Given that the mainstream American Left has been scared of its own shadow since the Reagan revolution turned “liberal” into a dirty word, I suppose I shouldn’t have been surprised that many of these self-professed “progressives” have responded to the first genuine sustained mass youth movement my generation has seen by heaping scorn, doubt, and criticism upon it. I arrived in Zuccotti Park late Sunday afternoon hoping to catch a glimpse of the chaotic and disorganized mass of dirty hippies, drugged-out punks, and other standard bogeymen of the “get off my lawn” crowd. I was sorely disappointed. Continue reading
Gather round. The temperature is dropping, the days are getting shorter and the leaves are dying. It can only mean one thing: menopause! Or autumn. Definitely autumn. Having already discussed those films that embody the season, let’s get specific. Which films do you watch in celebration of Halloween? Join me after the jump, and I’ll tell you which five spooky films I think are essential for the holiday! Continue reading
Good morning gang. Sorry I have been neglecting my news duties the last few days, but The Grand Inquisitor is having all kinds of jackassery to deal with. Such is life in the New American Century™. Anyway, here are some interesting reads from around the internet. Continue reading
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That’s right, heterosexuals! Princess Lady Dame Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone her very own self is in talks to perform the halftime show at this year’s Superbowl.
More deets can be found at SB Nation.
Let’s see… sweaty muscle men in shiny tight lycra pants plus Madonna. Also, football players. I’m afraid the gays win this one.
According to Moneyland, we Americans are going to collectively spend just a little less than seven billion dollars on Halloween this year. In 2005, planned spending for Halloween was just north of three billion dollars. These figures are courtesy of a survey conducted by the National Retail Federation. Even accounting for inflation, it seems obvious that we, as a country, are addicted to Halloween. Continue reading
Once upon a time, Mr Cornnuts and I went to a trendy Italian restaurant. My husband, a lover of anchovies, ordered a martini with an anchovy-stuffed olive. He took a few sips and the waiter came by to ask him how he liked it. Continue reading
Recently, I had the eye-opening experience of being in pain and entering the emergency room as a patient. I didn’t inform the triage nurse, nor my assigned nurse that I was a fellow RN, as I have found that there can be a negative reaction. Sometimes, they can feel threatened and that you are judging how well they are doing their job. Other times, they can view you as being a pushy know-it-all. Knowing that these reactions exist, I have taken the approach of pretending that I’m your average patient. Continue reading
Fans of America’s favorite dysfunctional family (no, not the Lohans) are in a much better mood this morning, as word out of series creator Mitch Hurwitz is that Jason Bateman, Portia de Rossi and the rest of the Bluth clan will return to the air sometime in the summer of 2013. Though, the show that Fox couldn’t figure out how to keep on the air will be a little more difficult to catch when it does air in the summer of 2013. Continue reading
“Man is the only animal that blushes. Or needs to.” – Mark Twain
“Blushing is the color of virtue.” Diogenes Laertius
According to Edward Gross,PhD, a University of Washington professor who has studied embarrassment for decades, embarrassment has four key elements:
– There must be a failure for which you feel responsible.
– Usually it happens suddenly, or in a way that doesn’t give you enough time to adjust.
– It must be in public or take place in a manner in which the public is aware of the situation
– One must value the opinion of others who witnessed the ‘goof’ Continue reading