The RZA Offers Advice to David Letterman
In this bonus outtake from True/Slant’s recent interview with the RZA, who was in town to promote his book The Tao of Wu, the Wu-Tang Clan leader shared his take on the David Letterman situation. This...
View ArticleYet Another Reason Never to Set Foot in a Microsoft Store
The now-viral video (embedded at the bottom of this post) in which employees at the Microsoft Store in Mission Viejo, California, do the Electric Slide to a Black Eyed Peas song has reminded me for the...
View ArticleName Fail — STD Liquors [PIC]
Unbelievably, this is the name of my local spirits store here in Kensington, Brooklyn. It’s not a bad little place, really. Apparently the owner’s initials are STD, and I applaud his decision to put...
View ArticleSoundgarden Reunites for 2010 Tour
Chris Cornell must have really wanted to end his otherwise uninspiring 2009 on a good note. At precisely 11:58 p.m. ET last night, the goateed Seattle legend’s Twitter followers found out what much of...
View ArticleHow to Shoot Heroin, and Other Fun New York City Pamphlets
By now, you’ve probably heard the crazy news that the New York City health department has published an official guide to shooting heroin. The 70,000 flyers cost taxpayers $32,000. As you might expect,...
View ArticleRandy Johnson Announces Retirement
Bob Nightengale of the USA Today just tweeted that it appears that Randy Johnson will announce his retirement tomorrow morning. [Update at 10:36 p.m.: It's official, rendering the next paragraph moot.]...
View ArticleCold as Hoth
I knew I should have stayed indoors today, and this just confirms it. Sadly, there are no tauntauns in Kensington. Get your own Star Wars weather report here.
View ArticlePat Robertson Says Haitians Brought Earthquake on Themselves
It’s pretty hard to believe until you watch the video, but Pat Robertson essentially told CBN viewers this morning that Haiti brought yesterday’s devastating earthquake on themselves. Only he...
View ArticlePrince Pens Horrible Fight Song for the Minnesota Vikings
It is undeniable that Prince, aka the Artist Formerly Known as the Artist Formerly Known as Prince, earned his induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for the countless amazing songs that he...
View ArticleFight Songs Prince Should Have Written Instead of ‘Purple and Gold’
So, Prince has written a terrible fight song for the Minnesota Vikings. It makes you wonder, for the sake of Vikings fans everywhere, why he just didn’t change the lyrics to one of the actually good...
View ArticleWayne Coyne Confirms Google Street View Sighting
I’m not saying that it’s surprising that Google Street View captured Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne sitting on his front lawn in a bathtub. But I am saying that it’s amazing. The affable, outspoken...
View Article‘Tales of the Gold Monkey’ To Be Released on DVD
I recently told you about 5 classic TV shows that need to be released on DVD. One title that I strongly considered including on that list is Tales of the Gold Monkey, a short-lived but thrilling action...
View ArticleJonathan Coulton’s March Madness Bracket Dead Last in Pool
Yesterday, we asked musician Jonathan Coulton, a man who proudly, almost defiantly, professes to know nothing about college basketball, to give us his picks for this year’s NCAA March Madness...
View ArticleClassic Lineup of Guided By Voices Reunites for Matador, Fall Tour
Alt-rock–reunion watchers, you can check off yet another big name: The so-called “classic lineup” of Guided By Voices has announced that it will perform at a celebration for Matador Records. GBV will...
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