Archive for May, 2008
« Previous EntriesAn Open Letter To Starbucks
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008Dear Starbucks, Hey, is there anywhere to get a decent cup of coffee around here? Oh, come on. Don’t look so sad. When we’re in the mood for a twenty-four-ounce cup of pumpkin-pie-flavored Cool Whip, a Feist CD covered in mocha fingerprints, a possibly exaggerated memoir by a former child soldier, and some customer “service” [...]
The Ideal Way To Start Every Day
Friday, May 16th, 2008Have you ever gotten off to a bad start in the morning and then everything else afterward in the day just kindof fell apart? I’ve done a lot of thinking about how to best begin the day, so this sort of thing never happens again. Or, at least, to minimize the problem as much as [...]
Is Reverse Speech Real Or Just Random Bullshit?
Thursday, May 15th, 2008As some of you may be aware, there is an idea of “reverse speech”, that is the playing of various audio backwards where the goal is to see what actual words and phrases can be heard in the dialogue. The theory behind it seems to be that whatever is heard in the reverse speech is [...]
A Tribute To Dumb Stock Photography
Thursday, May 15th, 2008The great boom of the 1990′s brought us fast times and less attention to detail and substance in the world than perhaps ever before. In a special tribute, we take a critical look at the hilarity and absurdity of the idea that has become Stock Photography. If you were one of the “lucky” ones to [...]
Are European Men Really More Romantic?
Thursday, May 15th, 2008Hey Girls, Do you think European men are more romantic than we Americans? Maybe you should read these letters before passing any hasty judgement… Letter #1: I just got back from a semester abroad in Europe, and let me tell you, it truly was the most magical, amazing experience of my entire life. The French countryside was like [...]
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