Common Sense

I wanted to write something beautiful and poignant about the 6th anniversary of the tragedy, but I don’t have the time or the inclination.
In truth, I’m still as angry and confused about that day as I was standing in the counselors’ office at MCC watching the events unfold live. I was livid that it was […]

Apparently, the chick from High School Musical (hold on, let me look up her name) Vanessa Hudgens has some totally, not anywhere near safe for work, full-frontal nudity pictures floating around on the Internet.
I agree with the dude from The Superficial, her rep is an idiot for even confirming that it really is her. In […]

You can take that as a joke if you want to, but they are reporting that Afghanistan’s opium production is at “frightening levels.”
Afghanistan is now responsible for 93 per cent of global opium production, according to the UNODC.
“The amount of Afghan land used for growing opium is now larger than the combined total under coca […]

Alberto Gonzales has resigned, to be replaced by the Solicitor General Paul Clement as interim AG. As you can imagine, many Democrats and just about anyone who has not had a hemispherectomy are ecstatic. Here is the text of his resignation speech.
Of course, just because Fredo’s gone doesn’t mean that Congress is going to stop […]

Today several of the U.S. intelligence agencies released a report that paints a grim outlook for the future of Iraq… politically.
The assessment, known as the National Intelligence Estimate, casts strong doubts on the viability of the Bush administration strategy in Iraq. It gives a dim prognosis on the likelihood that Iraqi politicians can heal deep […]

Many a fan is waiting for midnight Friday when they can purchase (legally) a copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. They are speculating themselves into coronary disease over the fate of a fictional character. I myself am going to purchase a copy on Amazon.
I’m also headed to Wal-Mart after work to buy a […]

Then you may have noticed I used old school Frylock for my Drive-Thru review as my rating standard. Originally, the Aqua Teens were corporate mascots that had taken over the show on the old Space Ghost: Coast to Coast show (Episode Baffler Meal). I don’t think there was even a Meatwad at the time.
Anyway, anyone […]

This is one of those times when I actually get to say something knowledgeable about someone famous who has passed away.
I had the good fortune to actually meet Lady Bird Johnson a couple of years ago at a taping of Texas Monthly Talks. Evan Smith was interviewing Jim Lehrer because he had a new fiction […]

How come Sasha Grey gets to be friends with Bill Corgan and I don’t?
Soooooo okay…. recently a few people have been asking me is that little old you tucked within the art work for the new Smashing Pumpkins album Zeitgeist ….why yes it’s little old me playing a part a mystery a siren… collaborating in […]

I kinda wanted to see it anyway. I don’t know if any of you know this, but I happen to be a Michael Moore fan. For Fahrenheit 9/11, I managed to get my mom to drive us to Austin so we could see it together.
She was just as outraged as the rest of the audience.
Somehow, […]