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DO YOU EVER THINK ABOUT WHEN YOU OUTTA HERE?

20 FACTS THAT I FIND DIFFICULT TO ACCEPT

1. In Japan, the Nihon Sofuken company is selling the Placenta 10000 Jelly drink, which is a zero-calorie, odorless, peach-flavored drink made of 10% pig placenta. 2. The California legislature recently repealed a 1950 state law that funded research to “cure” gay people. 3. In an effort to contain the oil spill, Hooters collected over [...]

NOTES LEFT ON CARS – ONE FOR OPTIMISTS, ONE FOR PESSIMISTS

These notes neatly sum up the entire spectrum of human psychology, as well as the two leading male characters on Will & Grace.

BEST HEADLINE EVER?

There is rarely any upside to a human being being assaulted. However, in this case, a violent incident between two female Irish ex-lovers has resulted in what might possibly be the mother of all accurate newspaper headlines since Gutenberg invented the printing press. While the headline succinctly tells me the important facts, the article itself [...]

THIS AD SEEMS DATED

Tangy cherry? Rich “grape-y” burgundy? Luscious blueberry? Those sound like wonderful flavors … for snow cones. But cigarettes? Something tells me this is an old ad.

HOW AQUAMAN DIED

Granted, he was one of the lamest comic book heroes in forever. But he did catapult Vinnie Chase, who portrayed him in a James Cameron film, into a superstar. * Bonus: The only upside to the spill is that it’s inspired some good art.

INTERVIEWS WITH THE WRITERS OF ‘LOST’

If you’re like me, this last season of Lost has been startling (if not predictably frustrating as well) and I was lucky enough to talk to three of the writers for the show – Melinda Hsu Taylor, Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse. Specifically, I wanted to talk to them about the shaping of the Asian [...]