Archive for August, 2005

fabulous finds

Tuesday, August 30th, 2005

eBay sent me a promotional message boasting that it has “Fabulous Finds for Every Shopper!” What I find most fabulous, though, is the graphic and suggested product list for “hipsters.”

I could get sidelined ridiculing the suggestions (Abercrombie? Are you shitting me?), but I’d rather focus on the whole premise.
One of the great ironies […]

trick or treat

Sunday, August 28th, 2005

Up there with the U2 iPod is Live Aid. I’m sure they mean well, but nothing says “weird sense of ethics” like a group of supremely wealthy folks who probably have armed guards and/or live in gated communities trying to help the extremely poor by singing in harmony to a backdrop of music so engineered […]

love is patient, kind, and wants in your pants

Thursday, August 25th, 2005

The average man on the street romantic would have you believe that there’s someone for everyone. The average man on the street fetishist would have you believe that everyone is wanted by someone. That second prospect seems a bit more believable.
And, there’s a t-shirt celebrating all that kinky potential from Non-Zero Chance. I really like […]

rhymes with vogue

Tuesday, August 23rd, 2005

Although Robert A. Moog saw himself as an engineer, and not a musician, those who saw the documentary about the man might question this assertion. Moog, who invented the Moog Synthesizer, had what seemed to be a downright spiritual connection with his machines.
Sadly, Moog has died, leaving a musical legacy that continues to grow. […]

the boy next door

Tuesday, August 16th, 2005

Bret Easton Ellis has a new novel out. Lunar Park tells the story of the fictional character Bret Easton Ellis, and apparently features interludes with such characters as Patrick Bateman.
The fictional Bret Easton Ellis is married and lives in the suburbs. And, while the real Bret Easton Ellis sounds more interesting to me, apparently […]