I am heartened by Mike Bloomberg’s hinting that if Trump or Cruz come out on top, he’ll hop into the race as an Independent. He’s mainstream and moderate enough that he’ll take all the middle-of-the-road Republican votes and leave Trump or Cruz with the crazypeople, who, fortunately, are not yet a strong enough field…

Just leaving this here...

I completely agree! I, too, have been flying since I was in diapers and never gave it a second thought until a trans-Atlantic British Airways flight in 2000 hit INSANE turbulence. The flight was about 1/3 empty (remember when they actually flew planes that weren’t overbooked?!) and my friend had moved to the row…

Fascinating, thanks! I have no dog in this fight, but it’s interesting to see how it’s being hashed out.

I have never been a Stern fan, but I heard some of his live broadcast on 9/11, and he went full-on Edward R. Murrow: all business, all compassion. My opinion of him skyrocketed. Still have no interest in listening to him, though.

OMG the Betty Broderick story is *amazing.*

You forgot “Wake up, sheeple!”

Threatened. THREATENED?! I don’t even know what to do with that.

There’s a fantastic— fun, funny, and factual— documentary about the history of Star Wars toys called Plastic Galaxy... It’s the work of a truly dedicated fanboy and SciFi toy afficionado and it’s really worth a watch!!

I eloped in Las Vegas with an Elvis impersonator. (I mean that the officiant was an Elvis impersonator, not that I married an Elvis impersonator!) cost us $185 + tips; I carried the slightly-wilted bouquet left behind by a previous bride because I was too cheap to spring for flowers. Fifteen years later, we regret…

“You Don’t Have To,” “Black Belt” and “GMF” by John Grant. Hell, most of the John Grant catalogue is a completely *hilarious* Fuck You. :D

Totally true story: I knew Jewel, and I was at that show (at the Academy, I think?) with a mutual friend. She was sick that night, and we went to see her in her dressing room after (I was bummed because I wanted to see Peter Murphy...) and SP was there. He really laid down the law when lable flacks kept trying to suck…

Came here for this. Was not disappointed.

Ok, so, this book about Lou Reed just came out that is basically a giant collection of Lou Reed Was A Dick stories. Friends, family, former band mates... a WHOLE LOT of people chimed in about what a dick he was. In many of these cases, they were not only recounting first-hand recollections of how he was a dick, but…

I really enjoyed the book— but the audiobook is even better! As is the case with a multiple-person cast, some performers are better than others, but it really brought the book to life for me. Since the book was conceived as an oral history, an audiobook really does seem like the only way to fully do it justice. I…

Seriously! And using “Bela Lugosi’s Dead”? Is this an homage to The Hunger (and the Las Vegas Cosmopolitan hotel commercials) or just a clueless ripoff?

I’ve always had work friends, and some of my dearest friends in the world came from my last job, where we had all been for 5 to 10 years. We hung out outside of work, went to each others’ weddings, the whole bit. I love them. But then I took a management job in another state— not only did I leave my favorite people…

I’ve always been fond of “motherless fuck” when going hardcore, “Asshat” when I’m looking for PG-related territory, and for every other situation, there is something infinitely satisfying about looking at someone with complete contempt and just saying, “Clown.”

I am a new-ish manager. I sometimes work longer hours to get a specific project done or to put out fires, but I try not to make a habit of it. I figure that I am being paid more and given more responsibility, so I do have an obligation to put in the extra time— WHEN NECESSARY. Not as a matter of daily principle. I…

We had a hot dog cart when we got married at Coney Island. Does that count?