December 2009
9 posts
yelp: room for squares
I’m the kind of girl who usually loves a good acquisition story, but when I heard that my FAVORITE website Yelp! might be purchased by the “do no evil Empire” Google, I naturally had a couple of reservations. I mean, can Google REALLY preserve the integrity of this excellent service that allows “the divine to opine on best places to dine” (as me & the girls love...
The United States Senate: An IUD for Democracy
Worried about your political system getting impregnated by the nefarious, fecund forces of Intellectual Freedom & Open, Honest Debate? Try Uncle Sam’s favorite prophylactic, the United States Senate!
Built into the very framework of the United States’ representative republican system, the United States Senate serves as a “reality buffer,” shielding our sheltered...
Friday- That's a RAP!
I’ll be posting a sicccc rhyme every friday. Maybe MP3s one day, who knoze.
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I just might be the cleverest mc in the whole wide WHOA to the RLD/ so back the fack up/ off this enjambed iamb/ or I’ll anna-lize you like the King of Siam/ I’m like everest unfurled, a mountain of a mind, the peak of humankind, the summit you can hum it cos it rhymes by design/ your rhymes are...
FB Int pt 2
Harvard Independent: Your two latest albums are filled with melancholy songs, like “Black Letter Days,” “How You Went So Far,” and “Whiskey in your Shoes.” What’s the matter? You sound like you need a hug. Frank Black: Should I be singing happy songs or something? I: I think they’re excellent songs, but they make me sad when I listen to them. FB:...
My Interview with Frank/Black/Francis
Back when the world was young, I was a drunken idiot who got to interview my heroes on two hours of sleep and even less preparation. Read on to witness surly Charles Thompson, a.k.a. Frank Black a.k.a. Black Francis a.k.a. Bouncin Baby Jesus, rhetorically manhandle my ass. And I loved it. I have this on tape somewhere, and hopefully a print copy of that issue of the Harvard Independent. Pardon the...
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Can we all just agree that celebrity infidelity is no longer news? Wake me up when a pampered multimillionaire stays faithful to his wife and turns down a blowjob from a trashy stripper/club promoter/publicist/model/actress/whatever.