by Brett Warner
“In the United States, Christmas has become the rape of an idea.”
– Richard Bach
“This job would be great if it wasn’t for the fucking customers.”
– Randall Graves
My enemy is a short, middle-aged African American woman wearing a purple felt winter coat and black leather gloves. We’re standing in the Politics section of Borders Books in the Southland Mall of Taylor, Michigan with one of my co-workers and a tall, white sweater-wearing man looking on from the sidelines. I’m holding a small hardcover book — not shelved in Politics, as the woman had claimed, but in Sociology. Caught mid-task in the midst of Holiday mall shopping pandemonium, she’d asked for help finding a book in this section. Escorting her here, a quick look on the Book Search computer revealed the title’s true location.
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by Andrew E. Konietzky
I was again asked by the beautiful staff over at SuicideGirls to create a Top 10 Holiday Films list. As with my Horror Film Top 10, it is impossible to list all the applicable films or put them into some definitive order. I must once again post a small disclaimer; we all have our Holiday favorites we visit each year. You may prefer having a drink in Dorry’s Tavern with Mrs. Deagle in Gremlins. Others may want to attend the Christmas party at Nakatomi Plaza in Diehard. And Buddy the Elf, is already calling me a cotton-headed ninny-muggins for not mentioning Bad Santa, Better Off Dead, Dutch, or The Ref. I know I’m going to miss some, but here are 10 of my peppermint and gingerbread sprinkled seasonal faves.
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by Tamara Palmer
“We were fans of the Smiths and Morrissey.”
– Nina Diaz: Girl In A Coma
Morrissey and his legendary former band The Smiths continue to have a far-reaching impact on music and style, reaching artists and fans across international and genre boundaries alike. Some, such as San Antonio-based rock trio Girl in a Coma (sisters Nina and Phanie Diaz and Jenn Alva), who are second-gen fans, have paid the ultimate homage by naming their group after one of his songs – in this case, 1987’s “Girlfriend in a Coma.”
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Jensen Suicide in Doing It Wit…
- INTO: Cupcakes and hula hoops, tulips, economics and marketing, making messes, silliness, positivity, shoes, and artsy fartsy shit.
- NOT INTO: Cockroaches and mayonnaise, negativity, cat people.
- MAKES ME HAPPY: Almost everything, really. Noises doggies make when they sleep.
- MAKES ME SAD: People who aren’t happy.
- HOBBIES: Lounging in my hammock with a beer, a book, and a pug, being silly, murdering people at words with friends.
- 5 THINNGS I CAN”T LIVE WITHOUT: My doggy, my computer and/or phone, water, blankets, cuddles.
- VICES: Passive-aggressive tendencies!
- I SPEND MOST OF MY FREE TIME: See hobbies.
Get to know Jensen better over at SuicideGirls.com!
by Damon Martin
Star Wars without George Lucas?
The Godfather without Al Pacino?
Jay and Silent Bob without Kevin Smith?
Any of those scenarios would just seem wrong wouldn’t they? Well, that brings us to Monday’s announcement from Warner Bros. that they will be reviving Buffy the Vampire Slayer in a new film that will have no direct connection with the previous movie or television show – and also no connection whatsoever with character creator and long time Buffy writer Joss Whedon.
You read that correctly: The man who created and guided the Buffy-verse will have nothing to do with the latest incarnation set to hit the big screen as soon as 2011.
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by Blogbot
SuicideGirls hung out with Hello Kitty and friends this past weekend to celebrate their creator, Sanrio’s 50th anniversary. The ’80s themed Kitty In Pink prom party, was the culmination of a 10 day “Small Gift” exhibition at Santa Monica Airport’s Barker Hanger, which featured especially commissioned art from SG’s own Mrs Misha, among others. View photos from the event after the jump.
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