SPOTTED: The New Yorker Getting Political With Gossip Girl

What magazine am I? I’LL NEVER TELL. I love two things in this world (at least for the purpose of this bombastic opening line): snooty New Yorker condescension and Gossip Girl. But what I love even more is when the two combine to create a sudden, unexpected “Oh SNAP!” moment. Conveniently, that’s just what happened …

Time To Face Facts: I'm Just A Sucker For Marketing Ploys

When I went to Trader Joe’s tonight, I wasn’t particularly in the mood for corn chowder, but when I came face to face with a towering display of these little cans, I found myself instinctively reaching for one — and for a very simple reason: its bulbous midriff. Had the corn chowder been packaged in merely …

Showing Some Love In The Blogosphere: Annalytical Answers

This morning, Mike at Franklin Avenue was kind enough to give this blog an enormous plug, and in the spirit of giving (after all, today IS National Bubble Bath Day), I’ve decided to pay it forward by pimping out one of my friend’s websites. The friend: Anna David. The site: AnnalyticalAnswers.com. Anna is an accomplished …

Queen Elizabeth Makes Royal Visit To The Mushroom Kingdom

According to a British tabloid (and you know how reputable those are), Queen Elizabeth II has become the latest convert to the wonders of the Wii. Allegedly Prince William received the gaming system from his commoner girlfriend, Kate Middleton, and grandma was only too eager to have a go at it. A palace source claims …

Adventures in Precipitation: Los Angeles Endures RAIN!

Here comes the rain again… Everyone by now knows about rain and Los Angeles: the two don’t mix. They’re simply not meant for each other — kind of like Carlos Mencia and an original punchline (heyohhh!!). Luckily, rain keeps its distance for most of the year, but then comes “winter” (ie. the time when the temperature …