Buy Nothing Day but Sell Everything Day. I hear from NPR that this is "Black Friday" for us the retail workers and I sorta believe it.
"Who cares if the [weapons] inspector is into S&M? There's no evidence that the guy's sexual habits interfered with his work." Hail! Oh, and merry Thanksgiving. NBC is showing a Muppet movie tomorrow night!
Bowling for Columbine elicited my lukewarm approval. Michael Moore preaches to my choir. I prefer Bill Maher's When You Ride Alone You Ride With bin Laden because it, in contrast, attempts answers and takes few …
Punch-Drunk Love. Roger Ebert draws some really interesting conclusions from this film regarding Adam Sandler's entire oeuvre. (Also, I regularly read Ebert's Movie Answer Man column, where he and readers say hilarious and opinionated things.) …
"At root, Irvine is a kingdom of well-ordered surburban ersatz�it makes the set of The Truman Show seem gritty."
Long ago and far away, Kris wrote about stand-up comediennes (May 7th, "Why isn't female stand-up comedy funny?"), and I must report that the mix of performers last night included at least two other females, …
Went to the A Cuppa Tea comedy night, somewhat spontaneously decided to perform, and had a great time - possibly the best place I've ever performed, in terms of space, atmosphere, and people. Several people …
I'm going to A Cuppa Tea, at College and Alcatraz, for this evening's open mic comedy night. I probably will not perform, as I have no material and it's an hour from now, but will …
What's fun? "Schnitzelbank", "Gunga Dot", and a few other nostalgia bits from this Animaniacs lyrics page. Another related fun thing, which will only make me want to watch Freakazoid! again: The Freakazoid Cultural Reference Guide. …
Slang Serving Suggestions: If you've read Cryptonomicon, use "one-note flute" instead of "one-trick pony" or "one-hit wonder." I got to share the bound kitsch that is Secrets of Loveliness (Scholastic, 1969) with Sarah and Anirvan …
