Some of What I Really Need to Know About Life I Learned From My Father
Don’t get a dog. If you absolutely must, then get a mutt, not a purebred. (Where do people get the money for that?)
Never buy a car new..
What the Magnets on Your Fridge Say About You
Magnetic poetry: It’s probably arranged in combinations referring to things you and your roommates did eight months ago, or in ribald ..
Movie Review: “Green Lantern” is Dim
People say things like “it’s just a summer superhero movie” as though the rules of cinematic storytelling are somehow suspended for a movi..
Even More Strange Tweets Mentioning My Name
I guess if you’re working at the Astronaut Deke Slayton & Bicycle Museum, you have ample time to search Twitter for any ..
Other Things Cee-Lo Thinks Are Gay
The dry cleaner who put his shirt on a hanger instead of in a box. That’s gay.
His cat who knocked over the rhododendron. Gay!
T..
Bro Eye for the Queer Guy
I walk around the house without pants on, too, bro. I prefer plaid boxers, but whatever. Did you get those bracelets from, like, Bootl..
If Writers at The Tangential Were Given Small But Still IMDB-Listed Roles in “Green Lantern”
Sarah Heuer: Partygoer / Survivor
Becky Lang: President of the USA
Dunstan McGill: College Custodian / Limo Driver / Pedestrian
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The 3 Biggest Stereotypes About Journalists That Are Actually True
1. They love getting scoops.
Oh, fuck yeah. When you break a big story, you sometimes have to walk around the room physically thrus..
The Past and Future History of Best Picture Nominations
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has approved a change in the nominations process that will allow between five and 10 bes..
What Your Grade of Gasoline Says About You
Low-Octane: You’re an average Joe, or Jane, or José. You don’t have piles of money, and you don’t have a super-fancy car. You’re relat..
On Being Tall
The strangest thing about being a 6’4″ guy is the way you keep getting complimented on it. “You’re tall!” women will say, smiling at y..
Michele Bachmann to her children: “I’m not making your choices for you, but I’m making a rule against you taking your pants down with children whose wee-wees look like yours”
“‘I don’t see that it’s the role of a president to go into states and interfere with their state laws,’ said Ms. Bachmann. But then she a..