PHOTO by DAVID NAGY
TUES SEPT 29 Got an e-mail today with “Lamest Thing Ever” typed in the subject line and, inside, a link to a YouTube video. Thoroughly expecting to see Sarah Palin once again trying to explain her reasons for resigning, I was surprised to find instead the link took me to a video [...]

Developers, architects, and city folk discuss saving our history
As a way to showcase all their hard work restoring the East Village Creative Offices—the official name for the three buildings of office condos at Fourth Street and Linden Avenue—the folks behind the project threw open their still-being-finished doors Friday for a panel discussion on Adaptive Reuse [...]

Or, how the Queen Mary can live long and prosper

Kevin is regaling us with tales of impaled Japanese motorcyclists. Kevin is the most interesting kid I know and it’s because of him that I remain informed about Latin derivations, the location of the world’s supply of small pox and how Japanese motorcyclists who get run [...]

Just got back from “Star Trek: The Tour” at the Queen Mary–hilarious details in future missive–and I’m still shaken but what I was shaken down for regarding parking: $15! Fifteen! When the woman nonchalantly asked for said lucre it suddenly came to me why the Queen is doomed: they are absolutely [...]

I found the perfect spot to watch the parade that began today’s 20th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

Browsing Internet this morning I came across something highly disturbing via BoingBoing:
Apparently there is a faction of crazies enthusiasts who wish to spend eternity drying out the eyes and sinuses of bright-eyed young park-goers by having their remains scattered in Disneyland rides. Taking into account my family’s love for the park and my love of [...]

PHOTO by JOHN GILHOOLEY
Tues | Apr 3 The Cal State University system announces it’s reached a tentative salary agreement with its faculty, boosting their pay about 21 percent over the next four years. The faculty had threatened a series of rolling strikes at rotating campuses, “rolling strikes” being labor vernacular for not showing up for [...]