Happy Holidays to R.L. Stine, the Ghost of Swayzes Past, and the Rest of You
And I’m spent until Monday, December 28th. I’d like to leave you with three things:
? The first is this video of a young horror author R.L. Stine telling Santa what he wants for Christmas. You might note that Lil’ Stine is played by the young chap who was Beastmaster Jr., and thus pretty high in the running for the awesomest kid on the planet.
? Next is the classic Mystery Science Theater 3000 Christmas Carol “Let’s Have a Patrick Swayze Christmas.” I’d probably have run it even if Swayze hadn’t passed away earlier this year, since I think we could all stand to remember to do what Dalton would do during the holidays. Be nice, mostly.
? And last but not least, happy holidays to all of you, no matter what you worship, celebrate, or think. I hope you have a great holiday weekend and can spend it with friends, family, and loved ones. I also hope that you’re neither giving nor receiving any kind of canned goods, unless it’s like to a food drive or something. Seriously, giving canned goods for Christmas — not cool, people. See you kids Mondays.
About The Author
Robert Bricken is one of the original co-founders of the site formerly known as Topless Robot, and its first editor-in-chief, serving from 2008-12. He brought the site to prominence with “nerd news, humor and self-loathing” as its motto, raising it from total internet obscurity to a readership in the millions, with help from his savage “FAQ” movie reviews and Fan Fiction Fridays. Under his tenure Topless Robot was covered by Gawker, Wired, Defamer, New York magazine, ABC News, and others, and his articles have been praised by Roger Ebert, Avengers actor Clark Gregg, comedian and The Daily Show correspondent John Hodgman, the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Rifftrax, and others. He is currently the managing editor of io9.com. Despite decades as both an amateur and professional nerd, he continues to be completely unprepared for either the zombie apocalypse or the robot uprising.