Rohrabacher: Frat Parties Aren’t Torture

Posted on Sunday, June 8th, 2008 | 2 Comments

From talkingpointsmemo.com:Rohrabacher: Frat Parties Aren’t Torture
Justice Department Inspector General Glenn Fine was on Capitol Hill this morning to testify to the House Subcommittee on International Relations, Human Rights and Oversight, about his report on the FBI’s role in detainee interrogations, released two weeks ago.
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Review: Autumn Skateboard Shop

Posted on Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008 | 2 Comments

From NYMag.com:
Review: Autumn Skateboard Shop
According to the staff at Autumn Skateboard Shop, the store gets its name from a Neutral Milk Hotel song. And even if they’re a little fuzzy on exactly which song (or album, or lyric), they’re not nearly as soft on details when it comes to skateboarding [. . .]

Quick Fix: Eliminating Pests

Posted on Friday, November 30th, 2007 | 1 Comment

In the November 29th edition of The Wall Street Journal:
Quick Fix: Eliminating Pests
Problem: Getting rid of household bugs without harsh pesticides.
Solution: Many insects are naturally repelled by lavender, citrus and peppermint oils. Leaving soaked cotton balls around the house repels insect invaders and makes your home smell great. To protect sweaters and other winter woolens, […]

How Much Should You Pay for the New Radiohead Album?

Posted on Thursday, October 11th, 2007 | No Comments

On Esquire.com . . .
A Track by Track Cost Benefit Analysis of In Rainbows
Who better to lead a revolution against the music industry than alternative music’s favorite sons? Blowing off labels and price tags, Radiohead released their much anticipated seventh studio album, In Rainbows, for free on their website October 10, requesting a […]

Normal Isn’t Creepy

Posted on Wednesday, August 15th, 2007 | 2 Comments

On Esquire.com . . .
Warren Ellis’s new novel, Crooked Little Vein, makes fetishes cool again.
Reading Crooked Little Vein (William Morrow; $22), the first prose novel by renowned graphic novelist Warren Ellis, is like being hit by a truck — a dark, perverted truck, that, if it’s anything like the one described in the book, is […]

What It Tastes Like

Posted on Thursday, August 2nd, 2007 | No Comments

In the August Issue of Esquire. . .
We ate black pudding, durian fruit, snake wine, abalone, and Joel Robuchon’s kobe beef so you don’t have to.

What It Smells Like

Posted on Wednesday, August 1st, 2007 | No Comments

In the August Issue of Esquire. . .
Open the vents. You’re in for a noseful.

Will It Blend?

Posted on Thursday, May 3rd, 2007 | No Comments

On Esquire.com . . .
After grinding up iPods, rakes, and two-by-fours, BlendTec’s Tom Dickson blends up an Esky Award, exclusively for Esquire.com.
If you search for “iPod” on YouTube, the first thing that comes up isn’t a silhouetted dancer doing the freak against a Technicolor background. Nope, you get Tom Dickson, an otherwise bland grandfatherly-type […]

Eeny Meeny Miney. . . No

Posted on Sunday, April 22nd, 2007 | No Comments

On Esquire.com . . .
Satirists Scott Sanders and Dennis Steele hold a little poetry slam for the 2008 presidential candidates.