2033: The Future of Misbehavior is a collection of science fiction vice tales, compiled by the editors of Nerve and apparently sponsored by Svedka vodka. The front matter reads, “Instigated by Svedka”, but I’m going to go out on a limb and believe that instigated means sponsored in this instance. Although it could just mean […]
A couple nights ago, I made cupcakes, for the first time since I was a kid. I learned that (a) there is a reason to have those little paper cups in there, (b) a popover pan is actually not as analgous to a cupcake pan as the uninitiated (i.e. me) might guess, and (c) there […]
Over at Albertine and Odette, my good friend (and Blue Blood hottie) posted some new accessories for men from Givenchy. She threw a fabulous Recession Potluck and Govinda Coloring Party this weekend. Nobody throws an event like she does. So, if I know anyone who will have the gents getting decked out in gimp couture, […]
Michelle Tea is one of those special writers whose work fills you with an aching longing for her character. You can’t help falling in love with them. Much of what I’ve read of Michelle Tea’s in the past was memoir, but Rose of No Man’s Land is a coming of age novel. For some reason, […]
As a creative person, I’m a lot more likely to own intellectual property than, ya know, tangible physical real world property. But, damn, Pirate Bay founders Fredrik Neij and Peter Sunde have been sentenced to jail time. In addition, banker Carl Lundström has been sentenced to jail time for financially backing the site. Given how […]
As America gets ready to vote tomorrow, among the many ballot measures, one of the most bafflingly controversial referendums is California’s Prop 19. Proposition 19 would make marijuana legal and taxed in the state of California. Of course, the Federal government will still be of the opinion that it is illegal. This states’ rights versus […]
The fine folks at Kink caused quite a stir when they purchased The Armory in San Francisco. This is a hundred year old building initially constructed as a San Francisco National Guard Armory and Arsenal. As the building fell into disrepair from a combination of age and neglect and — this being California — earthquakes, […]
My October has been hectic, so I’m just now getting to sharing with you all some more nice press my Backstage Passes anthology has been receiving. Rebecca , writing for Dirty Sexy Books, writes: “Sex, drugs, and rock n’ roll are the big stars in this erotica collection, including some bondage, bloodletting, and other interesting […]
I’m not exactly a big tabloid reader, although I’m fascinated by the cultural impact of evolving media forms. I did watch the Edward G. Robinson classic Unholy Partners this week on TCM. Unholy Partners is a 1941 movie, a period piece about how WWI spurred sensationalist journalism but America was all done with that by […]
A long time ago, in a land far from here, my punk rock group house Cambodia held a screening of a double feature of Edward Scissorhands and Edward Penishands. I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that Edward Scissorhands was in fact the better movie, but it was still a really […]