Day 201: The Diggers Take Aim

originally published July 19, 2012 There was a time long ago, before caring became unhip and irony closed its shutters on the glaring sun, when joining a movement was – to many, anyhow – a rite of passage within one’s internal sense of community. Sure, the “99%” movement is still going strong today… or so […]

Day 200: A Man Confesses To His Friend, Using Two Hundred 80s Pop Song Titles

originally published July 18, 2012 Two old friends, Peter and Ian, are having a drink in Ian’s apartment. IAN: “Peter, what’s wrong? You seem to be under pressure. Do you need one more night of magic with those West End girls, buddy?” PETER: “I’m gonna tear your playhouse down with this news, Ian. It’ll sound […]

Day 199: The Looneys’ Supporting Cast

originally published July 17, 2012 On this glorious second-to-last day of my writing project, I… oh… right, it’s 1000, not 200. Damn. Okay, on this nowhere-near-the-endth day of this writing project, I opt to flash back to my youth, to the childhood that’s been baking in the incandescent red-green-blue glow of my TV-tube memory. Back […]

Day 198: They Say Blaxploitation Was Made By Some Bad Mother (Shut Your Mouth)

originally published July 16, 2012 As a film student eager to make the most of his final year of University, I approached the head of the Film Studies department last year and asked if he’d consider offering a course on Blaxploitation film next year. He was less than enthusiastic about the idea, which is why […]

Day 197: A Late-Night Infomercial For The Sexiest Flower Shop Ever

originally published July 15, 2012 Hey boys. Are you feeling lonely tonight? Maybe I can help. Are you single? Alone? Not sure how to get that special lady in your life to succumb to your fantasies and keep you warm at night? I know what you need. I can turn those nights from warm to […]

Day 196: What’s In A Single Name?

originally published July 14, 2012 For a fleeting, candy-floss moment of joy I thought I’d stumbled on to the topic of monogamy. Given that I’m not above trolling The lowest of brows in search of humor, certainly I could divine a kilograph’s worth of tawdry sex jokes and subversive masturbation gags from such an easy […]

Day 195: England’s Master Of Escape – Houdini Hinds

originally published July 13, 2012 Over the past six months I have skimmed through over a dozen Wiki-pages on British criminals. I don’t know if there’s something in the air across the pond, but somehow their criminals seem often to come packaged with cinematic plotlines and quirky twists. I’ve even written about a few of […]

Day 194: Back When The Browns Could Win

originally published July 12, 2012 It’s that time of year again. Three and a half weeks until the Hall of Fame Game welcomes the end of a long drought for American football fans. It’s a time of anticipation, of team loyalty, of wondering how well the Cleveland Browns will do this year (spoiler! They’ll suck […]

Day 193: The Crapshoot Of Bogus Science

originally published July 11, 2012 After having listened to numerous conversations recently on the merits of religion vs. science (and vice versa), I was tempted to drop today’s subject and write another article about Sergeant Stubby, the army Wonderdog. But it would be irresponsible of me not to look into the topic of scientific misconduct. […]

Day 192: Dog O’ War – Sgt. Stubby Saves The Day

originally published July 10, 2012 I was never cut out to be in the army. I’m not good at following orders, I hate running in formation, and khaki makes my calves look fat. Also, I’m too easily intimidated by unbesmirchable heroes of other species. I’m talking about heroes like Sergeant Stubby. Stubby was a Staffordshire […]