Monthly Archives: May 2009
This coffee is too roachey
Pax Arcana There are many reasons to grind your own coffee beans. For one, freshly ground coffee is smoother and less bitter than preground coffee. For another, the sound of a coffee grinder at 7:30 a.m. is the perfect way … Continue reading
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Bitches, man
Pax Arcana It’s become fashionable among red-faced TV shouters and slope-shouldered Internet trolls to blame the demise of newspapers on content quality, rather than the inevitable result of a shifting landscape for information consumption. This is rubbish. Newspapers are still … Continue reading
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Your pâté may be dog food
Pax Arcana My ability to appreciate fine foods is legendary. In fact, the burgeoning field of forensic gastronomics was invented in order to study how I am able to use my palate to discern whether the nutmeg in this custard … Continue reading
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Stay classy, Philadelphia
Pax Arcana As if you needed more evidence that Philadelphia sports fans are a half-step down the evolutionary ladder from animals that literally eat their own feces, here’s what happens when you show up for a Mets-Phillies game in the … Continue reading
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At least he’s honest about his intentions
Pax Arcana I spent the morning listening to Crack the Skye, the new album from heavy metal band Mastodon that’s making all the hipsters shake and pee their pants simultaneously. So to come down from my metal high, how about … Continue reading
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Martian skull will give you space nightmares
Pax Arcana After reading several things on the Internet, it has become clear to me that there are several truths of our earthly existence that the government does not want us to know. For example, did you know that the … Continue reading
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Hey, I was on The Basketball Jones
Father Scott As I was watching last night’s epic (as epic as first-round matchups between two teams who aren’t going anywhere in the playoffs go) Celtics-Bulls game, I found myself marvelling at how Big Baby Davis is playing, um, just … Continue reading
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Friday Random 10: Crazy Penis Edition
Pax Arcana It’s pretty clear to anyone who follows sports that many professional athletes are a few oars short of a full boat. So when a seemingly down-to-earth NFL player like Chris Cooley comes along, most of us love him … Continue reading
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Religious people love torture
Pax Arcana A recent survey by the Pew Research Center finds that the more people go to church, the more likely they are to support torture. And you’re never going to guess which group is most supportive of torture. Oh, … Continue reading
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