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Girlfriend DayGirlfriend Day
Bridgeport Village is a bit of a hard sell for me, but I go out there from time to time for film screenings and eye doctor appointments, and the one thing out there that I find is always worth...
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Times Square Bomber Gets Life in Prison: But he's not worried because he says, "The defeat of the US is imminent." Book Prank! Someone at a London party stole Jonathan Franzen's glasses, left a ransom...
View ArticleI Like the Way Conan Washes a Desk
Another new and (of course) hilarious promo for Conan's late night talk fest that seems like it will never get here (Nov. 8). In this installment, Coco employs the medium of "sex" and sticking a...
View Article"I'm Not a Witch... I'm YOU. (Unless You're a Witch.)"
In case you missed it, here's Frank Rich on Christine O'Donnell and how she and her template Sarah Palin weave attacks against them into a "brilliant cloak of martyrdom." They are very good at this....
View ArticleYou Win, Snickers! I Will Never Eat Your Candy Bar Again.
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View ArticleRequired Listening: "You don't follow the Bible! You're a liar!"
Michelangelo Signorile wasn't in the mood to coddle an anti-gay Christian who refused to take any responsibility for helping to create the climate that is pushing gay kids to suicide. One day, they're...
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I Prefer My Catpeople Sex with Swearing, Thank You Very Much.I Prefer My...
Via.Goddammit, avartards. Stop it. Hey, you didn't already buy Avatar on Blu-ray, did you? Ha! Sucker! 'Cause I just got a press release outlining this November's version that boast three different...
View ArticleFree Tickets to Nick Thune, All Weekend @ Helium
As you may have heard, comedian Greg Giraldo passed away last week. Giraldo was scheduled to headline at Helium Comedy Club. In his place, the club has booked Nick Thune. In association with the...
View ArticleBREAKING: Man Threatens to Jump Off Burnside Bridge
UPDATE 11:55 AM: The man threatening to jump from the Burnside Bridge was coaxed down safely from the rail about 11:30 am, police say, about 45 minutes after the first calls about a potential suicide...
View ArticleJulie Taymor's The Tempest
Sure, she's trying to ruin Spider-Man with her Broadway musical, but I'm a hard-line Julie Taymor apologist. I mean, c'mon, Titus and Frida were AWESOME. (I try not to dwell on Across the Universe)....
View ArticleWhen Wizards Wed
I KNOW! I KNOW! If you see one more wedding video on this blog, you are going to kill everything on the planet, starting with these guys. HOWEVER! This isn't your ordinary bullshit wedding video! This...
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Sound Judgment Kicks Off at Burgerville TonightSound Judgment Kicks Off at...
Photo: Tom ChamberlainThe fourth Sound Judgment Festival kicks off today, a series of four shows between now and the weekend, hosted by Arya Imig and taking its name from his (now defunct) KPSU radio...
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It's Happening Tonight!It's Happening Tonight!
MELODY DAY—While Dan Snaith handles most of what you hear on the albums, in concert Caribou is a full-on band to be reckoned with. Their mindblowing, dance-trance-rock live show is steadily becoming...
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10% Tuesday and We Wood at Moxie10% Tuesday and We Wood at Moxie
Moxie has a lovely tradition wherein all Tuesday you can score 10% off your entire purchase, all day. And hey, that's today! Head on over to take advantage and peep on some new merch, like these We...
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Confidential to Justin Bieber: Five Ways to Get Punk'dConfidential to Justin...
Dear Justin Bieber: I know it's been 27 minutes since I last wrote, but I must take umbrage with your latest business decision, and NO, I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THIS, BECAUSE THIS IS THE GREATEST THING...
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My Life as a Food Critic: The BREAKING GameMy Life as a Food Critic: The...
In my first Life as a Food Critic post, I briefly mentioned how difficult it can be to stay in the shadows while trying to remain relevant by breaking news—jostling for position as a go-to source for...
View ArticleIt Gets Better: Tim Gunn Made It Work...
...and so can you. Okay, celeb videos have been pouring in over the last 24 hours, and I'm floored and thrilled. But this one made me scream like a little girl.It Gets Better. [ Subscribe to the...
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You're InvitedYou're Invited
Tomorrow is my last day at the Mercury, and as such we'll be having the traditional Mercury Viking Send Off at Club 21 [2035 NE Glisan] (in which my fellows get me drunk and then shoot flaming arrows*...
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Eco-friendly Packaging Not Worth the Unpleasant CrinklingEco-friendly...
Loud enough to drown out enthusiasm for the environment Frito-Lay has announced they’re no longer going to package Sun Chips in those unbearably loud compostable bags. Thank Krishna. I do care about...
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Left 4 Dead 2 Now On OS XLeft 4 Dead 2 Now On OS X
Valve Update: While I had no problems downloading the game, I'm hearing that it's a bitch and a half trying to pull it down from the Steam servers at the moment. If you get error messages, don't worry...
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