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It's So Heartwarming In The D [Christmas]
Deadspin | December 25th 2009 by Mark Watson
In case you've forgotten, today is Christmas Day, and if you want to feel all fuzzy about good deeds and peace on earth, just read the Detroit Free Press. No, for real. Ernie Harwell will make your day. You see, the longtime Tigers announcer was diag read more
VIP Fave Q Movie Pick
Cherry Grrl | December 23rd 2009
Welcome to our fresh new column, VIP Fave Q Movie Pick… where we ask today’s hottest queer and queer-friendly filmmakers, stars and community leaders to answer the question: “One of my favorite LGBT movies is…” Today’s pick: Julie Goldman read more
On J.A.P.s, Journeys, Maccabees, and Cable TV
Jewlicious | December 18th 2009
I just finished reading a great and entertaining memoir by Lisa Fineberg Cook, a self-aware, spoiled, very smart and funny Jewish girl from LA who marries a world-traveling educator / adventurer and spends two years in Japan, completely out of her read more
Blinded by the fright
irisheagle | December 13th 2009 by Cody
Nick Cohen's column in today's Observer can't be taken seriously. First, he asserts that the New York Times is reluctant to call the five Americans arrested in Pakistan terrorists because they're American. What? If the five were part of some extremis read more
NaBloPoMo: Day Six: The Dot
Life is Beautiful | December 6th 2009 by Sam
Okay, one more post about our local newspaper... I don't know about everyone else, but in our paper, every Sunday, there is this little column called The Dot. It's just a bunch of cute or funny little blurbs. Today's... oh my gosh. It may have been o read more
WTF Hollywood?
Podpocalypse | December 6th 2009 by Sam Proof
I wasn’t sure if I should use this space to address a serious issue in a “funny” column. My final vote is yes. The disturbing thing about it is that it’s a rather funny serious issue. It’s been something that I haven’t been able to unders read more
That Truth Thing
Sex, Lies and Dating in the City | December 1st 2009 by SINgle GIRL
I was catching up on my blog reading (OK, the truth is I had horrible insomnia, AGAIN, and was up half the night surfing the net and I'm still nowhere near caught up on my blog reading. There are just so many great blogs to read, I'll never get caugh read more
Book Reviews
Adventures in Hong Kong | November 13th 2009 by katie
Another thing I've been busy with over the last few weeks, is reading. I've been keeping track of all the books I've read this year. I'm up to 34 titles and over 11,500 pages read! (And that's not including all the stories I read to my girls every ni read more
Ten-Word Tuesday. The Parental Weirdness Edition.
i am bossy | November 10th 2009 by Bossy
Bossy already posted this very photo today, right over there in the left column in her Poverty Party feature and sister mercy here’s a spoiler alert: It’s about lipstick. While Bossy was talking this photo of her own hand, two things kep read more
TML: Here's to Future Days
He Score, He Shoot! | November 6th 2009 by HS/HS!
Here is Greener's post from this morning's Pension Plan Puppets.A funny thing happens to a young NHL superstar on his way to setting a personal high in shots in a game: you electrify a nation driven mad with desire for culpable proof that their team read more
4th Quarter Defense Helps Indiana Get In Win Column, Defeat Knick…
Slam Dunk Central | November 5th 2009
Typically when you have a pair of your top players on the bench then your star player fouls out, chances are that your team is going to lose. Ifyou happen to be the Indiana Pacers, then the chances of that happening increase dramatically. But a funn read more
Fox News: Fairly Unbalanced
The Daily Greensboring News | October 20th 2009
By SouthernFriedInfidelStaff WriterThe White House has made a point of stating that Fox News is nothing more than a group of people dedicated to distributing the talking points of Farright Town, and distilling the crazy to as pure a form as possible. read more
Grinds My Gears: What game were YOU watching, Peter King?
ObscureCraft | October 19th 2009
You know what really grinds my gears? This sentence in today's "Monday Morning Quarterback" column by SI's Peter King:A great job by Ed Hochuli in New Orleans late in the first half, fully explaining why he didn't overturn a Scott Shanle fumble retur read more
Sassie Says
Mom's Mutterings | October 12th 2009 by Pam
Thanks to the requests of my loyal fans and readers, my mom has allowed me to have my own monthly column. I was going to add an address in case anyone wanted to send me small gifts of food or toys, but my mom said that was "overkill."My father sugges read more
Back in the game
What I Learned Today | September 30th 2009 by Billy Coffey
It was with the High Calling Blogs network that this blog first gained a tiny audience, and it was L.L. Barkat who became my first regular commenter. I owe a lot to both of them. And now that L.L. has asked me to provide a twice-monthly parenting col read more
Pick of the Day – Erla Alberts
1stAngel | September 26th 2009 by 1stAngel
A funny thing happened on my way to select a fall image for today’s column. I was pleasantly captivated by this image, followed by more enthusiasm as I viewed the rest of the artist’s gallery on Fine Art America. I could have left read more
Dylan Ratigan Goes Populist
A World View | September 15th 2009
What's in the water over at MSNBC?I'll admit that I wasn't thrilled a few months ago when MSNBC gave a show to former CNBC talker Dylan Ratigan. It had nothing to do with Dylan per se, it was more because, in my opinion, even by the low standards of read more
Smartwatch
Tabloid Watch | September 14th 2009 by MacGuffin
Anyone who was a regular reader of the Vickywatch blog will see not much has changed at The Sun's Bizarre column. Vicky Newton had a habit of stealing stuff from other celebrity gossip websites, or claiming stories were exclusives when other journali read more
Beets, Blog Headers, and the Future
A Sweet Spoonful | August 18th 2009 by Megan Gordon
I've had some unexpected new beginnings during the past month. First and foremost, I roasted beets a few nights ago. I have to admit that I always buy them pre-done at Trader Joe's although everyone in my family tells me how easy it is to make a litt read more
Manifestos and bold predictions
Fantasy Football Librarian | August 12th 2009
Progress...I'm finally feeling a little bit more settled in New York. Funny how a bed, couch and real utensils can make a significant difference. I'm still anxiously awaiting the arrival of the Internet in our apartment since I'm basically a Starbuck read more
New role
Jonny Foreigner | August 9th 2009
I'm back from a brief sojourn to Lao to get a new visa - the funny thing about this trip is that it could have been prevented if one person had done their job properly.I'm not to dwell on that though as I'm, in fact, behind on my own news.Starting la read more
Marie Claire How to Get Published Roadshow
Cupcakes with Cherries | July 30th 2009 by Daisy
As mentioned in my previous post, last night I attended Marie Claire's How to Get Published Roadshow which was being held at the Malmaison hotel in Leeds. We arrived to a champagne reception and then went into one of the meetings room where a panel w read more
I Blush...
So the thing is...Blog | July 6th 2009 by Barb Cooper
Today, the Women's Colony posted an old column that I wrote about my father. It means a lot to me to share the story of my dad--like maybe this way his memory stays alive and stronger in my heart. I still think about him every day, even though my m read more
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