What can possibly go wrong with a film that brings togther Silvester Stallone with Michael Caine and soccer legend Pelé? Particularly when said actors are involved in a Second World War soccer match between an allstar cast of Allied prisoners-of-war and the German national team, this is already on …

A few nights ago I rented "Astérix et Obélix contre César" from the local video store. I loved reading the books when I was younger and I was very skeptical that this film had any chance of success in recreating the feel of the comic. However, starring Gérard Depardieu and Roberto Benigni I …

I've enjoyed reading Patrick Smith's regular column at Salon.com called Ask the Pilot. He's a commercial pilot who writes a regular question-and-answer type column for the news site that addresses people's common questions about flying. It's a good mix of technical flight explanations and …

This morning the friendly Fedex man delivered The Living End's new disc Modern Artillery right to my desk. When I was living in New Zealand, I became aware of The Living End as they were played on the radio in Christchurch all of the time. They're a fantastic punk band from Australia who broke …

A bunch of silveroranges got out on Saturday to play a round of very breezy disc golf at Strathgartney Provincial Park. Upon our return to headquarters, I wrote a bit of a review of our Flathead Cyclone Discs over at silverorange stuff (our reviews site).

I had considered adding a sidebar on the right of this site with a list of books I'm currently reading or reviews of books I've recently read. Instead, I think I might occassionally write full posts about books that I'd like to recommend. If you know me and if I own the book (as I do today's …

Some acronyms are helpful, some aren't really acronyms at all, and some are just downright cool. The following are the best of the best that the nerds of this world could come up with.  •  GNU (GNU's Not Unix)  •  FUBAR (Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition)  •  LISA (Local Integrated Software …

OK, today's topic is the top five greatest movie titles of all time. Like the band names, points are awarded for overall impression but also for the appropriateness of the name combined with the quality of the film.  •  Apocalypse Now!  •  Citizen Kane  •  The Grapes of Wrath  •  Full Metal Jacket …

Following Mickey Acorn's endorsement of Daniel Lanois' album Shine on Acts of Volition, I went out and purchased it from Amazon. Nice suggestion Mickey. I just finished listening to it all the way through for the first time and it's fantastic. The opening song with Emmylou Harris and the title …