February 2011
Why do all of these tutorials about how to grow gardens inside wine bottles use Comic Sans font?
January 2011
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The World tab in Google News is depressing.
California man jailed in alleged attempt to blow... →
An employee at a local bar called police after overhearing violent threats allegedly made by the man, Islamic Center of America Executive Administrator Kassem Allie said. The employee was afraid that Stockham was going to target Muslims or Arabs in the area, he said.
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Possible duets I'd like to see cover "The Boy Is...
Kelly Clarkson & Adam Lambert
Jake Shears & Rufus Wainwright
Jake Shears & Beth Ditto
Alexandra Burke & Leona Lewis
Tori Amos & Kate Bush
Liz Phair & Natalie Maines
Lady Gaga & Nicki Minaj
Kylie Minogue & Madonna
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Why the term "social media revolution" is...
The more I hear about internet idealists golf-clapping and remarking how incredible “the power of social media” is in these generation-defining uprisings in and around the Middle East, the more I get nervous. I get nervous because comments like that exemplify a dire disconnect with the world at large—I suppose, not a new concept for a nation that’s inadequately raised on an...
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“Every crazy A-lister owns an island. Nicolas Cage. Celine Dione. Charles Widmore.” - Tracy Jordan
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Thank you, Joe Coscarelli, for covering this.
This snow is destroying my will...
to not eat trans-fats!
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Was it the weather or have I become so cold?
As I was making my way from the gym to the subway, I passed by one homeless man trying to prop another homeless man upright. The other homeless man—who may well have been dying or simply passed out—had his pants around his ankles and was stark naked otherwise. And I passed by this scene without flinching. Nor did I pause to think about calling 911 or search for a cop patrolling the...
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...and The Daily Beast picks up the beat that the... →
Early on the morning of May 30, 2009, Raul Flores heard a knock at the door of his Arivaca, Arizona, home. When he opened it, he found a man and a woman claiming to be law-enforcement officers in search of fugitives. Minutes later, the man shot Flores to death. Then, authorities say, he pumped three bullets into Flores’ wife, Gina Gonzalez, who survived but played dead. “Why did you shoot my...
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Why did the 'New York Times' fail to cover the... →
And why did they drop the ball again recently?
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To-do list
( ✔ ) Morning coffee ( ✔ ) Burn that bastard Mothula to the ground in the Skull Woods and acquire Magic Cape ( ✔ ) Lunch ( ) More music! ( ) A trip to the gym ( ) Dinner at Klong
I haven’t left anything off, have I?
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I was losing sleep because after I repotted the...
but it’s looking a-OK! Daguerreotypes tomorrow, perhaps!