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Monday February 8th 2010

Film / TV

The Envelope Please, the Nominees Are In

In Appreciation of Colin »

Well, it's that time of the month when we appreciate someone new. Someone deserving and slightly under the radar, last [...]

Sports

Kim Kardashian Wants to Go »

Well America, NASCAR just got a touch of class. OK, I can't write that with a straight face. I'll [...]

Italian Teen Stabs Father »

I'm not sure which part of this story disturbs me more. There are so many stereotypes here: angry [...]

Sports – A Defintion »

With the Vancouver Winter Olympics a little more than a month away and NFL Wild Card Weekend starting [...]

Politics

‘Don’t Ask, »

"No matter how I look at the issue...I cannot escape being troubled by the fact that we have in place a policy which forces young men and women to lie [Read More]

Comic Books

Batgirl Is »

Its February and Marvel's Siege rolls on as does DC Blackest Night. But I what caught my [...]

Thor Brings It, »

Its a new year and I've been felled by the flu or a cold or something. But that [...]

Clean Shaven or »

OK now I feel like an idiot. Here I was last month talking about how original and [...]

Well its over now. We didn't get the highest scoring Super Bowl in history as predicted, but we did see some pretty good commercials this year. My personal favorite was the Mars' Snickers: You're not You When You're Hungry. How can you not like seeing Betty White and [Read More]

More Madison Avenue Headlines

Living

Groundhog Day Robot Favored By PETA

How many things are automated in your day? Your banking, your shopping, your love life? Well if PETA has its way, Groundhog Day will soon join them. The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals want to save Punxsutawney Phil from the media circus that accompanies his annual prognostication on the length of winter. PETA says the dawn [...]

We Have No Women Today

If you're in your 20s, single and into Chinese guys, I've got great news for you. In the 1980s China began it's now infamous one child policy. To be fair, I can see their point. It is the most populous country in the world. There was a very real threat of overpopulation and a general inability to feed all those Chinese. China in it's [...]

Things We’ve Learned in the Past Decade

This being the last week of the decade, which I've been told we're calling the Oughts, I thought I'd go over a few things we learned. In no particular order: If you want to be famous and you're not 17 years old yet, then the path is clear... do drugs, go crazy, do a stint in rehab, have bad relationships, and make sure you do it all [...]

Dad Rebels On Behalf of Son’s Hair

Parents...I know it seems cool to be "friends" with your kids but some of you need to grow up. In my neck of the woods, four year old Taylor Pugh has decided that he wants to grow his hair out. His school has decided that he is violating the school district policy and needs to cut his hair or continue serving his in-school suspension from [...]

End the Reality Siesta in Mexico

So anytime there's a news item about Mexico, particularly about corruption or the drug cartels I check it out. I do have some distant relatives that live in some of these areas. Also, I use the articles to talk myself out of travel to Mexico anytime in my lifetime. If you've read my previous post about Mexican tourism, you may have already [...]