The ever-qualified Palm Beach Post has printed a list of the 50 worst songs by great artists. As with any list, this one has its strong points and its weak ones. Songs I agree belong on the list: In The Ghetto, Elvis Presley: I can’t even tell you how many times I had to listen ...

This article in the Washington Post is actually a fairly interesting look at the sociological impact of away messages. It does take a pretty big chunk out of the article to explain what away messages are, and it does have the rather macabre beginning of an away message suicide note. But the rest of the ...

From the L.A. Times story about Kerry and Edwards’ first day working together as presidential and vice-presidential candidates: “Any residual tensions from the two men’s competition during the Democratic primaries seemed to have evaporated. From the moment they stepped before a bank of more than 50 cameras Wednesday morning, emerging from the elegant Pittsburgh-area estate ...

I got a piece of spam today advertising an internet site wherein “Hot Amateur Sluts Go at It!” Nothing terribly out of the ordinary, but before I clicked it into the oblivion of my junkmail box, I had a thought: What’s the difference between an an amateur slut and a professional slut? Is it experience? ...

Well, at least they didn’t pretend nothing happened. Laz has the NY Post’s amusing admission of fucking up, along with the Daily News’ poking fun at them.

Not quite as good as that infamous headline, but still amusing: The story was so exclusive, someone forgot to tell John Kerry.

1. Someone in my building blasting Dueling Banjos (a.k.a. the theme from Deliverance) for no apparent reason. Not blasting anything else before or after it, just Dueling Banjos at building-shaking levels. WHY?! 2. A car horn that plays “La Cucaracha,” but plays the last note off key. I didn’t think anything could be more irritating ...

I’m not sure if it’s because it’s 4:30am, but the opening paragraph of this Washington Post review made me giggle: Power-singing softie Michael McDonald committed a cardinal live-show sin at Nissan Pavilion Friday night. After casually taking a seat behind a center-stage keyboard, the former Doobie Brother greeted a sparse but excitable crowd with a ...

…because I look at something like this and think, goddamn, that sounds fucking awesome. And then I mentally start trying to figure out how to afford it, instead of thinking of how many ways I could get killed doing that. I don’t do a lot of real dangerous stuff, but for some reason, whitewater hypnotizes ...

Happy 4th of July to everyone here in the States. Ah, back in the days when we were overthrowing tyrannical bastards instead of enabling them. Huzzah! Just remember to try not to blow yourself up with fireworks or set yourself on fire while grilling. Safety first, kids! Alcohol, of course, is second. Actual celebration of ...