Recently, I booked an airline ticket through United Airlines and decided to pop for the “Economy Plus” seating. It added $54 to one leg and $64 to the other but I figured: why not. The ticket was actually less than I’d expected and I’m an adult with long legs and a little money in the bank. I deserve it. When I happened to check my bank statement on-line (I pay for everything with my debit card) I noticed that I’d been charged twice for each of the economy plus additions; a total of $118 that United, essentially, stole from my bank account. Trying to reverse these charges has plunged me into a bureaucratic rabbit hole of hell that has gotten me thinking: just how much is corporate America filching from us, right beneath our noses? Continue reading
In honor of Easter and Passover, we decided to do mix things up a bit and instead doing a traditional contest, we thought we’d try showcasing some of the creativity you put into your holiday tables. Both holidays are steeped in such tradition and food is such a large part of them. Continue reading
National Review editor Rich Lowry announced yesterday that writer John Derbyshire has been fired. Derbyshire, who came under fire this week for an amazingly racist article in a web magazine, has lost his position at NR for advising people, among other things, that “If planning a trip to a beach or amusement park at some date, find out whether it is likely to be swamped with blacks on that date (neglect of that one got me the closest I have ever gotten to death by gunshot).” Continue reading
Happy Easter, if you’re into that sort of thing. Continue reading
I’ve been finding a ton of great remixes and mashups lately, so I threw a bunch of them together for you kids. The result is a bit rough around the edges (thanks to a few obvious fuckups here and there) but there should be enough electro-y goodness in there to keep you entertained. Continue reading
Universal reboots a reboot to give us a new and non-original rebooted movie; Marvel wants to know what you’re doing two years from now; Seth Rogen has big dreams; Matt Lauer has news that trumps Seacrest’s not-news; Kerry Washington wants to fix your scandal; Fracking to hit the big screen, and Scorsese picks a monster team. Continue reading
Wakey wakey. Continue reading
This week, we’re going vocal. Continue reading
My inbox felt unloved and lonely this week, munchkins. (Thanks to the few of you who did email me.) When I abuse you, it hurts me more than it hurts you. So don’t make me abuse you. Send your bitch some COW noms next week, ‘kay? Now let’s take a look at this week’s happenings.
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