watching you watch porn. Facebook is up all of our shit, all of the time. Perhaps it… Read the rest of the article: Apple's contractors also listening to private conversations

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    5:01 am Mon, Jul 29, 2019
    Pillars of Eternity is coming to the Nintendo Switch this August

    Despite the user interface issues with games like Wastelands 2 and Phantom Doctrine on the Nintendo Switch, I've still waited like a mook for Obsidian's Pillars of Eternity II to… Read the rest of the article: Pillars of Eternity is coming to the Nintendo Switch this August

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    4:30 am Fri, Jul 26, 2019
    Forever 21 tossed diet food samples into online clothing orders

    When you're overweight, taller or shorter than average or otherwise physically different from the vast majority of folks, shopping for clothing sucks. Speaking from past experience, there's something dreadful about… Read the rest of the article: Forever 21 tossed diet food samples into online clothing orders

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    4:11 am Thu, Jul 25, 2019
    Stefan Murphy's Dry Cider rings on about the sort of days I hope I had

    I have a hard time remembering my younger years, but I want to believe that I had days like the one that Stefan Murphy (AKA The Mighty Stef and, from… Read the rest of the article: Stefan Murphy's Dry Cider rings on about the sort of days I hope I had

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    5:15 am Wed, Jul 24, 2019
    Security company reports vulnerability in VLC, but it's already patched

    VLC, the exceptional open-source media player that pretty much runs on everything, has been one of the first programs I install on a new computer or smartphone for years. It's… Read the rest of the article: Security company reports vulnerability in VLC, but it's already patched

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    4:00 am Wed, Jul 24, 2019
    Taika Waititi's got some great advice for writers and film directors

    If you're a Taika Waititi fan, like I am, it's been one hell of a year. The What We Do in the Shadows TV series was absolutely brilliant. Last week,… Read the rest of the article: Taika Waititi's got some great advice for writers and film directors

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    9:00 am Tue, Jul 23, 2019
    Google's watching you watching porn

    Friends, you're going to wish you were still making the scene with a magazine after reading this sentence: Google's web trackers are all up in your fap time and there's… Read the rest of the article: Google's watching you watching porn

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    8:23 am Tue, Jul 23, 2019
    The Expanse season four arrives on December 14th

    I'm a few years late to the Expanse party, but I am totally into it. I just finished devouring season two on Saturday evening and will likely dig into the… Read the rest of the article: The Expanse season four arrives on December 14th

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  • Seamus Bellamy
    5:14 am Mon, Jul 22, 2019
    The trailer for Top Gun: Maverick buzzed the tower today

    Top Gun: Maverick – Official Trailer (2022) – Paramount PicturesWatch this video on YouTube If you managed to miss watching Top Gun over the past three decades, lemme catch you… Read the rest of the article: The trailer for Top Gun: Maverick buzzed the tower today

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