What Sarah Palin says is not news. The last losing vice-presidential candidate of a major party in a presidential election, John Edwards, began campaigning for the 2008 Democratic nomination almost immediately after the loss in 2004, and receives more mentions in the press today for his extramarital affairs than he did at the time as [...]
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January 18, 2010
Unemployment Diarist’s Life Is Now Better Than Yours
It’s been eight months. Eight long, tedious months of watching everyone else’s life go on as you wait in your holding pattern – waiting for a job, a boyfriend, something or anything to get you out of the funk you’ve fallen into. You watch friends get engaged, family members get married, former coworkers fall in [...]
December 2, 2009
Bruno Reveals Yokelphobia
When I first heard that Sacha Baron Cohen has filmed the climactic scene (a UFC match that turns sexy) of his summer movie Bruno in Fort Smith, I felt a rush of weird excitement. Arkansas is my native land, and I was excited to see what he would make of it, how he would capture [...]
November 30, 2009
Help Wanted: Adult Babysitter
Wanted: Gatekeeper — adult babysitter, if you will. Executive caretaker required for successful, high-functioning middle manager. Hours are 8pm to bedtime (12:30-1 AM). Here’s how it works: You’d come over, do some cooking and cleaning, iron an outfit for the next day, pack my lunch. Do NOT let me leave the house under any circumstances. [...]
November 3, 2009
The Gum Photographs Bottle Beach
In a remote section of New York called Dead Horse Bay, the contents of a closed landfill are being revealed bit by bit through the process of erosion along the coastline. Thousands of bottles, old shoes and other items discarded in the 1940′s and 50′s and earlier are now being ejected onto the beach every [...]
October 15, 2009
Top Ten Signs Your Business is Going to Fail
10. There’s someone at your desk selling extended warranties over the phone. 9. Congress is talking about making your salary illegal. 8. Your boss is calling you collect. From prison. 7. Advertising your products is now discussed in terms of “tweets.” 6. The Chinese are now outsourcing the manufacture of your product … to you. [...]
July 21, 2009
The Drinker’s Table: The Foreman Test Kitchen
In this episode of the Drinker’s Table we explore highly convenient foods cooked on the countertop grill. These are kind of foods that seemingly make themselves in your kitchen late at night, after the drinking is done. The recipes for these foods are often only discerned later, in the morning or late afternoon or early [...]
July 7, 2009
It’s Democracy When I Say So
Laughably, The Wall Street Journal‘s Mary Anastasia O’Grady would have you believe Honduras’ widely condemned military coup was all about protecting democracy. Silly Mary. But, hey, it’s not like her brand of fascist-friendly insanity doesn’t garner fans. We raided her inbox to bring you one especially illuminating sample: From: Jim Schmitd To: O’Grady@wsj.com Sent: Monday, [...]
July 7, 2009
GUMpics: Remembering the King of Pop
Michael Jackson fans gather to watch the Staples Center memorial service on jumbotron televisions in Times Square. Photo by Andy Kropa
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