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Robert Brockway

Robert Brockway is a former senior editor and columnist for Cracked.com. He is the author of the post-apocalyptic horror epic Carrier Wave, the cyberpunk novel Rx: A Tale of Electronegativity, the comedic non-fiction essay collection Everything is Going to Kill Everybody, and The Vicious Circuit, a punk rock urban fantasy series from Tor Books. He lives in Tucson, Arizona with his wife Meagan and their three dogs, Detective Martin Riggs, Detective Roger Murtaugh, and Penny (she did not make the force). Find more information about his work on his own site, http://www.robertbrockway.net.

5 Jobs That Hollywood Apparently Doesn't Realize It Needs

There are tons of simple tasks that absolutely no one in Hollywood is doing right now. If Hollywood needs help and the American worker needs a paycheck, let's hook those two up and make a success baby.

Authors: By Robert Brockway
Published: July 17, 2013

5 Creeping Forms of Madness the Internet Is Spreading

Authors: By Robert Brockway
Published: July 10, 2013

4 New Video Game Realities That Will Kill the Industry

Authors: By Robert Brockway
Published: June 26, 2013

The 5 Most Unjustly Overshadowed Sci-Fi Classics

Now, if you're a huge sci-fi nerd, you've probably read all of these before, but if you don't dip into the genre often, or you only read the truly canonical works, these are definitely worth checking out.

Authors: By Robert Brockway
Published: June 19, 2013

4 Ways the Internet is About to Improve Entertainment

Let's try a little optimism for once: If you look in the right places, there are some pretty cool things happening right now.

Authors: By Robert Brockway
Published: June 12, 2013

The 10 Most Bizarrely Interchangeable Celebrities

So any day now, expect E! News to report on the impromptu death match between these duos.

Authors: By Robert Brockway
Published: June 05, 2013

5 Things That Should Get You Banned from the Internet

'Kill yourself' is how the Internet says 'Maybe you should work on this.'

Authors: By Robert Brockway
Published: May 29, 2013

The 4 Most Weirdly Outdated Corporate Policies

It's so baffling that some of the biggest corporations are still stubbornly adhering to policies that should have been phased out years, if not decades ago.

Authors: By Robert Brockway
Published: May 22, 2013

8 Amazing Video Game Moments That Happened by Accident

That's the best part of gaming, after all: those unscripted, unplanned moments that stick with you, even when the story is lost to a hazy blur.

Authors: By Robert Brockway
Published: May 16, 2013

The 4 Most Epic Benders Ever Captured by an Arrest Report

Authors: By Robert Brockway
Published: May 08, 2013

4 Good Manners It's Time to Stop Pretending We Care About

There are some social faux pas that, for better or worse, we just need to let go.

Authors: By Robert Brockway
Published: April 25, 2013

5 Badass New Sci-Fi Movies You Can Watch on Your Lunch Break

You can watch all of these right now, for free, and in less time than it takes to rub one out! Which I assume you terribly literal bastards will take as a personal challenge.

Authors: By Robert Brockway
Published: April 17, 2013

5 Tips for Punching Writer's Block in the Face

If your muse is currently giving you the Kato Kaelin treatment, maybe try some of these handy tips and get that lazy wad off the couch and working again.

Authors: By Robert Brockway
Published: April 10, 2013

5 Awesome Flaws in the New 'BioShock' Game

Some people will get furious if you so much as mention the protagonist's name. If that's you, you might want to stay away from this article, the entire Internet, other people, and possibly small children, because it sounds like you've got some rage issues.

Authors: By Robert Brockway
Published: April 03, 2013

5 Revenge Products: A Buyer's Guide for Psychopaths

Are you sick of product reviews that don't cover the issues that matter to you? Well hold on to your butts.

Authors: By Robert Brockway
Published: March 27, 2013

The 7 Best Ideas for Video Games (That Will Never Get Made)

Within, you'll find just a small sampling of games so ingenious you'll punch your own crotch just to distract you from the pain of not owning them.

Authors: By Robert Brockway
Published: March 20, 2013

What's Your Most Epic Drinking Story? I'll Go First ...

This is the Tale of the Exploding Chili Flight.

Authors: By Robert Brockway
Published: March 14, 2013

5 Simple Problems Technology Should Have Fixed by Now

Sometimes the simplest tasks are left behind by the unceasing forward march of technological development, where they sit huddled, frightened, and alone -- left to die in the vast and unforgiving tundra of obsolescence.

Authors: By Robert Brockway
Published: March 07, 2013

9 Tips for Surviving While Stranded at the Airport

We have no right to complain about sleeping outside a closed-down airport Chili's for a night or two -- but still, it's not exactly a pleasant experience. That's why I'm here to help you: With a few simple tips and a little preparation, you can make the best of your next travel delay.

Authors: By Robert Brockway
Published: February 27, 2013

6 Words Made Up by Stupid People (We Should Learn to Accept)

Language is an evolving beast. What's incorrect today may very well be correct tomorrow if it falls into common usage. Unfortunately, that's leading us down a dark, dark path.

Authors: By Robert Brockway
Published: February 13, 2013