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Posted inFashion

After 15 Minutes of Bling in Your Fling How Couldn’t You Tajazzle?

Full disclosure: I only made it through about five TRIUMPHANT minutes of the horrifyingly irresistible infomercial for rhinestones you tape to your ass, and powder and yummy tasting sex goo or something, called Tajazzle! If the special effects sparkles and valley girl gym rats don’t get you, the promise of being “dry” (very important!) and […]

Posted inTV

Guy Loves Chuck Way Too Much

listal.com Not the real Captain Awesome. Just the guy who plays him on Chuck. A man from Eugene, Oregon garnered a brief moment of attention from the national media after changing his name to “Captain Awesome.” Is this just a Eugene thing? I know a guy from Eugene whose legal name is “Mister Oo-la-la.” (Mister […]

Posted inHealth

Do I Have Tokophobia?

For almost as long as I can remember, I’ve had a debilitating fear of hornets and wasps. I have left an outdoor wedding mid-ceremony to avoid an aggressive yellow jacket. I have also jumped into lakes and off of roofs, and have once had a full-on anxiety attack because I had absolutely no choice but […]

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