Author Archives: Jarryd Kin

‘MooseBox’, South African Made And Ready For Nickelodeon [Video]

‘MooseBox’, South African Made And Ready For Nickelodeon [Video]

As part of Nickelodeon‘s International Animated Shorts Program 2013, South African animator Mike Scott has had his 2 minute masterpiece, MooseBox, finally chosen for development. Out of hundreds of entries worldwide, Mike Scott wowed audiences with this 8-Bit animation that I can only describe as weird and explosively hyperactive.

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Make The World Your Home, But Never Get Comfortable.

Make The World Your Home, But Never Get Comfortable.

“What just happened and how the hell did I get here?” This question plagued my mind as I sat in the staffroom during my first day of work in Japan. Over the past 11 months, I have been in the process of applying to work as an English Assistance Language Teacher and now that I’m here, everything is happening so fast that I haven’t actually registered that I am on the other side of the world, far away from the comforts of what I call home.

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‘The Incredibles’ Would’ve Been Super Gloomy If Christopher Nolan Directed It [Video]

‘The Incredibles’ Would’ve Been Super Gloomy If Christopher Nolan Directed It [Video]

Pixar’sThe Incredibles is a story about a family of superheroes who have tried to settle into mundane suburban life, until a super-villain named Syndrome looks to reshape society and become a hero himself at the Parr family’s expense (in case you forgot). Sounds like the formula for a Christopher Nolan movie, right?

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The Beard’s Best Joburg Events This Week: All The Picnics!

The Beard’s Best Joburg Events This Week: All The Picnics!

Who says there’s nothing to do in Joburg? The Beard will tell you what’s going on and keep you up to date with new music, events, gigs and exhibitions in and around our city. Wanna know what the best Joburg events are? Well here you go.

This week: Al Bairre, Shortstraw, and Matthew Mole at Sandton Central Park, and Mango Groove at Walter Sisulu National Botanical Gardens.

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Ted Lasso Is Back In Time For The 2014/2015 EPL Season [Video]

Ted Lasso Is Back In Time For The 2014/2015 EPL Season [Video]

Ahhh football. How I love you so. With the 2014/2015 English Premier League season set to kick off this weekend, ‘Murican coach Ted Lasso is back to reflect upon his time in England last season as former head coach of Tottenham Hotspur, and his ignorance surrounding the beautiful game is just as funny as it was the first time around.

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Live Action ‘Super Smash Bros’ Is Way Better Than The Video Game [Video]

Live Action ‘Super Smash Bros’ Is Way Better Than The Video Game [Video]

You know what I love about playing Super Smash Bros. on Nintendo Wii? I get to Falcon Punch my friends and not feel bad about it (even though I really do want to punch them in the face). Well 3GI took it one step further and put a real life Smash Bros.

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Noah The ‘Apparently Kid’ Is The Next Riaan Cruywagen [Video]

Noah The ‘Apparently Kid’ Is The Next Riaan Cruywagen [Video]

I only came across this video today since it’s been making the rounds on social media, and if you haven’t seen it yet, hit the ‘play’ button immediately. Noah Ritter got interviewed at some county fair by WNEP-TV, and apparently he’s never been on live TV before. You could’ve fooled me, this kid has the soul of Riaan Cruywagen in him.

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The Beard’s Best Joburg Events This Week: Fletcher (CT)

The Beard’s Best Joburg Events This Week: Fletcher (CT)

Who says there’s nothing to do in Joburg? The Beard will tell you what’s going on and keep you up to date with new music, events, gigs and exhibitions in and around our city. Wanna know what the best Joburg events are? Well here you go.

This week: Fletcher (CT) get’s us swinging at MiHouse, celebrate the India Pale Ale at Arts On Main, and Motherland at Wolves.

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Harry Potter Would’ve Been Even Better If It Was Like Scott Pilgrim [Video]

Harry Potter Would’ve Been Even Better If It Was Like Scott Pilgrim [Video]

Anybody who knows me will know that Bryan Lee O’Malley’s Scott Pilgrim series is my absolute favorite comic series of all time. I also enjoyed Harry Potter enough, so when The Unusual Suspect made a trailer of the latter in an Edgar Wright kinda style, I had to see what it was about.

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Nothing Turns Me On Like Topless Cybersex From The ’90s [Video]

Nothing Turns Me On Like Topless Cybersex From The ’90s [Video]

You can’t make this shit up! First, Chandler and Rachel taught us Windows 95, then we learnt how to use the internet with the Jamison family. Now it’s time to take it a step further and learn how to use the internet for what it was actually intended for – cybersex.

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