The Closet Extrovert

I’m at a holiday dinner and The Devil Wears Prada is playing in the background. I’ve never seen the movie, and am intentionally avoiding paying much attention to it in case I ever do decide to see it (unlikely, but possible). However, I can’t help glancing over at the screen periodically, and I’ve decided […]

Oh well, one of the two contributors I have issues with on Down With Absolutes has deleted all her posts except a farewell message and left the blog. I’m certainly not suggesting that my comments were significant enough to cause her departure, of course, but what timing! And yet, our catfighting continues in the comments […]

Well, I’m probably getting myself into trouble over on Mike’s blog by writing things like this. I generally try to avoid getting too wrapped up in the commentary over there because it seems to degenerate into puerile name calling. And yet, here I go doing it myself to some degree, even though I tried my […]

You will not regret the time spent watching Tyger, a stunning marriage of puppetry, animation and music that uses William Blake’s famous poem as a jumping off point, from the talented and much in-demand Brazilian artist/filmmaker Guilherme Marcondes. Go, now!

I dislike sensory overload when I go shopping. I get particularly overwhelmed by all the bright and shiny choices on the shelves when I try to buy things like toothpaste. With all the dazzling promises and ever changing packaging, I’m never really sure if I’m buying the same brand I previously purchased. All I care […]

I can’t believe I missed the catalytic posts about this on Boing Boing last year and all the resulting media coverage since then. Eh well… better late than neverly, I have finally found a religion I can get behind, Pastafarianism! Aside from the wonderful parody of creationism, a faith based on an invisible creature with […]

Screw the expensive rims, underbody neon and oversized spoiler on your Hyundai… THIS is a ride worth pimping:
Ron Patrick is approaching the age of 50, a time when many men begin thinking about minutiae like pensions and second homes and third cars. But Patrick is far more interested in telling you why it is […]