Unrequired Reading: May 1, 2009

It’s time for another round of my crazy-ass links! Just click “more”!

Nothing in this short profile changes my opinion that Ryan Reynolds has no interior life whatsoever.

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They couldn’t use Shutterstock?

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Sad story. Helluva work ethic, though.

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J.G. Ballard died last week. He’s not on my 0-fer list; I read Concrete Island and Crash back in college (and I watched Empire of the Sun back in high school). Here’s Martin Amis’ tribute to him.

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Bourgeois Surrender on how he named his fourth son.

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Bourgeois surrender.

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Plotinsky: now that’s gotta be a pseudonym.

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“Do you say, ‘Go fruke yourself?'”

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No, really. Do Not Resuscitate.

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Similar to the “What time is the ballgame? / What time can you be here?” joke is D-Lowe’s recent spate of invites to speak at conferences in China.

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Wait a second! Tasty food can make you fat?

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30 Rock: the Early Years.

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To understand Wolverine’s appeal, you can read this take by Grady Hendrix . . . or you can just check out this badassery from 30 years ago:

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