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Tears in my ears
January 7, 2008 – 7:29 PM | 46 Comments
Tears in my ears

“…Heeeeeeelp!”
(Anyone else remember that song? “I’ve got tears in my ears, from lying on my back, crying over you”?)
I don’t care for Hillary Clinton. I don’t feel as strongly about it as I used to, …

The Vine: January 3, 2008
January 3, 2008 – 12:07 PM | No Comment

Hey there,
Need some feedback, please. I met a guy at a mutual friend’s party about three weeks ago. We hooked up, but no actual sex that night. It was super-fun. Since then, we’ve gotten together …

Team America: World Police
January 2, 2008 – 7:50 PM | 28 Comments
<I>Team America: World Police</I>

“Nice brog!”
Had it on the DVR for ages, didn’t get around to watching it until last week. Loved it! I don’t watch South Park, not because I don’t think it’s funny but because I can’t …

New Year’z Eve
December 31, 2007 – 11:43 AM | 5 Comments

Guyz Nite is on the bill tonight at the Williamsburg Music Hall with Mr. Brownstone; the show starts at 9 PM.
Whatever you find yourself doing to ring in 2008, stay safe, don’t get too draconian …

A few more baseball headlines
December 28, 2007 – 6:41 PM | 5 Comments

I’ve got baseball on the brain today…tons of work to do, and a stack of Christmas baseball books calling to me from across the room. But all I’ve got time for is the latest from …

The Little Foxes
December 27, 2007 – 5:24 PM | 7 Comments
<I>The Little Foxes</I>

 
“If I’d known you would age into Richard Burton’s face, Horace, I’d never have married you to begin with.”
My sense before seeing the movie was that it was a quintessential Bette Davis film, but …

National Mail-It-In Week
December 27, 2007 – 12:27 PM | 7 Comments
National Mail-It-In Week

Or so Max Kellerman dubbed it on his show yesterday; I was listening in the car driving back from Jersey, and what good timing, because he had The Notorious D.A.N. Naulty on the show, answering …

Zip Code Red
December 21, 2007 – 11:45 AM | 136 Comments

After a 15-minute conversation with Skyrockets the other night in which each of us claimed that our local post office is the worst in Brooklyn — and I’ve gone to his, but mine is Van …

The Vine: December 20, 2007
December 20, 2007 – 3:16 PM | 32 Comments
The Vine: December 20, 2007

 
I am hoping that you or your wonderfully knowledgable readers can help me out with some advice on electronics.
My husband and I are going to Hawaii from Arizona for our anniversary. The flight is …

The Vine: December 19, 2007
December 19, 2007 – 5:49 PM | 16 Comments

Sars,
I need help! I saw a pair of totally awesome gloves that looked like bear paws, and now I can’t remember which website I saw them on. They’re big and brown, they have fur (fake …