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So, are black-eyed peas really lucky?
In a column written two years ago, I went with "definitely. Maybe." Here it is:Do Black-Eyed Peas Really Bring Good Luck?Now, if you're wanting to...Read More Published 12/28/2010 at 2:31 PM 0 comments -
Lumps of Coal for Your Legislators' Stockings. Literally!
Were you mad that Senators Corker and Alexander voted against repealing Don't Ask, Don't Tell? Are you still angry that President Obama kept all those...Read More Published 12/23/2010 at 1:39 PM 0 comments -
Nerdiness Expressed in Gingerbread
I can't help myself. I love Geeks Are Sexy, the Facebook Group. And once again they've alerted me to Geekiness in Arts and Culture--this time...Read More Published 12/23/2010 at 12:20 PM 0 comments -
Helpful Tips for the Tron: Legacy Viewer
If you didn't manage to catch Tron: Legacy last weekend, chances are that at least one of your extended brood will want to make it...Read More Published 12/20/2010 at 4:03 PM 0 comments -
Sure 'Nuff 'n Yes We Do (R.I.P. Captain Beefheart)
Don Van Vliet died Friday at the age of 69, apparently after years of suffering from multiple sclerosis. I say "apparently," because so much of...Read More Published 12/17/2010 at 11:51 PM 0 comments -
Werewolves, We Love You Too
Whatever you think about Google, they do some damn cool stuff. Like the new Books Ngram Viewer, which charts the word frequency of whatever you want...Read More Published 12/17/2010 at 3:42 PM 0 comments -
Snow Songs
I suppose most people have their own favorite cold-weather songs, holiday or otherwise: "Baby, It's Cold Outside," "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm,"...Read More Published 12/12/2010 at 11:44 PM 0 comments -
Comic-Geek Alert: 'Barnaby' Reissue
Big news for fans of classic-but-maddeningly-hard-to-find newspaper comics: Fantagraphics plans to reissue the entire 10-year run of Crockett Johnson's oddball-genius strip Barnaby. Johnson these days...Read More Published 12/03/2010 at 5:07 PM 0 comments -
OnLive's New Microconsole Gets All Netflixy
Just last night I was telling someone how I didn't think OnLive's new microconsole would have legs, due mostly to its reliance upon a pricing...Read More Published 12/02/2010 at 7:40 PM 0 comments
10-Minute Obsession: Archives
We traverse the pop-culture universe to catalog points of interest, from fleeting whimsies to long-term obsessions.
