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One picture, one decade

If my grandchildren every wonder from whence I came, I’ll show them this picture and say, then.

Wow, Just Wow

In this weeks “signs of the coming apocalypse” news, Spin has the lowdown on the upcoming Gathering of the Juggalos. “Insane” $20 helicopter rides, bonfires and Vanilla Ice … see you there?

The Future of Fashin

McP just alerted me that there is a video of Lindsay Lohan shilling Fornarina floating around the internet. This is it. I kind of love it.

In the spirit of the ad, some free association:
High school. Awesome. Speech therapy. Japanese? Art? From the future? Over it. Transcendence. Next-level. Scary. Back alley. Shiv. Siri Tollerød. Ass implant. [...]

Qu’est-ce que c’est?

As a thank you to my serial prank caller for the totally awesome middle-school flashback, I present this totally awesome(r) live performance by the Talking Heads.

On Bad People

Continuing on the theme of disgusting women and their fat and fetishized babies, today I came across the work of photographer Gail Albert Halaban. Her stylish photos reminded me of Gregory Crewdson or something else in that sad, post-modern American vein, and they definitely captured a thought that I’ve had before, although I’m not exactly [...]

Her Body, My Ego

WHEN WE CAME ACROSS Cathy’s application, we saw that she was by far the most coherent and intelligent of the group. She wrote that she was happily married with three children. Her answers were not handwritten in the tiny allotted spaces; she had downloaded the original questionnaire and typed her responses at thoughtful length. Her [...]

The Story of Siegfried, Roy, Steph and Me

The web is a seriously strange place. Today’s example: The Story of Siegfried, Roy, Steph and me.
McParty and I were talking about Siegfried & Roy. Specifically, we realized that considering the fact that they’re such major celebs, we knew surprisingly little about the dainty duo. Like the fact that they were German. Then I [...]

My Father the Hero

My dad at The Standard in Downtown LA or a masterpiece of contemporary art?

Parents are Weird

The strangest people on the face of the earth are new parents.
Today, McParty went shopping for a baby shower and discovered Rockabye Baby!, a line instrumental lullabies based on rock songs from bands like Metallica, AC/DC and the Pixies.
Send your baby off to Never-Never Land with Enter Sandman.
“This is gonna make the baby demented.” — [...]

Raptor Force

Over the past two days I have learned a lot about birds thanks to the good folks at PBS.

Yesterday, I watched a program called Raptor Force. Did you know, raptors are nature’s aerial killing machines? When a Peregrin Falcon sees a small bird, such as a grouse, it flies thousands of feet high, twitches its [...]