August 19, 2009

An abundance of death

Joanne McNeil on The Daily Death:

In the future, a famous person will die every fifteen minutes. Already it’s happening. The ascent of the microcelebrities, the 24 hour news cycle, citizen journalism, and our darkest fantasies all collide on Twitter now. The website’s rhetorical question “What are you doing?” sometimes feels more like “Who died today?”

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August 14, 2009

Rotgutonix -- the slightly paranoid, somewhat discerning drunk's best friend

So concerned with the quality of the liquor you binge-drink that you think a testing device that looks just like a pregnancy test is in order? Sweet — Rotgutonix has got you…

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August 11, 2009

You Can’t Make This Stuff Up, Part Two

Anti-health-care-reform activist, reportedly injured in a fight at a town hall meeting last week, is collecting donations to pay his medical bills because he was recently laid off and lost his…

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August 4, 2009

Because Brian and I have a bromance too

During the beach week prior to my wedding @bkrichar figured out that brown sugar in a mojito is dynamite. Well, I’d like to confirm that the same is true for a mint julep. I’m not sure about Brian’s original ratio, but I made a 50/50 mix of brown and refined sugar into a simple syrup and that is super. If the mint julep is a little too boozey then (in another move inspired by the original skankster) top it off with Coca Cola or your favorite cola beverage.