Adam Yauch, one of the founding members of legendary hip-hop group The Beastie Boys has passed away from cancer at the age of 47. The Beastie Boys, though saddled with the silly name, is one of the most important bands in hip-hop and rock and roll, and also to me personally, and his passing away […]
May 4, 2012
Today, Ma’am, DEA Stands For “Darn Earnest Apology”
Terrifying News item: After a drug raid at UC San Diego, engineering student Daniel Chong was questioned by DEA agents, after which he was locked in a 5-by-10 windowless room. He was left there for 4 days without food or water after agents “forgot” he was there. After being accidentally discovered and spending 5 days in […]
May 3, 2012
Hey, Peg-O-Leg! Let’s Play 20 Questions!
Today’s 20 Questions is with Peg, over at Peg-O-Leg. Peg was the coordinator of the recent “Better Living Through Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups” onslaught that took the world by storm. She’s a terrifically talented and prolific blogger who’s earned a spot as “beloved” among many people out here. She has been described by some (well, […]
May 1, 2012
A Letter To The Person Who “Un-followed” Me
So, I see you decided to unfollow me. Well, that is certainly your right. I’m sorry to see you go, but I understand. Perhaps my blog wasn’t your style. Perhaps I’m just not your cup of tea. Perhaps I inadvertently offended you somehow, though I sure hope not. Perhaps you just wanted to, in the […]
April 30, 2012
This Weekend’s Box Office Highlights: People Still Like Movies
Highlights from this weekend’s movie theater showings: Topping the box office this weekend was Think Like A Man, which is apparently a movie that’s out right now. It was also number one last weekend. Huh. An impressive number of people turned out to see Avengers, only to realize that it opens next weekend, and then […]
April 29, 2012
The 5 Girliest Things About Me. Revealed in The Name of Conquering And Winning.
I am incredibly manly. If I was a cologne, I’d be called “Virility,” but I’m too masculine to wear cologne. There are, though, of course, some things about me that could be considered, well, girly. I don’t mean feminine; I mean girly. You know… things girly girls like. Not many! Nooo, no. Hell no. I […]
April 28, 2012
Neck & Neck Election Results, Leading To This Week’s Blogger of the Week
So I gave a little extra time to the voting for last week’s finalists regarding theme parks since some idiot forgot to make the poll readily available to people (I blame my imaginary intern, Felix). For those of you following the voting today minute-by-minute, perhaps offering you’re own color-commentary and speculations about how voting would […]
April 28, 2012
This Is Just To Have Already Said…
William Carlos Williams is spinning in his grave this week – with joy, that is! Joy at the lovely extensions of his poem “This Is Just To Say” that you all (Byromaniacs? Are we going with that? Sure, we’re going with that) came up with. Whole new levels of imagery and nuance and lots of […]
The Byronic Man 
May 5, 2012
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