Monthly Archives: May 2009

Werner Herzog Making Sequel to ‘Bad Lieutenant’ (Huh?)

Posted on May 29, 2009 by

Not to go all Kübler-Ross on y’alls, but below is rough recreation of the stages I went through last night when I came across this post. Fact: Werner Herzog has a new movie coming out. Me: Yaaay!! Fact: It’s a … Continue reading →

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Where to Start with David Foster Wallace

Posted on May 29, 2009 by

Over at the The Onion A/V Club, Andy Battaglia has a primer for readers who may want to delve into the work of David Foster Wallace but don’t know where to start. It’s a good list, and he starts right … Continue reading →

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Paper Towels

Posted on May 29, 2009 by

From the brokers (bro + jokers – j) over at Magic Hugs.

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Pimpin’ Unicorn, Meet Racist Unicorn

Posted on May 29, 2009 by

And let me introduce both of you to Rambo Unicorn. Holy Taco comes through with a gallery of 30 Awesomely Bad Unicorn Tattoos. [Props=Sullivan]

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Marriage: It’s Much Too Onerous for Teh Gay

Posted on May 28, 2009 by

Every once in a while an opinion piece comes along that sends the “Is This Satire?” needle so far into the red that the whole darn Irony Detector needs to be cleaned, oiled, and completely recalibrated. Such is the case … Continue reading →

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Caught Me Some Spinal Tap

Posted on May 27, 2009 by

My Special Lady and I caught the Spinal Tap Unwigged & Unplugged reunion tour last weekend in Boston (holla out to all y’all phreaks in Wilbur Theater Balcony Row D — y’all know who you are!!). Technically it wasn’t a … Continue reading →

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Dick versus the Asteroid

Posted on May 23, 2009 by

How deeply unpopular is Dick Cheney? So deeply unpopular that mustachiod wingnuts called upon to defend his speech are reduced to imagining doomsday scenarios out of action movies to create a situation where his deeply serious skillset finally gets the … Continue reading →

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Dick Cheney Now Going Door to Door to Defend Torture

Posted on May 22, 2009 by

After completing a major speech today at the American Enterprise Institute in which he took the Obama administration to task for dismantling the security apparatus he put in place as vice president, Dick Cheney shocked a group of reporters covering … Continue reading →

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A Very Thin Reid

Posted on May 21, 2009 by

Good thing we’ve now got a Democratic majority in Senate, else we’d still be living in a world where our national policies were dictated by the patently ridiculous, fear-mongering arguments of the Rightwing noise machine. Oh, wait. Here’s one thing … Continue reading →

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A Reasonable Question

Posted on May 18, 2009 by

I was trying to convince my thirteen-year-old daughter to take time out of her busy schedule to see the new Star Trek movie with me and her mother. She’s never seen any of the television shows, none of the movies, … Continue reading →

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