Dungeons and Drongos Episode 12: Spookaroo Special, The Haunted Bakery Part 1

WooOOOoo! It's Spookaroo in Fantasy Australia and our heroes are about to embark on their spoopiest adventure yet! Can they survive the horror's in Gunnacarkit's Haunted Bakery and lift the curse? Or will they mess up again and embarrass us all? Either way, it's one of our greatest stories yet! It's Dungeons and Dragons meets Australia meets Halloween meets assorted meats... in a pie! Did I mention WooOOOOooooO!?

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The Book Was Better Episode 122: The Silver Brumby (with guest host Jacinta!)

G'day, cobbers! This week we delve back into the very heart of Australia as we read the novelization of true blue Aussie horse movie The Silver Brumby! Never heard of it? No worries, bloke, we got you covered! With me good mate, Jacinta, we're gonna' spin a ripper yarn all about the time that Big Russ Crow got creepily obsessed with a creamy horse! You bloody beauty!

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FPcast! The Fruitless Pursuits Podcast for March 16th 2015! Kidnapping Mr VB!

This week we cover a hell of a lot of ground including Ghostbuster dude reboot, who we'd cast in an Australian Ghostbusters franchise, a new Blinky Bill film, Star Wars news, live action Dumbo, plus trailer talk, Terry Pratchett, and a review of Sam Bloody Wortho Worthington's new film Kidnapping Mr. Heineken! Strewth!

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The Book Was Better Episode 110: Blinky Bill the Mischievous Koala (with guest host Jacinta)!

The Book Was Better podcast is back with a whole new series of episodes! Today we finally turn the tables and take a good hard look at Australian culture when we read the novelization of the crudely animated Aussie "classic" Blinky Bill the Mischievous Koala! And who better to join me that you beaut, true blue, bloody fair dinkum legend Jacinta! Will Blinky Bill sober up enough to find his missing mother? There's only one bloody way to find out, cobber!

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FPcast! The Fruitless Pursuits Podcast for January 26th 2015! Australia Day!

G'day, Cobbers! It's our true blue, fair dinkum, down under Australia Day episode where your mates Milto and Cintsy are gonna' tell you all about our golden brown land! So grab hold on yer Chiko and get this you beaut poddy up yer!

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The Avengers Assemble… in Perth?!

This week I sat down in a comfy chair and settled in to read my usual weekly stack of comics. As always I start with the Marvel books. I’ve been a Marvel reader for 20-odd years so they get priority. Anyone who’s seen my wrist knows I’m a huge Avengers fan, of course. The best Avengers book currently running? Easy. Jonathan Hickman’s Avengers. It’s a high concept, science fiction odyssey spanning the world and the universe. I love the scope, the gravitas of it all. His Avengers is always one of the first things I devour.

Now as I read issue #14 this week and appreciated Caselli’s gorgeous art I got a great surprise. The Avengers were headed to Australia. Now that is exciting enough but not only were they coming to my country, they were coming to my city!

That’s right! Earth’s Mightiest Heroes have landed in sleepy old Perth!

"Super Dingo Vs the Pirates" Film Shows True Face of Australia.

As an Australian I have long battled ignorant misconceptions of folks from other countries (mostly American countries) (North American) that all Australians live in the bush, are unintelligible alcoholics, and are under constant threat of attack from dangerous animals, especially dingoes.

Well, I can't fight it any longer. I've been living a lie. It's time to share with you the truth...

Super Dingo is a brilliant (documentary?) series written and directed by the very funny Ethan Marrell and Paul Montague. And better yet this series is being made right here in Perth and it turns out that I actually know some of these maniacs, I just wasn't aware that this was how they were spending their spare time. And now I am jealous.

America may have a Hulk but we have a Super Dingo, so watch your back. We fight drunk and dirty!

Tecmo Bob’s Your Uncle: Aussie Rules Football

Last year, my friend Jason got me into Australian rules football.  Jay is not big on sports; he once asked a Miami Dolphins fan if they wore teal and orange because they were losing.  However there was something about the game, which was as rough as American football, but with less safety equipment and more punting, that intrigued both Jason and myself.  The fact that longtime Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Redskins punter, Sav Rocca, was one of the best Australian rules players of the 1990’s, further piqued my interest.

Just how interested was I in footy, and what does it have to do with the cool early-90's NES graphics above? Find out after the jump!

Danger 5

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Beer and Soup.

Australia is the land of the meathead, there's no two ways about it. As a result the biggest amount of money and effort goes into advertising for beer, football, meat, soup, stuff like that. Luckily for us (well, it's at least the silver lining) it means we end up with some ridiculous and awesome ads.

This ads pretty old now, but in my mind it was the point where beer ads went from moronic to moronic/funny. Australians will know it, but lets reminisce. Americans - watch and learn.

More liquid gold after the break -