John Sears | March 9, 2011
While the new permitting/rally system downtown is being hashed out, things have quieted a bit. Next Saturday is slated to be an *enormous* rally, with farmers converging on the Capitol from around the state. In the meantime, apparently the DOA is up to its old tricks, trying to suppress democracy with trickery. Sigh. They’re catching [...]
John Sears | March 8, 2011
The art director was a bit sick today, so I’ve had to take some time off. ZRC bloggery work will resume whenever it’s convenient.
John Sears | March 6, 2011
Santa Claus. Immortal giver of joy, and toys, to children, at least in the American mythos. He of the rosy cheeks, chimney spelunking and the flying reindeer, Rudolph later added by Montgomery Ward. And, for some reason, a noteworthy target of Anti-Zombie media creators. It’s becoming routine to splash Zombies into holiday stories, almost invariably [...]
John Sears | March 6, 2011
I mean, seriously. This movie puts its Living Supremacism right there in the title. Humans vs. Zombies, which necessarily indicates that Zombies aren’t Human, and that the two are at war. Disgusting. Other than the remarkably upfront title, however, it seems like a pretty typical, violent, Zombie Apocalypse genre picture: Synopsis: Students on summer break [...]
John Sears | March 6, 2011
What happens when the voice talent for a violent Anti-Zombie videogame sit down to play it for the first time? Well, some pretty strange things can be revealed, and some sad truths about human nature as well: The celeb-packed hands-on spectacle includes snippets of pint-sized Kill Bill actress Chiaki Kurimaya – apparently a self-confessed fan [...]
John Sears | March 6, 2011
If you’re like us, you’ve seen a lot of ‘Zombie Apocalypse’ movies, and something may have started to stand out for you as well: Most of the people we’re supposed to sympathize with in these films are complete and utter jerks. Yet, they’re not *portrayed* that way. They’re, allegedly, your heros for 90 minutes. The [...]
John Sears | March 6, 2011
I finally have the chance to hit a bit of traditional ZRC territory here, having Solidarity-ed myself out today at a reasonable time and gotten some chores done this evening, so let’s check back in with ‘Dead Island’, the videogame media’s darling, famed for its gruesome and unsettlingly Anti-Zombie trailer. Which, as it turns out, [...]
John Sears | March 5, 2011
The first one is up, a short speech and song from a member of Vets for Freedom, who I previously caught on video inside the Rotunda. As Stephanie Miller would say, ‘Oh yeah, he’s good.’
John Sears | March 5, 2011
Hey gang. We had a great time downtown today for the ZRC, carrying out signs, getting pictures taken, spreading some outreach on behalf of the Differently Animated. As usual, I have a big crop of photos to share with you as well. The whole Flickr set for today is here, and the collection of all [...]
John Sears | March 5, 2011