Last year, Michael Ian Black (he of Stella, The State, and Michael & Michael Have Issues) tried his best to stir up a good ole fashioned literary grudge-match (or maybe it was more of a foofaraw). Seems MIB decided that the best way to flog his new book of humorous essays, My Custom Van, was to set his sights on the undisputed king of the genre, Mr. David Sedaris. He even offered some helpful suggestions: “Say, for example, you are at league bowling night and your buddy finds himself facing an easy pick-up for a spare. Just before he bowls say something like, ‘Don’t miss, Bob, or you might hear David Sedaris telling a long and humorous story about what a boob you are on ‘This American Life.’”
How did that work out? Well, for one brief shining moment during the summer of 2008, MIB’s new book outsold one of David’s more obscure titles (1994’s Barrel Fever) in the Humor Section at Amazon. But inevitably, the stars righted themselves, and as of today My Custom Van ranks at #51 while David Sedaris accounts for no fewer than nine of the top 25 titles.
And, to add to his already considerable pile of awesomeness, David Sedaris just released his new audio book, “Live for Your Listening Pleasure,” on vinyl.





The Empress-Queen of Incoherent White American Resentment
November 24, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Matt Taibbi has published a couple of Palin-inspired posts over the last few days that are nothing short of instant classics.
First, there was Sarah Palin, WWE Star:
And then yesterday came a response post, Yes Sarah, There is a Media Conspiracy:
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