Daily Archives: May 23, 2012

7 posts

Dissecting Girls’ “Adam” and the Prevalence of the Typical “Loser Boyfriend”

Oh, geez. Adam. If you’re going to create a winning television villain, why not make him as unlikable as possible, but with enough agog incredulity and cringe-inducing hyper-realism that you just can’t look away. Adam is this punchable, unavoidable being and we love to hate him. Or maybe we just hate him. Continue reading

QOTD: Would you rather be hot or cold?

Aku-Aku has started quite the discussion in the Open Thread this morning with his talk of humidity. Weather is a huge part of how much you like where you live. In Chicago, everyone (well, most people I know anyway) hates their life for the 4-6 months of winter. However, summer is so awesome here Chicagoans almost forget how much the winter sucks. We spend as much time outside as possible and just plain love it.
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