When Twitter was born I vowed to boycott and shit-talk it as much as I could until it faltered and faded away like Friendster. I made the same promise when Starbucks started popping up everywhere, and you can see how effectual I was. Realizing it […]
According to an article featured in the MIT Technology Review in August 2013, it appears that researchers at Princeton University have claimed that lab-made organs could potentially give people superhuman abilities. This, they say, is where tissue engineering is heading and that 3D printing is […]
Do you remember scrapbooks? For those of you born after the year 2000, they’re what the rest of us used to keep photos and other odd significant mementos in. They are a thing of the past now. If I had a scrapbook today, I’d put […]
In early September 2013, Instagram told The Wall Street Journal that within the following 12 months it would begin to feature advertisements. At the time of that announcement Instagram had no set date for when ad placements would begin or what form they would take […]
We’ll all know about Google Glass by now, that functional, funky bit of tech-ware – or perhaps tech-wear is more appropriate – that comes straight from a sci-fi movie set in the future. However, just in case you’ve been off-planet for the past year of […]
The only thing sexier than a father with his child, especially if his child is a daughter, is a man with a man purse. Not a pocketbook or a fanny pack, but the now popular “man purse” or “murse”. Purses were originally designed for men […]
Education in America has found itself un-hemmed and frayed. Standards have fallen to nearly zero and the low expectations begin as early as preschool. Bureaucrats have taken over the mandates of curriculum as well as the expectations of both teachers and students during the course […]
Do I enjoy walking into a party knowing that many eyes are cast in my direction? Do I like how it feels to know that my line creates delicious contrast among the many angles of a crowded room? Do I appreciate the sensation of knowing […]
The October 2013 government shutdown represents a turning point in American politics. The big money that has always maintained control behind the scenes has gotten bold. The Koch brothers, Monsanto, the pharmaceutical industry, big banks and oil; the one percent have come out from the […]
On October 1, 2013, the United States federal government shut its doors over a stalemate so absurd that many Americans are hard pressed to explain it. While the media continues to portray the gridlock in Washington as a fight between Democrats and Republicans the real […]
Yes, I fucking bought this. I bought it today when I was looking for Bart’s recommended Red Hare 20th Anniversary. This is Rogue Voodoo Doughnut; a Chocolate, Peanut Butter & Banana Ale. It is a fruit/vegetable beer, although I’d consider it a malty brown ale by […]
I’m going to tell you why, in my opinion at least, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly is one of the greatest movies ever made. Let’s start, with the big draw. The Good. Clint. By 1966, when the movie was released, Clint Eastwood had […]
I hate to use the telephone. Don’t get me wrong, I am a sociable and amiable type person, but without seeing the person I am conversing with and judging their reaction, any pause seems a thousand times longer and a million times more uncomfortable than […]
Now, I’m not so foolish that I’m unaware of the dangers connected to smoking. A mere glance at certain packaging will scare the knowledge into even the most hardened smoking defender. But that is not what this about… and neither is it about the dangers […]
“It’s shite being Scottish.” So eloquently phrased by Mark Renton in Irvine Welsh’s Trainspotting, but is this actually the case National identity no matter where you are from is a fine line. Somewhere, closer to pride than we dare admit, lies the unwanted path of jingoism. Therein lies anger, […]
Burlesque first appeared in the U.S. in the 1840s, reaching the height of its popularity by the 1930s with stripper celebs like Gypsy Rose Lee and Blaze Starr and comedians like Mae West and Jackie Gleason. Though burlesque never fully recovered from Prohibition, it saw […]
Victory “Golden Monkey” Belgian Tripel Ale IBU: irrelevant for this style ABV: 9.5% I believe this beer is underrated in the beer community. It is not the best one out there, and for a tripel it’s not a rich, robust, thick, sipping-style beer so I […]
Rock Wall “Dog Bite High Gravity Lager” IBU: Who knows? Who cares? 10.0% ABV The poorly composed photo-shop job of a can of this beer over a photo of the Hindenburg disaster is the best offering I am willing to submit as a visual aid […]
One of Woody Allen’s first films was a clever and deliciously offensive look at the secret desires of people and the questions they were afraid to ask. One observation I have now is that, in truth, any of the questions regarding sexuality in the film […]
