Monthly Archives: February 2009
Some of my best baby friends are black
Pax Arcana I read this story a few days ago, and at first I was tempted to just let it go. Then I realized that doing so would be missing an opportunity to point out just how terrible everyone even … Continue reading
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Put rice in your cell phone
Pax Arcana As we tumble screaming and red faced into our new Great Depression, we’re all going to need to learn to do a few things for ourselves. No more taking the car into the shop because you can’t figure … Continue reading
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Art Carney ruined everything
Pax Arcana Art Carney was a pioneer in the early days of television, practically inventing the sit-com “wacky neighbor” and playing the dimwitted but loyal sidekick to Jackie Gleason in the groundbreaking 1950s show The Honeymooners. He is also, according … Continue reading
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Even our cook books are getting fat
Pax Arcana For those who are clueless in the kitchen — insert slow nod with one eyebrow lifted at Father Scott — there is no better resource for self-education than The Joy of Cooking. First published in 1931, The Joy … Continue reading
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About that Cookie Puss
Pax Arcana After posting the epic filler of Nannerpuss v. Cookiepuss v. Godzilla yesterday, it came to my attention that not everyone is familiar with the cast of characters. This is me filling you in: Nannerpuss is the singing banana … Continue reading
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The robots are more dangerous than ever
Pax Arcana Every time I write about the threat posed by armies of sentient, wall-climing robots, some naive sap writes in and chides me for overstating the danger. OK, fine. Don’t listen to me. But maybe you should listen to … Continue reading
Like Whistler’s Mother only with more broken glass
Pax Arcana In America, when someone puts on a mask, spray paints the inside of a train, then smashes a window and hurls himself onto a platform in the station, we call it vandalism. In Sweden they call it an … Continue reading
The most depressing baseball statistics ever
Pax Arcana The arrival of pitchers and catchers is typically a big deal among baseball fans of every stripe. But as a Mets fan, I confess I am still not emotionally prepared for the 2009 season. Two straight late season … Continue reading
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No, wait — it gets weirder
Pax Arcana I had always figured that Father Scott’s favorite TV personality — hellaciously angry trainer Jillian from The Biggest Loser — would be the first person charged with a crime for exercising someone to death. But an Ohio woman … Continue reading
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