Yeah, but “State Fair” was really about Iowa(y) so the song’s not technically as terrible as you want it to be.

I really REALLY want some other state, preferably a bright blue progressive one, to run their state fair for 25+ days just to stick it to Texas’ schtick of having the “biggest” state fair in the nation. It’s a hoot, fair park is assuredly an art deco gem, but anyplace but Texas please. Also, did Shiner Bock (Spoetzl…

I’m curious about the use of the term “working conditions” here. A show like Big Brother or The Real World has a job-like vibe to it: in exchange for room and board and expenses you’re going to live in a house for a certain period of time where you’ll be subject to 24/7 video surveillance. The “real” housewives or…

For the film, we’ve gone with “Jeff”

For the film, we’ve gone with “Jeff”

Whether you believe in Gef (or not) this story is coming to the big screen, starring Simon Pegg, Minnie Driver, Christopher Lloyd and Neil Gaiman, September 1st in the USA. “Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose” distributed by Saban Entertainment.

I’ll bet there’s loads of places where the price per acre is much lower, but those parcels can be hundreds or even thousands of acres in size. I also know there’s a lot of orphaned acreage, where the actual price of the land is super low, but there are covenants, liens, or other hang ups (e.g. condemned pre-existing…

Unless somebody was there forcing drinks down your throat (hello fraternity Friday nights!) or somebody tried to sell methanol as a beverage, alcohol poisoning is a victimless crime. The liability of over-serving somebody is 100% about drunk driving (car, semi, tractor, plane, scooter...) and the carnage and property…

40-50 miles out of town isn’t terrible, especially in a place like NM or West TX where everything is far apart anyway.

While I suppose it’s possible a driver can capture the ID image in a way that they retain a copy on their phone, it's much more likely (because it happens all the time) that DoorDash's cloud storage and/or the retailer's database are insecure as hell and have unnecessarily long data retention policies, so it's just a…

Somewhere in the liquor law is likely a clause that forbids providing alcoholic beverages to someone already obviously intoxicated. Even the people sampling at the grocery store or at a wine festival or on a brewery tour aren’t supposed to give away a free drink to an already drunk guest. So you 100% can get…

This isn’t new though.

I’ve always wondered what percentage of otherwise heterosexual folks would engage in sexual relations with themselves if given the opportunity.

It’s definitely a step, but I’m not sure why not make it effective immediately?  Also, I feel like the FBI and US Marshals weren’t really the big problem - this should be the policy over in Homeland Security where ICE/CBP and TSA could all stand a bit of a clean-up and some more effective oversight.

I think managing the expectation was key here. McDonald’s has never been known for attracting a vegan crowd, and, aside from nuggets, the only non-beef main course offerings (filet-0-fish and McRib) are seasonal or limited offerings. So McDonald’s regulars weren’t going to suddenly start ordering plant-based patties…

Low-cal isn’t necessarily “better for you” if you need to eat a giant side of fries and a milkshake to feel satisfied.  McDonald’s isn’t, nor has ever been, big with the calorie cutters, and one big consistent complaint about previous iterations of veggie burgers was that they weren’t a satisfying, craveable main…

I tuned into FauxNoise for ten whole minutes and managed to catch all the unhinged talking points: It’s the school’s fault for not having an armed guard and a “fortified” entrance. It’s the parents’ fault for not pulling their kids out of public school because private schools “take security seriously.” And then a…

So *this* must be how the NFL justifies their tax status as a non-for-profit - all its “volunteer” work in the community. Got it.
Maybe pre-COVID, pre-9/11 there coulda been some cool perks to a gig like this, but nowadays they get herded in, herded out and zero chance of a selfie or an autograph or anything.  I’ll…

It’s also hardly “exposure” if your sizzle reel can’t be posted online because the NFL hasn’t given you the rights to show the footage of your own performance.

Home Ec was required in Jr. High (late ‘80s, Chicago suburbs) There was a semester of woodshop, a semester of drafting, a semester of sewing and a semester of cooking (they somehow managed to squeeze budgeting/consumer awareness and early child development i.e. “babysitting skills” in there too).