Category Archives: culture
The worst sports column of all time
As you probably saw, Jaycee Lee Dugard was kidnapped by a pedophile/psychopath and kept in a tent for over a decade, where her abductor denied her a life and fathered two children with her. What does this have to do … Continue reading
Important breast-related information (SFW!)
In order to properly share some important cancer-related information, I would like to post the following helpful facts I put together last year: Fact 1: Breasts. We all support them, and the women (and men, I guess) they belong to. … Continue reading
Food in real life
Fast (or frozen) food never quite lives up to the marketing/packaging (unless it’s 2 AM). Because the internet exists, people have been cataloging comparisons between pictures of food and the real thing. Consumerist (a terrific consumer blog that’s part of … Continue reading
Life as a story
I came across this blog post by David Sivers about how people apply stories to their real life. Very interesting take: I was at a Kurt Vonnegut talk in New York a few years ago. Talking about writing, life, and … Continue reading
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The Human Torch was denied a fire permit
Before the Human Torch was cool and featured in such notable films as Fantastic Four and Anchorman, I thought the best super powers around were those of Wheeler from Captain Planet. Hey, it was the 80′s, he could shoot fire, … Continue reading
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Friday photos – 8/28/09
For this week’s photos, I ventured into surrealism. The first is a series from Romain Laurent – he has crafted photos all around the city where everyone is 45 degrees. (the montage can be found at Like Cool) This was … Continue reading
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People of Wal-Mart
In remarkable harmony with my previous post, I have been informed of a new website: People of Wal-Mart. Much like LATFH (Look at That F*cking Hipster), the site is pretty self explanatory. Enjoy. (Thanks Brett)
Random Thoughts From People Our Age
This has been on several blogs and it’s an excellent list: I wish Google Maps had an “Avoid Ghetto” routing option. More often than not, when someone is telling me a story all I can think about is that I … Continue reading
How men and women fight
From Maxim, an excellent flow chart on how men and women fight. Considering its a terrible magazine, this is the second funny thing to come from Maxim.com this month. Enjoy.
Peekaru – the baby with sleeves!
(welcome Consumerist readers!) Are you completely over the Snuggie, ShamWow, and OxyClean (RIP), but can’t quench your thirst for ridiculous products? Do you hate that when you hold your baby in your arms, it’s still too far away to be … Continue reading
