Monthly Archives: July 2009
Friday Random 10: Ketchup Edition
Pax Arcana In the 1970s, consumers had very few choices of mustard at the supermarket. Flavors ranged from yellow to extra-yellow. Then something happened. As with beer, salsa, olives, and lots of other things in the supermarket, demand for fancier … Continue reading
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I swear it’s not mine
Pax Arcana The L.A. Times is reporting that Bai Yun the giant panda is pregnant, and is expected to give birth next month. Which is a total surprise to me — I mean it’s not like I know the intimate … Continue reading
Quien es el bandito?
Pax Arcana According to the Newton Tab, it appears there is a bandit of some sort run amok on the leafy streets of that suburb. At first the bandit merely covered someone’s car with flour, but recently he or she … Continue reading
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I like Shatner’s version
Pax Arcana I’ve tried to ignore the dim light shining down upon us from the great American north, but I admit I am captivated by the free-form verbal jazz odyssey that former Alaska governor Sarah Palin has been on lately. … Continue reading
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Ready for some cold, milky refreshment?
Pax Arcana If you’re like me, you’ve often found yourself near exhaustion and covered in sweat from tending to your stable of Arabian studs (these bandwidth bills don’t pay themselves, people, and boy do the Arabs have money). At times … Continue reading
Monday evening filler: Butt Stank Deodorant
Pax Arcana Hamilton Nolan at Gawker says this is a real thing. I’m not so sure. It’s a thing, to be sure, but it is a real thing? Are things like this on TV? Am I talking English now? My … Continue reading
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Friday Random 10: Anniversary Edition
Pax Arcana It’s as gloomy and shitty as ever outside today, but thanks to the Joy of Sox my spirits are buoyed. That’s because today is the five year anniversary of one of the greatest games in baseball history — … Continue reading
The Wall Street Journal is concerned about your cankles
Pax Arcana While I have criticized the newspaper industry and its often boneheaded business sense at length in this space, it is true that these organizations still provide the overwhelming majority of in-depth and important newsgathering. For example, did you … Continue reading
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Monday Morning Filler: Kurt Cobain is looking pretty pasty
Pax Arcana Since it’s Monday morning and you’re all probably just getting over your weekend long meth binges, here’s a little something guaranteed to make you throw up in your mouth just a little bit: Via Father Scott via Will … Continue reading
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Friday Random 10: Funk Brunch Edition
Pax Arcana I don’t know about you, but I’ve been pretty stressed out lately. The economy is in the shitter, the Mets effing suck, and it’s done nothing but rain for two months in a row. In dark times our … Continue reading
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