Jonas Brothers? The above picture comes from a Tumblr blog called Look at this fucking hipster. So I did! I looked at this fucking hipster. And I laughed! I can’t believe nobody has thought to make fun of these “hipster” things before and even so…well it never gets old does it? Or doesn’t it? I […]
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Feed Your Head with MODELFEED
Again I find myself wishing there was an “Inspiration” category for the blog, because today I was alerted to MODELFEED (tag line: “not made up”). It’s basically just like Blogtown except if it were written by beautiful barely legal globetrotting models, and instead of tags like “News” there were tags like “Confessions.” The pictures are […]
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Easter Ham Mystery
As an unreligious person, I was rather confused the other day when I heard a very persuasive Fred Meyer ham commercial on the radio. I was only partially listening until there was mention of a “crispy brown sugar crust” after which was point, I was rapt, attentive to the description of tender, spiral-cut meat and […]
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In Which I Hold a Gun
Despite living in the U.S. for my entire life — including the Midwest for four years — I have never, not once, ever touched a gun. Until today! I was hanging out in Hawker’s Lockers pawn shop on 82nd Avenue for a story about the economy and, of course, conversation with the good-natured young woman […]
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OMSI After Dark
Last night saw another installment of the OMSI After Dark program, where the museum stays open for extended hours for those 21 and up. Beer and wine were served, and free vodka samples were given away (one per person, although each sample confusingly required two tickets to redeem). It’s a good opportunity for those who […]
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Kiss My Blaurghney Stone
In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, enjoy this documentary footage about Leprechauns. They’re soooooo cute.
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Happy Birthday Michael Bolton
This is wishing a happy 56th birthday to the legendary Michael Bolton. What kind of person begins a career in a metal band, writes songs for the likes of Barbara Streisand and Patti LaBelle, dates Cher and ends up soft rocking himself into easy listening? Only the most adaptable of musicians. I mean, he did […]
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Five Things You Should Know About Today!
1) Andy Richter will be joining Conan O’Brien as the new Tonight Show announcer—so will you people PUH-LEEZE stop acting like Conan’s dead or something? 2) According to a CNN poll, 44 percent of you think tonight’s speech from President Obama will be “good.” That’s somewhat down from his inaugural address when 72 percent of […]
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Things I Am Obsessed With (Part Two of a 758 Part Series)
Dancing and dinosaur costumes just happen to be two of my most favorite obsessions. One might call dancing a hobby, but due to an intense lack of rhythm and unrelenting propensity to keep trying, it has become an obsession. Since I try to wear my child-sized dinosaur costume as much as possible (I must get […]
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Jesus Could Kick He-Man’s Ass
Because I know that most of you didn’t go to church today—your souls are most likely damned to hell anyway—I thought I’d give you a bit of that old time religion from 1799 1874 1914. I’m fairly certain that there aren’t any Jehovah’s Witnesses trolling Blogtown (and if there are, can I interest you in […]
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Things I Am Obsessed With (Part One of a 758 Part Series)
Not having the internet at home, I get utterly (and unproductively) consumed in the glory that is the World Wide Web when I get the chance—and as the Mercury‘s newest intern, now I get all the chances in the world! Of course, the best thing about the internet is once you leave the safety of […]
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Creepy Doll Sales Suspended
So I don’t follow the murdered-toddler news beat too closely, but apparently, Caylee Anthony was a little girl killed by her mom in Florida. Now some guy is selling merchandise that bears her name, including something called the “Inspirational Caylee Sunshine Doll.”From the story on Chattahbox: The company argues that they are not trying to […]