RSS
4. March, 2010
Why does it not surprise me that when you do a search for "pallbearer bikini" that there actually is a result?
28. February, 2010
Art critics are claiming that a new urban graffiti artist is at large, following the discovery of a major conceptual work on a public highway in Blackburn.
"...no more than 2 percent of Pakistani women are familiar with their marriage contracts, which even educated and progressive women don't view as a binding legal document, even though that's what it is."
To truly survey 21st-century poetry, future English professors will have to limit the scope of their courses so severely as to invite laughter. Professor X might specialize in the month of May 2049 while Professor Y concentrates on the first week of September 2098.
26. February, 2010
22. February, 2010
'I've always tried to engrave things smaller and smaller. I try to test myself. And doing the Lord's Prayer in miniature is a very traditional thing, which is how I thought of it.'
19. February, 2010
17. February, 2010
Could it be that much of this fear is in the imagination of the media, or confined to the worshippers of Glenn Beck.[Thanks, Phyllis!]
16. February, 2010
According to Pierre De Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympics, the spirit of the Games is not to win, but to take part; not to conquer, but to fight well.
12. February, 2010
70% of Americans polled support the right of "gay men and lesbians" to serve in the armed forces, while only 59% support the right of "homosexuals" to do so.
8. February, 2010
"[W]e think our version, with sensible notes and comments pointing out the falsity of much of what he wrote, will be far better than neo-Nazis putting out their own versions."
3. February, 2010
I would hope that this revelation elicits further coverage from your fine organization. It would be a shame if we focused on the admittedly grotesque operation that severs a dog's vocal cords while completely ignoring the even more serious crime of canine genital mutilation.
1. February, 2010
Latest example of U.S. cultural hegemony: the world is now catching our mental illnesses.
27. January, 2010
26. January, 2010
"I realize that Craig seems very happy with his narrow little common-sense-based worldview," Frank continued, "but when you think of all the widely embraced beliefs that are excluded by that way of thinking, you have to feel kind of sad."
Remember My Parents Were Awesome? In the future, this will be pretty much the opposite of that.
25. January, 2010
Women really do let themselves go when they get married according to a new study which found that they are 4lbs heavier than their unmarried counterparts.
24. January, 2010
22. January, 2010
"I get a lot of questions about this but yes everything is edible - even the scorpions." [Link Not Safe For Lunch.]
21. January, 2010
Nursing is what sociologists call “gender typed.” Mr. Gross said that “professors and a number of other fields are politically typed.” Journalism, art, fashion, social work and therapy are dominated by liberals; while law enforcement, farming, dentistry, medicine and the military attract more conservatives.
The article may address the cold, but truly it's the florid language that bolts down the definition of how artists live that's fascinating.