I was truly saddened to read of the passing of Anita Van Sant. While the low-key obituary was typically self-effacing, Anita was one of the best political campaign managers I've…
At least according to the surfers at URLesque. For example, I had never heard of Ben Huh and The Cheezburger Network before. But after reading the profile, I think the…
For the ninth consecutive year, the New York Times Magazine has published its Year In Ideas section. If you have a brain, you'll want to read it. It is, as…
With both feet and beaucoups d'avoirdupois firmly planted in the "Live to Eat" camp, I pay tribute to my fellow foodies and highlight the Best Cook Books of 2009. From…
What do Michael Jackson, acai berries, Voodoo Doughnuts and swine flu have in common? (Voodoo Doughnuts??) What do Heath Ledger, John McCain, Circuit City and wii have in common? Every…
Could well be. Special props to "The Gays" for bringing their insouciant sense of humor to the fray. The Yippies live! And to the Angry White People for apparently skipping…
Although Bulo himmyself aspires to Pop Cultural Icon status, I confess that much of what is considered pop culture at the ebbing of the Noughts is foreign to me. Granted,…
These likely won't be the last Best-of book lists that you see from me this year. And, like with music, there are no definitive ' best-of' lists anyway. My lists…
OK, a confession. Science class was where I caught up on my sleep in high school. Guess I always intuited that 'other people' could handle the 'science thing' much better…
I have been told on good authority that State Representative V. George Carey (R-Milford) tonight announced that he will retire at the conclusion of his current term. The D's reportedly…
NObody does music lists like Largehearted Boy does music lists. If you've got a list, he'll post it. Meaning every shoegazer with a laptop is free to post their choices.…
Every year, Project Censored highlights "The News That Didn't Make the News", and reports what should've been in every paper and on every media outlet in America. This year's list…
Too bad we didn't have the microverse back in 1969...we needed psychedelics to visualize it. Too bad we (aka 'I') don't have psychedelics in 2009...this phantasmagorical (microscopic) slide show would…