The reclusive artist behind the Doonesbury comic strip is interviewed for the Washington Post Magazine (here) in October 2006, and I only found it today. I figure that this fits neatly in with the recent theme of media issues.
I happened upon this beautifully produced anachronistic commercial, and it started me thinking. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4JSYS7pda8[/youtube] If only the effort that went into producing this product-targeted circus went into promoting newsworthy events.
Martin Luther King Day never meant that much to me. I grew up in a school district where I was a minority. I was an (epithet for white), I was a (epithet for Polish descent). I was a (epithet for German descent). I was a (epithet for culturally Jewish). I…
It's snaining, again. Oh, no, it's snaining again. This word is one I got from my father, who always said it with an appropriate sneer. Rain, sleet, and snow all rolling in at once. He'd never seen this sort of weather until he moved to the Midwest the year I…
Think about it. The primary ("God Given") visible sign of male maturity is facial hair. Therefore the reason a man shaves his face must be: To appear feminine, or To appear underage Now, to whom do men who shave their faces appeal? Lessee: Someone who either wants a feminine lover,…