| Ben Mouse McShane, Jaded Midwestern Staff Writer |
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Bio:
Ben McShane ("Mouse" to everyone) is a senior telecommunications student at Ball State University in Muncie, IN. Born and raised in Indianapolis, Mouse loathes his Midwestern existence and can't wait to move to Hollywood this summer to work in movies. (Read: "bus tables") He is a self-proclaimed Marvel whore and violently hates anything DC, Batman and Vertigo titles excepted.
Heavy Rotation:
Weezer, Elvis Costello, Flogging Molly, The White Stripes and Ozma.
Favorite Flick:
High Fidelity, Glory, A Fish Called Wanda, Princess Mononoke, Army of Darkness and Chasing Amy. (Star Wars films are not movies. They are phenomena and by virtue are disqualified from consideration.)
Celebrity Crush:
Natalie Portman and Mouse will be married sometime in the year 2008 after having met at an independent film screening in New York City. Their first date will have been dinner at an Indian restaurant, then bowling, followed by yummy vanilla ice cream. They will have three children, all named after their favorite literary figures. Happily Ever After.
Junk Food of Choice:
Milk Duds.
Alternate Locations on the Web:
Classical Geek Theatre, The Ball State University Daily News, and Free Will Official Site.
Articles:
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Virginity in a Remote Village in India 
Hooboy, Newmoanyeah's gone international. Someone in India needs to determine the virginal state of their girlfriend.
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I *Heart* Huckabees 
The Mouse moved to LA and is all settled in... and now, a belatedly posted movie review.
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Sleeping with Co-workers Part 2
Holy @#$%!!! A reader took our advice and @#$%ing wrote back for more! We're terrible people and going to Hell for sure.
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I, Robot
Pretty good sci fi noir if the acting and CGI were better. Much better. A whole lot better. Mo' better.
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Spider-Man 2
The Spider. The Octopus. The hot red-headed Chick. And most importantly, the Mouse.
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Sleeping with Co-workers
Two weeks into a new job, a woman sleeps with a co-worker and experiences obligatory awkwardness. What's next?
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What Should I Do with a Neutral Monk?
Dungeons and Dragons brethren unite! An RPGer wants to know what to do with his newly neutered... err, neutral monk.
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Daredevil 56
The real savior of Hell's Kitchen isn't the Man With No Fear. It's Brian Michael Bendis.
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Is Superman Gay?
Oh man... what has the WB's re-envisioning of the Man of Steel done to our big blue icon? Waitaminute, that sounds bad...
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The Dungeon Master's Loony Bin 
Our official DM (Dungeon Mouse) is here with a new series of tips to help freshen stale campaigns.
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2003 Staff Picks
Find out what floats the boats of Newmoanyeah staffers from the not-so-distant 2003.
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The String Tribute to Weezer
Our Jaded Mouse (no, not our personalized Chinese restaurant) reviews The String Tribute to Weezer. Rock AND roll.
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Holiday Gift Suggestions for Guys
Need help picking a gift for that geeky guy of yours? The Newmoanyeah staff makes some suggestions.
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The Spirit of Christmas (Gift-Giving)
Our Christmas Mouse chimes in on how gift giving has changed over the years, kinda sorta maybe approximately.
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X2 DVD
X2 was quite possibly the greatest comic book-derived film ever. Is the DVD worthy of similar accolades?
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Ultimate Six
Spidey and the Avengers versus the Sinster Six all re-envisioned Ultimate style! Woo hoo!
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Thou Shalt Not Covet Another Game Console
Ben "Mouse" McShane, the new freelancer on the block, contributes this touchingly geeky confessional.
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