Now, here’s a creative guy
Wouldn’t it be great if this led to a love story? And he’d never have to worry about calling the new girlfriend by the old one’s name.
Continue reading →Category Archives: Pop culture
Lena Dunham and intersibling abuse
Let’s start out this way: I cannot stand Lena Dunham. Can’t stand her show, her attitude, her politics, you name it. And I haven’t read her book, and don’t have any intention of doing so. Also, it goes without saying … Continue reading →
RIP, Tom Magliozzi
The name may not ring a bell for you, but how about Click? Or Clack? Tom Magliozzi and his younger brother Ray entertained millions—including me—with their NPR show “Car Talk.” Cars bore me, and I really couldn’t care less about … Continue reading →
Bronx Obama
It’s not easy learning how to talk like Obama, if you’re from the Bronx: The Romney impersonator is nowhere near as handsome as the real deal. Wonder if he’s still employed (the Romney impersonator, that is; I know about the … Continue reading →
Republicans vs. Democrats: does it even matter?
Commenter “George Pal” started a discussion yesterday with this remark in the “voter fraud” thread: Reason #1016 NOT to vote: a corrupt government with gin trap election procedures. Participating in pretense legitimates the pretense. The system, the procedures, become more … Continue reading →
Democrats and the black voter: Project Vote
Democrats need black voter participation to have any chance of holding the line in the 2014 elections. It’s no secret that black people vote heavily Democratic. And it’s no secret that they were extremely helpful in Obama’s 2008 and 2012 … Continue reading →
Heredity
It’s for real. Fun half-and-half photos at the link. [Hat tip: Maetenloch at Ace’s.]
Continue reading →Did she or didn’t she?
I can answer the question, even if she can’t: she did. My title is a reference to one of the most famous ad campaigns in history:
Continue reading →I’m really really…
…really tired of all these news stories about tips. Bad tips, good tips, insulting tips, life-transforming tips. Happy waiters/resses, sad waiters/resses, kind patrons, mean patrons. Pay it forward, pay it backward. I don’t care. There. I feel better now.
Continue reading →100 best animated films
I’m a sucker for these “100 best” lists, even if I’ve never heard of the people doing the choosing. So I couldn’t resist this one, where I discovered I’d never even heard of most of the animated movies they’ve listed, … Continue reading →
How to take a selfie
Some tips on taking a selfie, especially in a bikini. The main one seems to be to suck in your gut. Suck in your gut—who would have thunk it? But alas, there’s a limit to how much a suck can … Continue reading →
Maureen Dowd, gameshow aficionado
Remember the 80s game show “Chain Reaction”? I do. I liked it because you had to be a bit clever to play, and it was about words. In case you don’t remember, this might refresh your memory: Maureen Dowd must … Continue reading →