Holiday Shopping puts a little Linda Blair in the Hollister

So the economy is down, and yet it seems that at this strange time of year when people pretend like they sincerely want to listen to Harry Connick Jr. and drop significant dough on pet accessories, the malls are flooded to the point of asphyxiation. You pretend like it is all in jest until you realize that the same soundtrack has been played over every store in every city for every day of the last six weeks and it sounds remarkably like bank elevator music. Let’s face the facts- it doesn’t appear that Of Montreal is releasing a holiday album any time in the near future. There are the mildly... [Read more of this review]

Blue Haired Two Dollar Drama

How embarrassing!…for you.  I was witness to a scene this week that got under my skin so badly I just can’t keep it in. I was enjoying what is ALWAYS a tasty lunch and pleasant service experience at Good Microbrewery in Silverlake with a friend when a woman two tables away began to shout at the owner and then to the rest of the dinning room exclaiming “Your PR is terrible!  I have been coming here for 8 years and I will never come back and I will tell ALL of the people I live with…”(yes, she said that) “…to never come here and that you’re a crook and everyone... [Read more of this review]

The Art of the Christmas Party

As I am sure most are aware, Christmas season (it’s not just one day, you know) is among us, which means so are Christmas parties. The beautiful thing about this time is that people are in giving moods, even with the current state of our economy, and really open their hearts. More importantly, they pick up the tab by way of an open bar. Truly, the beauty behind good Christmas parties can be summed up with the following: Pick a venue that won’t mind if you make a ruckus Stock the place with a boatload of comp’d liquor Have some kind of background entertainment (dinner, music,... [Read more of this review]

New Tech Art: The Literal Music Video

Sweeping across the nation more than Obama-fever, gay sex, and bitching about the cataclysmic financial meltdown is the ostensibly growing and hilarious (at least on the internet) number of literal music videos– featuring favorite artists such as Tears for Fears, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and the internet’s very own Rick Astley. Sometime last year or two years ago, a Seth Coheny dude from Pasadena (forgive the reference the “The OC,” but dude, that boy was irresistible) named Dusto McNeato created the first literal music video, which is basically an actual music video from... [Read more of this review]

President Bush Avoids a Face Full of Leather

President Bush arrived in Baghdad on a surprise visit, and he got a lot more than he bargained for. Looks like Bush forgot that the rest of the world still hates him, because he looked relatively surprised when an Iraqi news reporter hurled his shoes at Bush during a press conference. If you thought Bush put away the coke, this video is clear proof he still goes skiing on the weekends - how else do you explain these reflexes? When I discussed this with Fierce Pussy, she thought the guy hit the deck to look for more shoes to throw. Kind of like a call to action to all those news correspondents... [Read more of this review]

2 Weeks Ago Today…

…The phrase “Black Friday” took on a different, much uglier meaning. I’m sure many of you heard, or read about it. Most of the headings being a variation of this: Wal-Mart Employee Trampled To Death On Black Friday High cost of low price - the understatement of the day All I can say is fuck that. His name was Jdimytai Damour and he was 34 years old. “Wal-Mart Employee”…even in death this man is being trampled. He was a son, a brother, a friend. Most importantly, he was a fellow human being. Jdimytai Damour Scratch that last sentence. To say Jdimytai was... [Read more of this review]

Her Name Was Megan Meier

Her name was Megan Meier and she was just 13 years old. Megan Meier I’m sure many of you have heard something about what I’m talking about here. The 2006 Myspace suicide and the ensuing court case. Though how many of you knew the little girl’s name? I didn’t. Not until a few days ago when I was reading about the outcome of the trial. And for those of you completely in the dark, here’s a short summary: Megan, and a girl named Sarah Drew, were longtime friends and neighbors, living in O’Fallon, Missouri, only a few houses down from each other. As is the case with... [Read more of this review]

The Transplants

I feel like doing a little something off the map for me. It’s something that’s been stewing in my head, the words marinating until they are glazed by a thin layer of self-righteousness and cynicism. I’ve been living in the fine and fair city of Los Angeles for a long time now. My entire life, actually.  I grew up (as did many of my close friends) going to the same grocery stores, malls, movie theaters, and clubs as the famous people that pepper the more affluent parts of this town. I’ve been inconvenienced by on-site filming down the streets I grew up in as a child. I nary... [Read more of this review]

This is why I Love America

As you get older, you see the world a lot differently, and you seem to lose some zest in your life. Some people say life just beats you down, and you get cold, jaded and callous. Still being a baby to this world, I can’t say that I have really felt any of that yet, but I will admit that I am not as easily excited or amused as I was in years past. Could be tastes maturing, but it could be a lot of other things as well - don’t worry, I won’t be boring you with that. The reality of it is that to get me really excited - I’m talking fucking giddy - it has to be something... [Read more of this review]

Gmail Gets a Make-Over with New Themes

For all of you Gmail users out there, which I imagine is more than I can count on my two hands, I think you will be pleasantly surprised by the new themes that were released today. Gmail now has several themes you can choose from, which make your Gmail home much more sexy, and Web 2.0. Take a look at a screen cap I took of my own Gmail home: Gmail Sexy New Themes Click the image to enlarge and you will notice all those delicious curves, rather than those old straight lines. To customize your Gmail theme, go to your Settings tab, and then click on the Themes sub-tab. Alternatively, you can just... [Read more of this review]

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