. a blogumn by Monique King-Viehland Shortly before the Inauguration, Colin Powell was being interviewed about the Obamas arrival in Washington.  “I mean, the Huxtables have come to town,” he said just hours before the inauguration, referring to the beloved African-American family from Bill Cosby’s popular sitcom, The Cosby Show.  Powell gushed, “Look at his [...]

So while I’m pretty much a goddess of perfection at this point, I always appreciate when an article comes along that gives me a rare opportunity for self-improvement. All kidding aside, this Jezebel piece on a Salon essay by Kate Harding, a woman who is trying to get us to rethink the way we think [...]

What-what! For whatever reason, you guys were feel so unmelancholy that none of you guessed that yesterday’s lyric was from “In the Waiting Line” by Zero 7. Oh, I had forgotten just how yummy victory tastes. Let’s see if I can get a second helping of it today. UPDATE: Okay, for the second time since [...]

Ooh, me likes this study: according to scientists drinking 5 cups of coffee a day may lower your risk of getting dementia or Alzheimer’s in your old age. I’m totally on that coffee train… in four to five months. Read all about it here. . flickr.com photo credit: Refracted Moments

. a blogumn by Amy Robinson What I’m about to say might sound like sacrilege to some FaN readers, and I know that it definitely will to some blogumnists; I’m seriously thinking of getting rid of our TV. I’m thinking this scandalous thought not because we never watch TV, and it’s not a resolution.  I’m [...]

Gawker said this was like the worst Microsoft ad ever. And I thought, how could that possibly be the worse Microsoft ad ever if it features neither Bill Gates or Jerry Seinfeld? Then I actually took the time to watch this one for Microsoft Songsmith. Oh the horror… Does anyone know a good lawyer? Thinking [...]

. a blogumn by Kelli Bielema I’ve been called a dreamer, a go-getter, a spaz, impulsive, ambitious. While some of these labels garner validity, I think I’m just mostly impatient.  This would explain just one of several reasons why I could never live the rest of my life in my hometown of Prophetstown, Illinois. After [...]

So as you may or may not remember, I’m on a 21-day challenge not to spend money on anything but necessities. After the first week, I decided that man cannot live on fresh & easy pre-prepared and frozen meals alone, and decided to volunteer my uniquely inept services to test a series of recipes from [...]

Zacki from “Tall Glass of Shame” guessed that Friday’s lyric was from “Gold Dust Women” by Fleetwood Mac. So you guys probably think you’re pretty awesome for so thouroughly killing me at GTRL last week. You’re not. And I will have my revenge. If not this week, then soon, very soon, and probably during a [...]

ZOMG! Are you actually still doing legitimate work? Don’t be crazy, dudes, procrastinate on this instead. 1. I don’t know what’s more fun, this Playmobil Security Check Point toy, or the customer reviews it’s generating on Amazon. [Amazon] 2. If Entertainment Weekly had added 5 more names to their 20 Black Sci-Fi Icons Gallery, it [...]