Fools

Another manual for a sound system was written in font so tiny I ran to find my reading glasses, until I realised I was already wearing my glasses, and I still couldn’t read the bloody thing. A third, for an air-conditioning unit, contained the phrase “PMV control”, and if I have to plough through acronyms just to get some cool air, then thank you very much, I’ll stay hot.Then there are the manuals from products I may or may not have purchased from slightly shonky websites overseas. I am not criticising the writers; I…

We also asked the expert if he had any advice for people who feel the need to prove their intelligence online. “Each person should learn to ask themselves, honestly, if they have any ability to speak about an event or an issue, and they should also examine whether or not they have any experience with that situation,” Scott shared. “When the conflict in Israel popped up recently, I saw a meme that said, ‘I'm no longer an expert on Ukraine because now I'm an expert about Israel,’ which I thought was incredibly accurate,” he…

In 1986, Richard Ford took an Alice Hoffman novel out into his back yard and shot it. Hoffman had had the temerity to give Ford’s third novel, The Sportswriter, a middling review in the New York Times. Ford at the time believed The Sportswriter to be his masterpiece. It tells the story of Frank Bascombe, once an author of short stories, now, in his late 30s, a sportswriter living a middle-class life in the ordinary town of Haddam, New Jersey.Frank is, when we first meet him, divorced and mourning the death of his…

‘Hermione’ Emma Watson Once Played An April Fool’s Prank On ‘Harry Potter’ Daniel Radcliffe & It Went Terribly Wrong, Leaving The Latter On The Verge Of Tears ( Photo Credit – Instagram ; IMDb ) The Harry Potter films have been an important part of our childhoods and its actors – ‘Harry’ Daniel Radcliffe, ‘Ron Weasley’ Rupert Grint and ‘Hermione Granger’ Emma Watson, gave us some of the best friendship goals. Well, their on-screen friendship isn’t the only thing you should see – their off-screen comradeship is…

Screengrab via youtube/Fool's Paradise Fool’s Paradise, an upcoming emotional buddy comedy, doesn’t seem much like legendary horror and fantasy director Guillermo del Toro’s bag. The movie follows a recently released mental patient — played by Charlie Day — who has lost his ability to speak. The helpless Day is quickly discovered by a publicist (Ken Jeong) and used as a lookalike for a method actor who refuses to leave his trailer. Like every good buddy comedy, the trailer shows a slew of hijinks and…

Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images Charlie Day‘s directorial debut, Fool’s Paradise, had its Los Angeles premiere yesterday, and among other well-known Hollywood faces, Ken Jeong was there to celebrate. The actor and comedian plays a key role in this satirical movie, and while he’s long since shed his newbie status in the film industry, some people still manage to surprise him. In an interview with Looper, Jeong spared no compliment to Day, who gave his all in the creation and development of Fool’s Paradise, and…

A thousand years in the future, Mother Superior has seen her speech patterns go to pot in Nightcrawlers #3 from Marvel Comics.Set in a thousand years in the future, a universe in which Mister Sinister was the central guiding force. To the extent that one of the Sinister clone siblings, Mother Superior, clearly has seen her speech patterns go to pot. How else can you explain an utterance from today's Sins Of Sinister title Nightcrawlers #3, written by Si Spurrier from Marvel Comics? A thousand years later, it's still on…

Is April Fools for pranks or not anymore? Yesterday, Asus revealed that the Steam Deck competitor it joked about over the weekend is apparently real, and now Nothing’s following suit by actually producing the craft beer it teased for the internet’s worst holiday.What Was Your First Experience with Super Mario Bros? | io9 InterviewNothing describes its “Beer 5.1%” as an “unfiltered rice lager,” and its store page says it’s got just five ingredients and is being made in collaboration with an independent Welsh micro brewery.…

The open-to-order variant covers from Tom King will be featured on three upcoming DC Comics titles. On April 4, King's variant for "The Joker: The Man of Who Stopped Laughing #7" features Batman taking on the Clown Prince of Crime, as the two iconic characters become stick figures, with Joker cornering the Dark Knight with teased new weapon, Joker Fish. King manages to capture Joker's trademark psychotic smile, Batman's cape and cowl, and not much else. DC Comics Also on April 4, King returns to the main…

Tech company Asus has revealed that although the ROG Ally was revealed during April Fool’s Day, the upcoming handheld gaming PC is real. Announced on April 1, the ROG Ally was initially dismissed as an April Fool’s Day joke. Following the announcement, Shawn Yen – product management head of the company’s Republic Of Gamers brand – even pointed out the name was pronounced “a-lie” on LinkedIn. However, today (April 3), Asus has confirmed that the ROG Ally is genuine. A release date or pricing for the handheld is yet to be…