Recently, I visited a Subway restaurant near where I work. I had been looking forward to a meatball sub. But instead, my stomach was filled only with sadness. Hearty Italian, my favorite bread, has been discontinued. Obviously, I’m a very … Continued
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I’m sure that you all have already heard of Green Porno, Isabella Rossellini’s short film project documenting the sex lives of invertebrates using stylized latex suits. It’s been buzzing (ha!) around the blogosphere and even the mainstream media for months … Continued
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Some of you may already be familiar with the so-called “Death of Garfield” comic strips from 1989. But Pete’s excellent posts on the cat inspired me to look at them again, and they are freaky. I promise, the comics you … Continued
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[A little arts meta-coverage from OTI Magazine this morning. Enjoy! —Ed.] So recently, I noticed an ad in the subways for a new musical called: Read on for a little analysis.
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I’m not surprised that there is an online dating site for Muslims. I am surprised that their ads are showing up on this site. Look at our homepage. What on earth are Google AdSense and its content matching algorithms thinking? … Continued
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Ponder while practicing yoga or drinking profusely: 1. Did Elton John’s Rocket Man ever meet up with David Bowie’s Major Tom (Space Oddity) in space? If so, what did they talk about? 2. Is “Run DMC” a command? And if … Continued
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is the recent ubiquity of John Oliver. Is it just me, or is he ALL OVER the Daily Show these days? He also had an HBO special in late April, and he’ll be in the new (and… terrible?) Mike Myers … Continued
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So last night I was randomly wikipedia-ing Craig Thompson (points if you know who he is), and when I saw his picture, I said, “Holy crap! He looks exactly like Sufjan Stevens (points if you know who he is)!” The … Continued
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As a new blogger, mostly, what I’m worried about is picking the right subject. What is a female blogger to write about? Other media have rules for us womens, and I’m kind of lost without them. If I were setting … Continued
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Okay, I use the word proof loosely, here, because I did find this on Wikipedia. But check it out: Komodo dragons (already a crazy animal because they are freaking dragons and have red saliva) like to swallow their prey whole, … Continued
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