Many things get lost in translation.  There are subtle elements of each language that another language may not be able to communicate.  Capturing these nuances requires skill and linguistic grace. Unless you're giving a character in a video game a forcible sex change.  Then it's...

Games thrive on plots.  The problem is, plots require plot twists, and sometimes, those plot twists are immutable.  No matter what happens, you've got to fulfill that plot twist, even if it's abundantly obvious to everybody including cavemen that what you have to do is a really, really...

If you ask most people to imagine up a typical action hero, they usually think of a stone-faced muscle-bound man of action. But sometimes a problem arises that needs a different kind of hero. One who wears glasses and will fight the bad guy...just as soon as he takes his ear medicine.

Any disappointed gamer who has plunked down $70 for a top-of-the-line console video game can tell you that price doesn't necessarily equal quality (that's right, I'm looking at you, Bionic Commando). You might be surprised to learn that this sad fact of life doesn't just apply to the modern...

Some of the cinema's toughest, bravest, and most badass boys and babes managed to stand just as tall as the big boys, even though most of them wouldn't be big enough to go on the bigger rides at a county fair. These are the short people who kicked lots of ass, even if they had to do it from the...

Every fan has a different way of expressing his or her loyalty. Some paint their faces, others name their children after the team's starting second baseman, and the Los Angeles Lakers faithful spend every offseason pretending like Kobe Bryant is a decent human being. Here's a roundup of the fans...

It's a well known fact that the music most bands want you to hear isn't the music that's actually popular.  Tales abound of serious bands having novelty hits, novelty bands having serious hits, and audiences completely missing the point of songs.  In fact, sometimes, it gets so bad, the...

Just ask anybody who's on a flight: people do all sorts of horrible things on airplanes.  They look at porn, they blow their noses in the blankets, and leave their chewing tobacco cups in the seat pockets. In short, people suck when it comes to flying.  But some people manage to make...

Being a leading man in Hollywood is no easy task. These elite few must be able to sweep any sexy co-star off their feet while also convincing audiences that they are the manliest of men. Most of these performers have always been chiseled-jawed Prom Kings, but every now and then, we get a leading...