Dear Hollywood,
We have a lot of history together – not all of it good, but we’ve had some laughs over the years. Lately, though, it’s become apparent to me that we’re moving in different directions. I think it would be best if we parted ways now, rather than try to carry on in this sham [...]
This is either insightful or dumb, depending on your state of mind. Either way, it’s hilarious, and the kind of thing Dan Brown would write if he had a working adult vocabulary.
Amongst the population of adjectives that could be used to describe this, the only one more apt than “badass” is probably “illegal”, so don’t blame me if when you click on this link it isn’t there anymore. Barring that small problem (and the fact that I died a little inside when I read the phrase [...]
Forty years ago today, a Purdue alumnus (BTFU!) stepped off a ladder and into history. And yet last week the Obama administration had to hedge its bets regarding whether or not we’re going back – ever.
It’s easy to be pessimistic about designs so grand they almost elude comprehension. In an era of staggering deficits, [...]
I found what has to be the first digital video I ever shot. If I recall correctly this was using one of those little spherical Apple “webcams”. Also, remember the little grey microphone with the hook so that it would stay on the front of your CRT? The one that got them sued by Apple [...]
I’m in New Mexico through next week. Be truly excellent to one another while I’m gone.
I’ve started watching Aaron Sorkin’s other show, The West Wing. It’s pretty good. You just don’t get enough typo humor in primetime.
I’ve done a lot of research, with wide-ranging results both sensory and emotional, but I believe that at long last I have truly perfected the (modern, since the original probably used sweet vermouth, bitters, and lemon peel) martini. If you were going to order this in a bar, you would say something like, “Bombay Sapphire [...]
I watched the Fishsticks episode of South Park today, and felt like maybe I was missing something. Is there some reason Kanye West wouldn’t understand a simple joke? I didn’t actually know anything about him except for the Hurricane Katrina thing. Is he notoriously stupid, notoriously bad with wordplay, or just a notorious douche?
Turns out [...]
I was watching The Colbert Report on Hulu, and there was an item about the WBC, which got me briefly excited until I realized they were talking about the World Barista Championships, which lends itself to stunning footage like this:
As opposed to the World Bartending Championships, where people do things like pour seven flaming cocktails [...]