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Hiatus

The Idea of Progress has returned. You may now cease your weeping and tearing of the clothes. Those of you that are attractive unattached women may continue with the clothes tearing.
What have I been up to in these days (literally! days!) of non-writing?
-Saw Wilco in Millenium Park
- Planned out a short film, [...]

You Tube Fakery

Perhaps I’m just an idealist.
There are many good and bad things about these systems of tubes we call the internets. The list of bad things goes on and on (Ron Paul, kiddie porn, the fact that companies make you visit their websites to report problems rather than let you talk to someone), but he [...]

"Where is Patrick now?…Maybe he got taken for a ride."

In honor of a great Caruso post in Adventure in Self-Loathing.
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TV Funhouse

This only ran once. NBC cut it from repeats of the same episode. Hmm, I wonder why?

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The Idea Of Progress Will Be On Hiatus This Weekend

Please enjoy this video of Klaus Nomi performing Lightning Strikes:

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A Brief Word From Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho)

For the record, I am not gay. I’ve never been gay, I never was gay, and I’ll never be gay. I don’t go around anywhere hitting on men, and by God, if I did, I wouldn’t do it in Boise, Idaho! Jiminy!.
Here’s what really happened. I ate Taco Bell for Lunch. [...]

Colbert

Tonight on the Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert had his cast cut off of his wrist. He has put the cast up on eBay (it’s covered in signatures from people like Katie Couric, Bill O’Reilly and Nancy Pelosi), with all of the proceeds going to the Yellow Ribbon Fund. I checked at what the [...]

Satan Rents a Billboard

So Satan is buying advertising now. How do you think that transaction went? Did Satan just cut them a check and ship the artwork to them? What bank would he use (My guess would be Citibank)? Or did he come in for an appointment, and draw up the materials with an [...]

Yacht Rock, Episode 2

One of the great contributions to our culture…I present to you: Yacht Rock!
This is episode 2, which is my favorite. There’s 10 episodes, nine of which are fantastic (the Jethro Tull one is a little weak).
This is it! Stand up and fight for this!
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Lily Allen Has Three Nipples. No, Really.

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