My experiences surrounding mysteriously-coiffed Peruvian celebrity novelist Jaime Bayly as of now have been lackluster. My first encounter with this strange uniformed character occurred when I was about seven years old. “Jaime Bayly: A new Late-Night show for the quick-minded, the educated, the intellectuals”- or so claimed the Telemundo spokesperson. Jaime’s was the new show […]
In 1961, responding to Pop Art and the general rise of the global consumer, Piero Manzoni put together 90 30-gram cans and labeled them Artist’s Shit in English, French, Italian and German, and signed his name on the top. Whether the cans actually contain the artist’s shit is irrelevant; I’m not sure anyone has really […]
Note, for background information necessary to understand this piece, please read this New York Times article here. Hello friends, My name is Silverio “Sal” Vega. I am the mayor of West New York, New Jersey, and am currently vying for a state senate seat against Union City, NJ mayor Brian P. Stack. The historical path […]
I just thought I’d pop up from reading period for a moment to say: those of you who have never seen the classic British scifi series Doctor Who need to watch it RIGHT NOW. It’s on alluc.org. Studying is for dweebs. Incidentally, if you’re a sci fi geek at all, you need to check out […]
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHcGXfkt5v8] I have several confessions to make (some more obvious than others): For one, I’m a sucker for anything Greek, from Demosthenes to Despina Vandi, Thucydides to Tzatziki. I’m convinced that part of the reason why the Spanish monarchy is so awesome is that Queen Sofia is Greek- and, therefore, so is HRH Prince Felipe […]
Let me make one thing clear right off the bat: I started my blog because I needed an outlet for my thoughts and feelings during the 2004 elections, not for the prestige and loyal readership it might bring me. I just needed a personal creative space where I could jot some things down that someone […]
First, the good news: I’m in. I have a seat at the seminar. The bad news? My computer’s battery is dying, and I only have an hour’s worth of battery power. But I’ll blog until it runs out of power. The rest, you’ll have to figure out on your own. So, refresh for updates. Right […]
400 already? How time flies. Anyway, Virginia apparently celebrates its colonial heritage by inviting the Queen of England back for a visit every 50 years. The Associated Press had a boring old lede: RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II arrived Thursday for the commemoration of Jamestown’s 400th anniversary and praised the cultural changes that […]
Looking wan from that string of all-nighters in Cabot? Can people identify you as a “Lamonster” from fifty-feet? Well, no more! “Bronzer makes you look healthy, healthy, healthy,” said Olivier Échaudemaison, the makeup artistic designer for Guerlain. “Pale skin makes you look tired, but if you are wearing bronzer nobody knows you are tired underneath.” […]
In your omg-we’re-gonna-inherit-the-earth-just-as-it-blows-up news for the week: You know those imperfect climate models global-warming skeptics doubt? National Geographic News reports that Arctic ice is actually melting faster than predicted. “We’re about 30 years ahead of what the models show,” said Julienne Stroeve, lead author of the study and a researcher at the National Snow and […]