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Do you miss hearing about Prince (also known as The Artist Formerly Known as Prince or just this weird symbol)? Remember when he said that “the internet was over” and decided to live under a rock? Me too. Luckily for those of us who miss Prince/The Artist Formerly Known as Prince/ect , he’s tweeting “2″ us. (He … Continue reading »
Trigger Warning: gun violence The past few years have been something of a string of violent shootings, but since the murder of 20 school children, six of their teachers, the perpetrator’s mother, and finally the gunman’s own suicide at Sandy Hook Elementary, people in the United States have gotten very familiar with the most public … Continue reading »
Buzzfeed recently posted an article about an Indian man documenting when he attended a “Bollywood themed party”. Now the guy seems to take it all in his stride, despite the fact a few members of the party took the theme too far (just check out some of the pictures). In fact, some of the party-goers display … Continue reading »
My best friend and platonic soul mate recently returned from Rome and celebrated her twenty-first birthday on May day. I decided to make her a birthday cake that incorporated the fresh spring flavor of citrus and some subtle sweetness provided by shredded coconut. I pulled from over three different recipes, adding my own modifications, and … Continue reading »
I’m slowly but surely attempting to catch myself up on all the news and pop culture that’s been going on while I’ve been eyeball-deep in school work (Hemlock what? Who has been cast as Irene Adler? Season 4 of “Arrested Development” comes out how soon?). One of the more interesting things I’ve missed — and I use “interesting” … Continue reading »
Since the 2012 US elections, it’s become fairly commonplace for political analysis to discuss the various failings of the Republican Party and other conservative institutions in the United States to assess what’s actually happening in the world. The almost comic inability to see what was coming has largely lead to criticism of conservative-leaning media for … Continue reading »
A couple months ago, I wrote a lengthy post about the fandom for the E4 drama, “My Mad Fat Diary”. This is a post in the same vein. I’m here to talk about fandom and what happens when we ignore the problems in source material. Last week, Netflix released a new program, this one produced by … Continue reading »
With the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum having opened its doors on Thursday, April 25, there’s something of an ongoing resurgence in oddly fond recollections of his administration. One published by the conservative-leaning thinktank of the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) seemed particularly insightful about what to expect in the days to come. In short, … Continue reading »
Babe Alert Saudi Arabia has a Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vices–I’m serious. This week the commission deported three men from the United Arab Emirates (who were visiting for the Jenadrivah Heritage and Cultural Festival). Why? Because they were really, really ridiculously good looking. The commission is afraid that the men’s … Continue reading »
Ask any Canadian who the most successful prime minister was and they’ll tell you, Pierre Trudeau. While Trudeau was leading our country, he managed to get more done in a single term than many people could even dream of completing in three or four. He was the prime minister to implement official bilingualism – making … Continue reading »
