Richy Craven

Richy Craven is an Irish freelance writer and semi-professional idiot. You can check out more of his stuff over at Cracked, A Series of Terrible Decisions or keep up with his ongoing quest to find gainful employment on Twitter.

Commander Chris Hadfield’s Greatest Space-Hits

by Richy Craven A little while ago I wrote an article about Doctor Who and what I love about the character because I clearly discovered a genie at some point recently and these are the [...]

Writers–2013/05/13

And all agreed they would never speak of this again.

Happy Leprechaun Day!

by Richy Craven It’s National Leprechaun Day! No, seriously! Apparently that’s a thing that exists and as Man Cave Daily’s resident expert on made-up holidays celebrating my nation’s offensive stereotypes it fell to me to [...]

Writers–2013/05/13

The man can rock a bow tie, give him that.

Why Nerds Love Doctor Who

by Richy Craven Okay, let’s just get this out of the way. Doctor Who is a British Science Fiction series that’s been running for 50 years. It’s about a 1200-year-old alien who dresses like a [...]

2013/03/29

And we're not just calling it epic because it takes place in Europe.

One Epic Weekend in Dublin

by Richy Craven Ireland holds a very unique place in American culture. A combination of our very Catholic birth-rate and a historical urge to emigrate that rivals many species of migratory bird has led to [...]

2013/03/15

5 Big Myths About St. Patrick’s Day (You Probably Believe)

by Richy Craven St. Patrick’s day is Ireland’s gift to the world. Our way of saying “Look. We’re sorry about Bono and for allowing the gingers to happen. Have a drunken binge in the middle [...]

Writers–2013/03/11

King of the–Nnnooope! Move Along

by Richy Craven The world is a harsh, unforgiving place. We exist in a hostile universe that will occasionally hurl a meteor at our largest landmass just to remind us that it could destroy us [...]

2013/02/26

They're all the same guy, but #4 has yet to get angry and Hulk out.

An Idiot’s Guide to Going Back to the Gym

So it’s February and that can only mean one thing: That approximately 75% of you who got gym memberships for Christmas have stopped going entirely by now. No, don’t protest! There’s no shame in it. [...]

2013/02/25

Plus the damn robots are stealing all our beer now.

Four Modern Technologies That Ruin Getting Drunk

by Richy Craven Modern technology is the thing that separates us from mindless beasts. It has changed nearly every aspect of our daily lives for the better. Modern medicine has allowed us to live longer, [...]

2013/02/04

Constantine's at his most dangerous when he's smoking and thinking; and he's never not doing those.

R.I.P. John Constantine

Last week DC comics announced that they would be cancelling their longest running title, Hellblazer, presumably as part of an ongoing crusade to destroy everything I love about comics. This announcement has been met with [...]

2012/11/14

You can tell it's Tuesday because Felix is wearing his jetpack

Felix Baumgartner: The Supersonic Man

by Richy Craven You may not have heard of Felix Baumgartner. In fact you may think that that’s just a dashing name that we made up because we want to live in James Bond’s world [...]

2012/10/09

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