You know, I used to get annoyed at those friends who’d delete their Facebook accounts. Only to re-friend request me a week later. #OhhhNice…YouLeft? To be fair, I had a right to. Most of the time – for them – it was preceded by a whole long status update tantamount to a social media “Goodbye Cruel World” note. (“So long! I’m off to the infinite abyss of not sharing my.. Read More
If you’ve heard of “holographic universe” theory, it may’ve left you a bit… …speechless. Honestly, I didn’t quite “get” this Matrix-y idea the first time around and it’s still a bit vague for my little brain. But, simplified, it’s this complicated theory about the concept that black holes might keep information they suck in (not destroy it) and how our whole reality is being projected back out at us from.. Read More
Depressed about summer vacation being over? Why not book a vacay to Switzerland – and kill yourself? #twofer #YODO! Indeed, Swiss assisted suicide’s been legal since the 40’s and then they made it a whole business around the 1998 when a company in Zurich called Dignitas was formed. And while there are a few states here in my home country that allow it (Oregon, Vermont, New Mexico, and Washington) and.. Read More
Anyone else ever see the “Solaris” remake? I’m going to hope-assume you all did. ’cause this: Although this film’s in my top faves, every time I see it, I think: 1: This soundtrack is awesome. 2: How (while orbiting a conscious planet with psychic powers) does George Clooney maintain the perfect amount of mug fuzz? 3: I suppose I could have used his other outer space flick “Gravity” to introduce.. Read More
A 56-year-old Indian woman? Fighting off an attacking leopard? With a sickle? (Yes. That’s a tiger. Well done, nitpick Nancy.) As much as I love animals, I adore a good story about self-defense ass kicking. I immediately thought of Dorothy cuffing Tinman’s axe and slaying all the lions, tigers, and bears closing in on them like Uma Thurman with the Crazy 88 – culminating in an end-scene, final warrior pose.. Read More
I always love a good Frank Abernathy story. Ya know – the dude who impersonated pilots? And doctors? And got lotsa arse? (Does he really say “Pam” in the movie?) Either way, Frank fortunately had a penchant for the kinda girls who don’t care what the difference between a “Pam” or “Pan” American flight is – and was equally smooth enough to slide by colleagues unnoticed. I suppose that idea.. Read More
So this delicious little dish of Vogue eye candy got arrested for stealing candy. First, I love the lawyer’s reply to the allegations that go as follows: 1. He said she forgot she had the items (like… chocolate bars?) in her bag when she left Whole Foods. 2. He said the “store detectives” singled her out. #IDon’tKnowHowToLawyer “While she was about to leave the store … she remembered what she.. Read More
If you’re on social media, you may have seen videos of slightly excessive police force. I, for one, can’t seem to escape these torrid tales, sandwiched betwixt the endearing dancing dogs and graphic motivational quotes that help exacerbate my online-life induced schizophrenia. But could a cameras-on-cops requirement be the answer? There’s been interest in this – especially after the Ferguson case happened and arguments split between “he shouldn’t have been.. Read More
Why were rocks in Death Valley moving around of their own volition? Especially when there were no human tracks, hurricanes, or tornadoes whipping through? I didn’t even need to read the “we solved it!” story to know the truth behind this rhetorical headline. It was painfully obvious to me that there was a battle for a babe with a power going on in the Labyrinth. And that giant bipedal shih-tzu.. Read More
And now for a real life story about a severed snake-head who came back to life… …to kill the man… … who killed him. That’s right. It’d been guillotined and garbage-tossed for a full twenty minutes before the bodyless serpent launch outta the litter to annihilate the chef who went Queen of Hearts on his ass while trying to make snake soup. Well, Elle, it MIGHT have been cool if.. Read More