A Monster Calls

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Library Voodoo

If you haven’t figured it out by now, you know that I tend to gravitate toward dark novels. I’m not sure exactly why, and sometimes I question this conscious choice, or is it really my subconscious? All philosophy aside, I picked up the novel, A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness merely because of the cover illustration.  (Sometimes, this random tactic works, and you do find a wonderful book!) A dark, charcoal drawing  of a horrific monster is pictured walking toward a small, forlorn farmhouse. However, this is not a book about a monster of myth. It’s a monster far worse than anything imagined.

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Summer Movie Game Update

Submitted by:

Optimusgene

It's time to check in on the 2012 Summer Movie Game. Let's do this!

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Dropbox

Submitted by:

Optimusgene

Every so often you find a program or app that literally changes the way you work on your computer or smart phone. Twitter has changed the way I communicate with my friends and family on a daily basis; Netflix has changed the way I watch and enjoy movies and TV shows and Dropbox has changed the way I store and access files. USB drives are dead; the cloud is where it’s at!

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OMA Original: Prey

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Optimusgene

The large, brown, porcelain cup made the slightest sound against the saucer and teaspoon as it was lowered down onto the table.  The milky foam was surrounded by a ring of cappuccino and lightly laced with shaved bits of chocolate on top. Ribbons of steam danced above the cup and swirled in the air.

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The Avengers

Submitted by:

Optimusgene

Dear Joss Whedon,

I know you come from a comics background, but if you play video games could you please turn your favorite one into a movie? The Avengers has firmly cemented comic book movies as not just a genre of movie, but that they can be great on every level. We still have yet to get a good, let alone great, video game movie and if anyone could change that, it’s you. Thanks again for making some of the best TV, comics and movies of all time.

Your’s truly,

Optimusgene

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Group Therapy Ep. 103 - You're F'n Batman

Submitted by: Optimusgene, Cyrus Martin, Jay Red, Techxmex

On episode 101, we deconstructed some of our favorite cartoons and discussed how modern cartoons, well, suck. This week, we right the wrongs of our childhood and talk about how we could fix the old cartoons and improve the cartoons of today. We also discuss our picks for the Summer Movie Game, Optimusgene's love for The Avengers and Jay has a new job... he's Batman! 

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Group Therapy Ep. 103 - LIVE!

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Optimusgene, Cyrus Martin, Jay Red

Watch us record Group Therapy Ep. 103 LIVE! at 8:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM CST today on Ustream. Join us in the chat room and be part of show. In episode 101, we dissected the best, worst and weirdest cartoons and discussed how cartoons have changed over time. This week, we discuss how to rectify those issues and make cartoons awesome again.

2012 Summer Movie Game Challenge

Submitted by:

Optimusgene

Ding, ding, ding. Ladies and gentlemen, LET'S GET READY TO (insert term here that means do battle but would totally not get us in trouble for copyright infringement). Along with inviting you to join us in the 3rd Annual Summer Movie Game, we here at OneManAsylum have challenged another podcast site to take up arms and do battle with us. Who will come out on top?

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OMA Originals: Closings

Submitted by:

Optimusgene

The air screeches with the sound of a microphone being turned on. It echoes off of the cafeteria tile floor and center block walls. The walls had been painted white with a large blue eagle stenciled on them; the high school’s colors and mascot. Had the eagle come to life at that moment the screeching could have come from it.

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Battle Royale

Submitted by:

Miyavi Yu

Let's face it, the education system is in trouble. Besides the fact public education is running out of money, the students now a day don't seem to care about anything. So what can be done to shake things up and hopefully get the kids focused again?  How about randomly put a class of middle school kids on an island and have them kill each other off until there is only one left?

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