In spite of all my talk lately of higher education gloom and doom and debt, this was still quite inspiring. Enjoy!! There’s some interesting commentary about Charlie Day, his career, and his alma mater Merrimack College on The Daily Dot here (May 21, 2014) Need some school advice? Maybe some
Congrat$ Grad$!!
Ahhh, mid-May to mid-June. It’s graduation SEASON and, depending what calendar your school is on and what year you’re in, supposedly the first day of the rest of your life… and guess what you get to look forward to for the rest of your life – debt!! Now, over the
Museum Gift Shops – peddling crap a la human misery
Earlier today, I shared this little bit of gross via Twitter: “The 9/11 museum’s absurd gift shop” (May 18, 2014). Via the New York Post, this is some of what reporter Susan Edelman had to say: The museum at Ground Zero tells the dark story of the 9/11 terror attacks with
I’m not a feminist, but… – let’s all focus on the negative, Samuel L. Jackson
I recently read yet another one of those Salon pieces offering up a list of “high-profile, force-of-nature women who may ‘run the world,’ but won’t cop to the F[eminist]-bomb.” Beyonce, Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, Bjork, Lady Gaga… and Sandra Day O’Connor (?!) were all included. (here) And then, speaking of Beyonce, I also recently read that
“Shirtless Bro,” the 909, & our rules of perception
Today, a great lesson in the rules of perception… About a week ago, this happened: when asked by a woman TV reporter at the Etiwanda Fire – “Sir, do you live around here?” – a shirtless, 30-year-old Clay Narey replied: “Yeah. Wow, you’re super pretty. Do you wanna go on a
Op-Ed in AVN Magazine
I recently was asked by AVN Magazine to share my thoughts on the taboo topic of incest and intra-familial sexual relationships in porn… you know, because of Mother’s Day. It was a great opportunity to discuss some really edgy content, specifically one super new and one ongoing series from Digital
“Real” academics, Real exploitation
I recently came across this “infographic” – it was featured on the generally interesting website, Sociological Images. It immediately infuriated me: (pictured: rage) I have no idea how these data were gathered, thus I have no idea how accurate these representations are; however, I do understand what this infographic is
Happy April 25th – the best date ever!!
In case you were ever curious about the cheeseball nature of my pop-cultural roots, here’s a bit to make you laugh… Have a fantastic day!!
Sexually orienting sex toys
I recently received a short-but-sweet status update from my MysteryFriend: “It’s been a pretty good comedy fest so far.” The text was accompanied by this image: (pictured: swag… image used with permission) I congratulated him on the score, and he proceeded to tell me how he had ended up with
Whether Spanish or English, pronunciation is key
I recently had the most interesting conversation with a friend of mine… D is perfectly fluent in both Spanish and English. She can read, write, speak, and translate both languages seamlessly, and apparently has no discernible accent in either beyond dialectically (e.g. Texas-US English and Mexican Spanish). D is amazing