A Stale Smoking Jacket
Some pop culture phenomena are so ridiculously heterosexual that they fall right over the cliff into unintentional camp: I’m thinking of TV’s Jersey Shore,...
Swingin’ in the Suburbs
With the recent allegation that avuncular Earth-saver Al Gore is “a crazed sex poodle,” it should come as no surprise that your garden-variety, overachieving...
Eggsact Science Claims Chicken Predates Egg
If you’ve ever wondered whether the chicken or the egg came first, now we know.
(If you’re too lazy to click on the above link...
The Best of World Cup 2010
Thought I'd wrap up the tournament with my picks for the best we've seen over the past month. These are some of the memories...
Live Aid Anniversary Still Haunts Writer
Today marks the 25th anniversary of Live Aid, not to mention the 25th anniversary of one of my low points (although, looking back, my...
Mel Gibson Makes Tom Cruise’s Day
Tom Cruise is loving him some Mel Gibson these days.
Cruise once maintained a quiet air of mystery. Then, perhaps to quell rumors of his...
Paste Magazine Sings Transient Songs
I recently wrote about Telegraph Canyon for Paste magazine, an award-winning national pop-culture publication whose online presence features an almost-daily column entitled Best of...
Chupacabra Fever: Catch It!
The humidity is stifling, August heat is just around the corner, but I got a glimpse of October and Halloween on the horizon when...
Los Reyes de Fútbol
The only one who emerges from this World Cup unbeaten is Paul the Octopus. Congratulations!
Congratulations, too, to Spain, who won the European championship two...
The Prettiest Guys at the World Cup (and other lists)
Everybody else seems to have done lists of handsomest guys at the World Cup, but those tend to focus on the sport's superstars. I...
