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Wednesday, 16 February 2011

Totally Rad!

I have to let everyone in on one of the best podcasts around. It’s called The Totally Rad Show (or TRS) and it is a video podcast of three guys talking about movies, TV, video games and comics. Now although I am only really interested in two of those things, TV and film, I love every episode of their show. The hosts, Alex, Jeff, and Dan, have been running it for about four years and really know their stuff. Not to say I always agree but they are definitely knowledgeable and they make each discussion interesting and informative.

I’m probably not their target audience, considering most entertainment based podcasts are more focussed towards men, but I don’t feel patronised or out-of-the-loop by not knowing certain references. They also have impromptu games and almost every show offer a discount for some website or another, although many of them are US based. They’ve also managed to introduce me to loads of new websites and films and got me desperate for a console, any console!

Check out website FlickChart as well, as it’s the basis for their Versus game and it’s quite a cool little site where you can rate movies. I definitely recommend watching this show – try downloading either a ‘Versus’ or ‘Media Mashup’ episode to start with though, as you’ll be able to get a feel for the style of the show before plunging into a full-on review.

Saturday, 5 February 2011

To the Library!

Just because I seem to rant about the library so very often, I thought I should post up about this very cool blog I found. His most recent entry is the coolest cartoon, and it really rings true!

http://thoughtballoonhelium.blogspot.com/2011/02/library.html

Also, I hope everyone remembers that today is the day to make a stand at your local library! The Save Our Libraries Campaign is picking up momentum and is highlighting today, Saturday 5th February, as the day to stand up for our local institutions. Even if you don't visit them regularly, think of all the people who do, and go take out your fourteen books! Maybe revisit an old classic, or pick up the latest bestseller! We pay for these places out of our taxes and we should make full use of them.

Anyway, I'm off to practice what I preach and pick up a bunch of books from my local library!