Archive for April, 2006

A Room of One’s Own

Saturday, April 29th, 2006

Julian Dibbell weighs in on the latest libido-enhancer. PT-141 could be hitting the market in as little as 3 years, and adds to the long list of drugs aspiring to the title “the female Viagra.” While Dibbell worries about the drug ushering in an age of “McNookie” (a term I believe should be struck immediately […]

Take This Waltz

Monday, April 24th, 2006

Leonard Cohen: I’m Your Man, the concert film/documentary about (obviously) Leonard Cohen is just almost out. Judging from the trailer, it doesn’t look like anything too groundbreaking — interviews, behind-the-scenes footage and all that jazz. I’m sure there is some good music to listen to, and probably Cohen says some charming things.
I recommend keeping your […]

The Internets Are Broken

Saturday, April 22nd, 2006

I normally refrain from straight-up political posting, but Net Neutrality is potentially in danger of going the way of independently-owned radio stations. The internet is the only mass medium with serious democratic potential in history, and to undermine that democratic potential would be a real shame. Network Neutrality has effectively been the first amendment of […]

Not Just For A Few

Thursday, April 20th, 2006

Recently, I realized not quite everyone has seen “VD is for Everybody,” this completely insane spot-on brilliant Ad Council public service announcement featuring such brilliant characters as a baby, a grocer, and a pregnant knitter.
Combining appealing imagery of attractive folks with an infectious ditty, the PSA does little to invoke terror. The general tone […]

Fame is Deceitful Above All Things

Wednesday, April 19th, 2006

I was never that swept up by J.T. LeRoy fever. I read Sarah, and I thought it was a bit overdone, and I was supsicious. I didn’t even know anything about the rumors already circulating at the time, I just knew that kids who have been gutter rats probably don’t say things like “eyes the […]