Last week, Madonna (Mother of Lourdes) beat out Madonna (Mother of God) by a couple of votes. When I created the poll, I was convinced that Mother of God would sweep, simply because I thought people were kinda over Madonna, Mother of Pop — but it seems she’s still getting respect. And if you compare [...]
. a blogumn by Ryan Dixon FIERCELY ANTICIPATING Finishing The Power Broker This column is a cry for help. While I normally wouldn’t use this space to talk about my personal life, this particular crisis has left me paralyzed to think or write about anything else: I am in a long-term book reading relationship [...]
Just what is in Sauce Americaine and how should one properly spell “yay?” We’ve learned a lot this week at good ole Fierce and Nerdy. Check it out: HELLO FRIDAY re: Fierce Anticipation: July 24-26, in which Ryan Dixon told us the worst guinea pig story in the history of ever. Seriously, you’ve got to [...]
So I would feel bad that no one guessed correctly that yesterday’s lyric was from “I Gotta Feeling” by The Black-Eyed Peas, which means that I’ve now won an unprecedented two weeks in a row, but … well, I just don’t. Mwa-ha-ha!!! Still, let’s see if you guys can get out of here with some [...]
. Proof of Nerd ID by Charles Cron RAINBOW COALITION EDITION According to a Yale University study, the smell of Crayola crayons is more recognizable for adults than the smells of either cheese and bleach. Photo Credit: Chris Metcalf
. a blogumn by Gudrun Cram-Drach Every person on this planet who knows what America is (including every American), has their own opinion about it what it means. There must be millions of American interpretations of what it means to be American in America, but as an American in France, I am living the paradox [...]
Got six minutes? Zone out to this. Thanks to “London Times and LA Moments” for the heads up. Ya’ll just made my day a little bit zennier.
So excuse me if you’ve ever killed yourself to train for one of those brutally long jogs, but I’ve always thought that the best marathons involved TV. That’s why I was so sad this Monday. We were supposed to have a marathon of the Torchwood 5-episode Series 3, had been talking about it all weekend [...]
Well, look at what we have here. No one guessed correctly that yesterday’s lyric was from “Waiting for Somebody” by Paul Westerberg of Replacements fame. So guess who’s in the lead? Me! But let’s see how you do today. Please don’t make fun of me, but I think this next song may be my favorite [...]
Normally I would never condone the destruction of a precious book, but the sculptures of English artist Su Blackwell has me saying, “Yes! Yes! Destroy more books!” Click on the pic for more in the fascinating books-as-art series. [Source: Jezebel via Su Blackwell]
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