Unlucky Terminator fans forced to watch new sequel
This week fans of the classic action film Terminator 2: Judgment Day were in for a terrible surprise when they attended what they thought was a screening of the 1991 film. Not only did...
Category: Ramblings
There can’t be a clear thought process to every article, and that’s where The Brainjar’s ramblings section comes in. Perhaps none of this makes sense. But does anything really?
Netflix won’t be the end of movie theaters
As Netflix is intent to complete its quest for world dominance, it’s meant to come with some negativity. That explains why one of the narratives surrounding Netflix is how it’s set to kill the...
Retrospective: The Brain Jar’s favorite posts of 2018
Since it feels like this is the first year where we were actually bothered with our blog, we decided to create an overview of our favorite posts. In no specific order, here are some...
Audience interaction gone wrong: my magic night w. Joe Labero
If you’ve visited my blog before, then you must know there are plenty of things I don’t like (see my post on Alien Covenant 2) or am not impressed by (my post on peak...
Sweden prioritizes sexism over comedy with “discriminatory” meme
Take that, comedy! The Distracted Boyfriend meme is such a big part of the internet that it even has its own Wikipedia page. Yet that didn’t stop Sweden – country of political correctness –...
What is an MRI scan like? Let us explain
It would be great to go through life with a perpetually perfect body, yet most (if not all) of us do get hit by age eventually. In terms of establishing what is actually wrong...
A tribute to Scott Hutchison of Frightened Rabbit
Today is a sad day, as Scott Hutchison, singer and founding member of Scottish indie rock band Frightened Rabbit, has been confirmed as dead (source). The 36-year old songwriter had gone missing on Wednesday,...
No Netflix movies at Cannes, company regrets ban
Another week, another article on streaming giant Netflix. While the company continues to crank out content (see our article here on Netflix pushing localized content), it seems that others in the industry aren’t too...
Oh God, there’s a kickstarter for a ketchup slice
Dumbing down is an ongoing series in which we highlight new trends or innovations in the world, which signal our decline as a species. Today: a kickstarter that is trying to will a slice...
Bento is dead, but he was never the real keyboard cat
The world has just become an even crueler place, as Bento the keyboard cat has died. Bento rose to fame in 2009, when the internet caught wind of a video in which owner Charlie...