culture

wonder if a jailhouse series is next

you’d think the guy like thomas kinkade “painter of light” would be a pretty mellow guy.  for sure, you either have one of his paintings in your home (supposedly 1 in 20 homes have some form of his art), in a hotel, or at the mall (my mall had a whole thomas kinkade store).  the [...]


football’s coming home…

the world cup, the world’s largest and most important sporting event is underway.  i was thinking today how little i knew about the world cup when i had the great opportunity to live in a football loving country during the world cup in ‘98.  i was in england, and all eyes were on a young [...]


how to know if you should give up your seat

i remember when my friend was pregnant with her first child, she declared that chivalry was dead as evidenced by the refusal of dudes riding the blue line from bucktown to downtown chicago to offer their seats on the subway–we of course were all appalled. turns out men are very afraid to offer up their [...]


cause one farmville isn’t enough

zygna introduces new farmville clone, frontierville


secret society hoodies on sale on ebay

mysterious facebook hoodie up for sale on ebay


here birdy birdy

snowball, the dancing parrot, have scientist talking


it might get you a job at vandelay industries

jason alexander (pictured above) lost 30 pounds in 15 weeks following jenny craig, but men who want a short cut can go to the hottest item in men’s retail, men’s shapewear. neiman marcus the once exclusive retailer of spanx for men confirmed that the items are flying off of the shelves as quickly as they [...]