First things first: The purpose of this blog is NOT to give you nightmares. However, when we are presented with what could be considered two very disturbing videos, what are we to do? The way we see it, our job is to show you the train wrecks—your job is to decide which wreck is worse. […]
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Good Morning, News!!
1.WOODS!!! Tiger wins the US Open. Watch highlights at NBC. 2.JAPANESE CANNIBAL!!! Is hanged in Tokyo. He “preyed on high school girls and drank their blood,” writes a rapturous reporter at the Times. 3.CEASEFIRE!!! Between Israel and Hamas, Egypt says. Although by the time you read this, it’ll probably have been broken. 4.MCBUSH!!! John McCain […]
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City Hall Tattoos
Today at city hall, I found a stack of these on the front desk in Commissioner Sam Adams’ office: It’s a temporary tattoo. Advertising the city’s one-stop phone number. Um… why? And who would slap this on their body? Note that mine’s on my fridge. And what happens when I need some city info, but […]
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Cop Shoots Unarmed Man In Head, Internal Investigation Never Completed, He Gets 10 Years in Jail.
27-year-old Paul Stewart was sentenced to 10 years in jail by Judge Michael Marcus this morning, while an investigation into the conduct of the police officer who shot the unarmed man in the head is yet to be completed 10 months after the incident took place. Paul Stewart: Had the book thrown at him… In […]
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You Scream, I… Moan?
Ahhh, with the weather finally warming, I’m starting to get the craving for ice cream! But I’m not sure what I get a craving for when I watch the following ice cream commercials. I feel allured and repulsed and hungry and guilty and… well, just dirty. I think it should be noted that these commercials […]
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Stan Winston Dead at 62.
When it comes to creators of great pop cinema, Stan Winston’s is not a household name, unlike those of, say, Steven Spielberg or James Cameron. But without Winston, those two filmmakers–and many more–could have never created the sort of films that they do. Winston, who won no less than four Oscars over the course of […]
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Carfree Dreams
I spent the last week in Minnesota, and was a prisoner of our rental car. The Twin Cities—with the exception of a few tightly planned neighborhoods, most of them in Minneapolis—were built for cars. We put more than 400 miles on the rental in just six days, simply by bouncing around to see family. It […]
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Yeeeee- HAW! Snoop Diggity Dogg!
Check out this new video from Snoop Dogg entitled “My Medicine” which is not only a C&W foot stomper, but it name checks Johnny Cash, includes Willie Nelson and is all about… well… here’s a lyrical hint: “You can’t buy me love, but you can damn sure buy me bud.” Yeeeee-to-the-HAW! End Hits: Now that […]
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I Guess I’m Floating
HEY YOU! Wanna free root beer float? Well, head in to an A&W today and they’ll hook you up. You don’t even need to buy anything to get it. Just walk in and say, “Hit me with that root beer float, yo!” and they’ll hand you one. It’s happening nation-wide today and the press release […]
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Lights, Cameras, Workers! : VOZ Day Laborer Site Opens on MLK
As the sun rose this morning, the first workers started showing up at the chain link fence surrounding a parking lot on E Burnside and Davis – today is the grand opening of the VOZ day labor site. The parking lot outfitted with a trailer office, Honeybuckets and benches hopes to be a safe and […]
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New Episode of Pure Pod for Now People
In honor of their 75th episode of Pure Pod for Now People, Matt and Magsy play some of the crappiest music ever committed to vinyl. Are you strong enough make it through 10 songs that evoke physical pain and nausea in human beings? Let’s hope so–it’s the only way you’ll find out which songs made […]
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Pure Pod for Now People: Episode 75
In honor of their 75th episode of Pure Pod for Now People, Matt and Magsy play some of the crappiest music ever committed to vinyl. Are you strong enough make it through 10 songs that evoke physical pain and nausea in human beings? Let’s hope so–it’s the only way you’ll find out which songs made […]