Comments of the week: June 20-26, 2011

One man's trash is another man's treasure.

The comments section. Every popular website has one. Most people don't really pay much attention to this space because all eyes are on whatever video, article or picture is featured on the website being visited.

Proud to be Pinoy? Yes! Got a problem with that?

"Why independence, if the slaves of today will be the tyrants of tomorrow?" - Jose Rizal

After getting my ass kicked in DOTA via Garena client (for the umpteenth time), I decided to do some Facebooking (out of frustration) and stumbled upon a video that's causing a stir online.

PC Shopper goes back to school

The summer of 2011 has passed, at least in the Philippines, and that could only mean one thing -- school is back.

That also means getting up early, fretting about exams, working on projects, then staying up late to hit the books. Suddenly, reuniting with your friends within schools grounds isn't so fun, huh?

Ricardo can beat an NBA All-Star with his eyes closed

Beating three former NBA MVPs, a Sixth Man of the Year and a four-time NBA All-Star in a game of Pop-a-Shot can do wonders for your career.

Just ask Ricardo the busboy.

Entire DC Universe will go back to square one

The rebooted Justice League

Ah, reboot. In the world of comics, that is a word all to familiar.

It's normal for heroes to get reboots ever so often. In a universe where people regularly die only to come back from the grave, fresh starts are in order. But as I've said, it's normal for a handful of characters to get a reboot, but for an entire universe, such move could get mixed reviews, and could leave a lot of heads scratching.

DC just announced its intention of renumbering all of its superhero titles in their blog, The Source. Now considering all the major and minor characters, storylines and continuity at stake, there's gotta be a good reason why DC is throwing everything out of the window to start anew.