Thursday, October 28, 2004

LOOK, UP IN THE SKY. Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a pig. Lots of pigs. Or maybe locusts. Unbelievable.

Sunday, October 24, 2004

JON STEWART BROKE MY TV. It's easy to forget you live in a big machine . . . until someone lays the smack-down on a couple of the cogs. For more in-depth analysis, some guy at Salon.

Sunday, October 17, 2004

I SHOULD HAVE BEEN A PATS FAN. I wonder, did Sisyphus also have legions of fans back in Greece cheering him on with insanity-laced futile devotion? This is it, Sisyphus! This is the year! You've really got that rock beat this time!

Thursday, October 14, 2004

OUR FEARLESS LEADER. It would be much funnier if it wasn't so damn scary. Other surreal points of interest: YouForgotPoland.com, OffroadDieselEngineEmissions.com.

Sunday, October 10, 2004

IF CAPES WERE FASHIONABLE. . . . Jean jackets, bell bottoms, Polo shirts with the collars flipped up, mandals – they all successfully crossed over to this side of acceptable. So why not capes? Think of all the colors, fabrics and styles that could stock the racks of Barney's, The French Connection, J.Crew and Urban Outfitters. With nearly limitless design potential, they're unisex to boot. The fashionistas, the metrosexuals, the bling crowd and just about everyone in-between could get in on the action. And I could wear one, too — joining the caped ranks of the stylish, the hip and the cool — all the while secretly pretending to be Superman.