Goddamn kids! I'll tell YOU the trouble with kids today. All they care about are their goddamn Pokey-Mans, iPods, Sunny D's, Pop Rocks, Kid Bopz, Razor scooters, internet porn, bear traps, sandwich fixin's, IUDs, Elmo, karate lessons, Santa Claus, Katy Perry, Lady Goo-Goo, Shaun Cassidy, sexting, unicycles, jaguars (the animal, not the car), fist pumps, saxophone solos, binge drinking, caramel corn, raising the national debt ceiling, monster trucks, flash mobs, Pogs, Ninja Turtles, pizza pie, Dig Dug, Indians, mayonnaise, Pilates, graffiti, wedgies, swirlies, weight lifting, tongue piercing, Cracker Jacks.
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Charles Finn on Graduations
Charles Finn offers his view on the ritual of graduations.
Spring: Graduation season, that special time of year; bland wonder and blatant youth filling auditoriums; pomp and circumstance (literal and figurative, visual and aural) leaking out across soccer fields and school lawns. Where else, I ask, can you find such androgynous gowns and silly hats? Where else are the genuine smiles of sons and daughters balanced so perfectly against the fine suffering of pride the parents must go through?
I attended my niece’s college graduation recently.
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Not Your Mom's Shepherd's Pie: Finding veggie delights at Zydeco
Zydeco offers vegetarians a delightful new take on shepherd's pie
This shepherd's pie is different. It's hearty, flavorful, filling and, oh yes, vegetarian.
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Woods: Sun and Shade
A review of Woods newest album, Sun and Shade.
Woods makes music you stumble upon. They released a handful of limited run cassettes and seven-inch vinyl before catching ears with Songs of Shame in 2009.
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The Anti-Vaccination Crowd
Parents willingly denied vaccinations for their children in an attempt to help them, however, is this denial of vaccinations also increasing the number of diseases?
One of the perils of living in the information age is the ready availability of so much misinformation. Want to hear how the moon landing was faked or how Obama was born in Africa? Just punch a few keywords into your browser and – Poof! – you've got confirmation of your worst fears and insecurities. Such is the case with the anti-vaccination movement that stoked fears among parents about the safety of giving their children the once-routine shots to prevent diseases like mumps, measles and whooping cough. Twenty years ago, the idea of voluntarily putting your child at risk of diseases that have killed more people than any natural disaster or all accidents combined would have been unthinkable.
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The Freshest, Straightest Poop That Money Can't Buy
From E. coli to crotch shots on Twitter, an update on all the news for the week.
Monday, May 30
Shook up: In wake of Japan's nuclear disaster, Germany decides not to build any more nuke plants and phase out existing ones by 2022 … Set back: Regime of Libya's Muammar Qaddafi takes a hit as eight top generals defect and flee to Italy … When produce goes wrong: Outbreak of E. coli linked to tainted Spanish cucumbers kills at least 14 in Germany; other European countries close their borders to the deadly vegetables … This is gross: US Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) accused of sending photo of his crotch to woman via Twitter, but DailyKos says analysis shows it was PhotoShopped … This is the grossest ever: “Hangover II” becomes top-grossing comedy movie of all time, grossing more than $138 million over Memorial Day weekend. Did we mention it was really gross?
Tuesday, May 31
Big win for the right to bear rats: National Labor Relations Board rules unions have right to erect 16-foot inflatable rats outside business as protest symbol. Wow, that's a relief … Meeting of the minds(?): Possible presidential candidate Sarah Palin and ex-presidential candidate Donald Trump get together over pizza in NYC. No word on who picked up the check … 'Bye pyramid, hello pie: Obama administration ditches decades-old “food pyramid” in favor of “food pie” as guide to healthy eating. No, not chocolate cream pie … Too funny to be true: Former fundamentalist pastor Ted Haggard, ousted after gay sex scandal, to have cameo role in “Christian sex comedy.” We always thought that was a tautology … Just too funny: Rep. Anthony Weiner lawyers up with view toward possible suit against whoever sent that crotch photo.
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Unclear on the Concept: The Hangover once again squanders its potential
The sequel to the 2009 The Hangover premieres with similarities to the first film.
Whatever your feelings are about the original 2009 The Hangover, let's all agree on this: As a basic comedic premise, it's pure genius, because it wasn't obviously a comedic premise at all. Put a bunch of characters in an unfamiliar location with no idea how they got there or what they did along the way, but turn the tone sideways, and instead of a raucous crowd-pleaser, you've got Flash Forward.
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Plot Boiler: Rockstar's latest offering simmers, but never boils
Rockstar Games releases their new video game L.A. Noire.
L.A.
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Scone Wolf
This week’s two-part debut of Teen Wolf offers viewers a modern twist on the original movie.
Look, guys! In case you haven't noticed, I have some opinions about things! For example: scones. Who was the freaking idiot who invented scones? THEY'RE TERRIBLE.
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Gas Station Cuisine: When good food happens in strange places
You probably didn't know that there's this rule in the How To Piss Off Your Customers manual, under the “Eateries in Airports and Gas Stations” chapter that reads, “Under no circumstances should you serve a customer a food item that is actually edible.” It goes on to encourage eateries in airports to charge “at least two to three times” the expected price for food.