John Sears | March 15, 2011
That, and better security on the signs themselves, I suppose: For several hours early Monday morning, motorists driving south on Foothills Parkway in Boulder received an unnerving warning from an electric road-construction sign: “Zombies ahead.” … Zombie-loving hackers have been breaking into programmable electronic road signs across the country for years and posting the warning [...]
John Sears | March 15, 2011
Given the seemingly endless public appetite for Anti-Zombie media it was only a matter of time before Facebook, the world’s natural home for all ugly trends in technology, would find a way to jump on the bandwagon: Digital Chocolate, a leader in social games across growing platforms, today announced the launch of Zombie Lane™ on [...]
John Sears | March 15, 2011
Bear with me a bit as I actually employ my degree in Criminal Justice/Political Science a bit, folks: Frequently in Anti-Zombie fiction, we are presented with a certain narrative, that of the Reluctant Protagonist Who Must Combat the Zombie Hordes. In this storyline, the protagonist, despite acting like a sociopathic madman or madwoman, looting, pillaging, [...]
John Sears | March 14, 2011
Hot Topic, the beloved chain of emo teenagers and fans of having absolutely everything printed with a design from 80s cartoons or Invader Zim, has decided to cash in a bit on the Anti-Zombie market with this t-shirt. which ‘humorously’ states that: Honestly, the brain-eating thing is just completely out of hand. For some reason, [...]
John Sears | March 14, 2011
Some fascinating details on the ‘Walking Dead’ DVD box set now available, which the ZRC will be buying as soon as I can arrange a suitable container to prevent the concentrated evil from these monstrous DVDs from seeping into our living environment. Maybe a fire safe that’s been consecrated? How did they bind Samael in [...]
John Sears | March 14, 2011
Kickstarter has become an integral part of many independent projects; I’ve contributed to a few myself, and the ZRC endorsed the Detroit Needs Robocop Kickstarter campaign as a thoroughly Zombie Friendly project, so it’s with some sadness I have to report that it can be used for nefarious, plushy evil as well: It’s coming… the [...]
John Sears | March 13, 2011
A truly disturbing story out of Georgia, where apparently ‘Zombie’ has become a code word for people the police find undesirable and want to defame, even harass: WARNER ROBINS — The houses along the half-mile street, Southern Avenue, are outwardly worn, and the people who live in the neighborhood are well-aware the street is ridden [...]
John Sears | March 13, 2011
I haven’t uploaded absolutely everything yet, but I have a decent slate of videos the ZRC took at the rally yesterday to share with our dedicated blogging audience. (Opening ceremonies, singalong of an old union song.) (A fantastic speech about the natural alliance of farmers, who are after all rural labor, and traditional urban labor [...]
John Sears | March 13, 2011
At the rally Saturday I saw a man holding a sign that, unfortunately, perpetuates some negative stereotypes about the Differently Animated. Now, of course, some Zombies like brains. Some Zombies require brains as part of their balanced diet, in the same way that Living people need Vitamin C or diabetics need insulin. It’s nothing to [...]
John Sears | March 13, 2011
Yesterday I went down to the protests at the Capitol, and they were easily the biggest yet. It took me an hour to get parked and I was using the city garage furthest from the square. If I had to estimate, given that previous large protests were rated at 80k+ people, this one probably involved [...]