Cutting to the Chase

As any readers of this site might have noticed, this here blog has been running on fumes for some time now. Call it the vicissitudes of life, or a lengthy writer's block, or being too damn busy, ...

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By Conrad Spencer The under-appreciated Chris Elliott series Get a Life featured an episode in which a roller coaster breaks down at the top of a loop, leaving Chris and the other passengers sus...

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For no particular reason, this one's for you, Mr. Halberstam, wherever you are ... 1. The Barenaked Ladies, "Sound of Your Voice" 2. Jim Carroll, "Them" 3. Fang, "The Money Will Roll Right In" 4...

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Jesus H. Christ. Enough already. So Don Imus said a stupid, tasteless, racist thing. In our strangely schizophrenic culture, where political correctness thrives alongside mean-spirited shock, ...

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Happy Friday the 13th, you superstitious nutjobs, you. 1. Shelby Lynne, "If I Were Smart" 2. Tim Hardin, "How Can We Hang on to a Drean" 3. XTC, "The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul" 4. Poe, "Hau...

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I don't care if Grindhouse apparently tanked in its opening weekend (although, in retrospect, maybe the Weinsteins should have figured that Easter isn't the best time to roll out a movie with ...

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1922-2007 “Like so many Americans, she was trying to construct a life that made sense from things she found in gift shops.” Slaughterhouse 5 “1492. As children we were taught to memoriz...

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I was not born a movie geek. It came gradually, with careful nurturing at Saturday matinee double-features (at the long-since-defunct Will Rogers and May Theaters in Oklahoma City) and the inst...

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In my baby steps effort to get this once glorious blog back on track (OK, so my definition of "glorious" is a bit flexible), I offer you a return of the Friday Random 10. Today's Random 10 is ded...

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Speaking as a fan of documentaries, I have a deep appreciation for what has been a sort of renaissance for documentarians. I love documentaries -- their diversity, their adventurousness, the cu...

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By Conrad Spencer As a parent, there are certain milestones you look forward to with great anticipation -- your child's first step, first words, starting kindergarten. Few things are as cool as ...

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One problem with elections for federal office -- there's just soo much to remember. Economic policy, defense, trade matters, social issues, special interests, yadda yadda yadda ... it's enough t...

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OK, so perhaps my first blog post in ages shouldn't be about something so, well, unimportant, but it's tough for me to come across a story about the so-called "last frontier" in cosmetic surgery ...

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by Turtle Sweet jumping Jeebus, I can't believe I got this going. And now that I'm too exhausted to post anything more original or meaningfull, how about an episode of my dearly missed iPod shuf...

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By Conrad Spencer I was raised as a Baptist, but I’m not a particularly religious person, which is why it was odd this last weekend when I had the idea to give up TV for Lent. I don’t thin...

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Mel Gibson goes on an anti-Semitic tirade and checks into rehab. Disgraced congressman Mark Foley prowls for adolescent boys on the Internet and checks into rehab. Now, it's the turn of San Fra...

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FLEA MARKET MONTGOMERY It is my understanding that it is just like a mini-mall

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By Conrad Spencer Just judging from personal experience, I'm a little skeptical of this claim: Study: Coffee May Slow Balding Of course, coffee-lover though I am, I fall short of the recommen...

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Just because I want to prove I'm still alive (and to keep from disappointing our loyal reader and perennially absent contributor, Turtle): 1. Badfinger, "Name of the Game" 2. The Who, "Anyway, A...

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Merry Christmas to all my goyim friends and loved ones ...

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Miss Nevada USA Stripped of Her Title for Raunchy Photos on Internet Eat your heart out, Bert Parks.

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So, Christmas morning arrives, and you have two shiny boxes under the tree. It turns out that Santa has brought you what you always wanted -- sex tapes! The thing is, you have to choose which one...

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I am humbled and honored to be named Time magazine's Person of the Year . It's about time a national publication recognize me for all that I do. It's been a long year -- changing diapers (not ...

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By Conrad Spencer I came of age as vinyl records were in decline. I remember a rack of vinyl in my local Wal-Mart, though the vinyl offerings paled compared to the cassette tape selection. By th...

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By Conrad Spencer Following on the heels of Debra Lafave and Pamela Rogers Turner , among other celebrated cases, a Colorado teacher has been accused of inappropriate sexual behavior with a stud...

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