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Earlier today, I attended Apple's unveiling of their new iPad tablet computer. Here is the transcript of my liveblog from the event. 8:00am – iTablet will use LCARS menu system. Wesley Crusher won't give you a turn. I am a virgin. 8:15am – Worried about… Continue reading
Lately I've been fantasizing about Gwyneth Paltrow's poops. It's not that I want to lie under a glass coffee table and have her squirt out a log from above. No, this fantasy is abnormal. Maybe "fantasy" isn't the right word. This is more of a movie that keeps… Continue reading
The button fly on these new pants reminds me of Keira Knightley's underbite. Let me back up. The recession. HEARD OF IT?? Sorry. Actually, let's get rid of that phrase in 2010 and beyond. "[something very well-known]. HEARD OF IT??" It was last decade's… Continue reading
Patrick Stewart and Kate Mulgrew will be on a panel together at this year's Dragon*Con in Atlanta, Georgia the first weekend of September. Will they argue over who was the most boring starship captain? I don't know. Will we finally learn who looks better in… Continue reading
I'm not one to complain too much about hipsters. Sure, the guy at the bar this weekend in the skinny jeans and porkpie hat sort of annoyed me when he rolled up on his single gear bicycle and started smoking a pipe, but I have a subscription to McSweeney's. I… Continue reading
Sen. Sam Brownback of Kansas and Sen. Mary Landrieu of my home state, Louisiana, have teamed up to introduce a bill that would ban the creation of human/animal hybrids at the federal level. It might seem like a strange way to spend time and resources,… Continue reading
At this point, there's an iPhone app for just about anything you want to do. But what makes the new purity ring app unique is its ability to help you not do something. Fuck people, that is. Of course, it's arguable whether it even does that. For just short of… Continue reading
If there's one thing I've learned from BBC America, it's that British reality shows are just as stupid as ours. And if there are two things I've learned from BBCA, the other one has to do with the stunning amount of cash all Brits keep in their attics. But… Continue reading
I'm no expert on Italian people or their culture. I understand that they enjoy neverending salad bowls and detest Koopa Troopas, but that's about it. On a trip to Rome, I thought about exploring the ruins–touching history, immersing myself in the world. But… Continue reading
There seems to be a pretty violent backlash against Battlestar Galactica's series finale, so here's another essay of support. It's cross-posted at the excellent geektainment website Pink Raygun, so you'll have to click over there to read the second half.When… Continue reading
I often run into coworkers on my lunch break. There aren't a lot of restaurants to choose from around here, so it's usually the Mexican place or the Chinese place or the Mexican place staffed entirely by Chinese people. And yes, I know they're actually… Continue reading
It's been a while since I posted here, but I just had to tell you about something that happened to be over the holidays. First of all, I shouldn't have been surprised when the gentleman called me a faggot. I didn't stare at him like that. I didn't cock my hip… Continue reading
