The dog days of summer require extra-entertaining links, just to raise us from our doldrums! Good thing I have a bunch for you, dear readers!
Are Tish & Snooky better or worse names than Boaz & Gil?
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One of my favorite faux-cialists lives in an apartment on the Upper West Side. It’s always cute when she tells me about the need for equality.
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Here’s a long-ass interview with Joss Whedon, which reminds me: I really oughtta get back to watching those Complete Buffy DVDs with my wife.
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Speaking of my wife, she cannot escape the allure of Food & Wine.
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When I read this piece on eco-hypocrisy by celebrities, I kept hearing the rant at the end of Denis Leary’s song Asshole.
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VM reader Vince C. sends along news that China’s government will not allow reincarnation without the proper paperwork.
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As I tried poking around to come up with a good pun for that last item, I discovered that Tibetan buddhists have a tradition of, um, sculpting with butter. Given his cooking practices, my father-in-law would likely make a very large sculpture.
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My wife recently read Robert Olen Butler’s collection Tabloid Dreams
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But alcohol mascots are stranger than life.
just a guess, but does the name of your favorite “faux-cialist” on the “Upper West Bank” start with a K?
You guessed! It’s like “Imagine no possessions” from a guy whose apartment overlooked Central Park.