The Opposite of Festivus

December 23 is the magical holiday of Festivus. I celebrated much more quietly than previous years. Over the past 10 years I’ve hosted a big annual Festivus house party in which a monumental amount of alcohol is consumed while people write grievances on whiteboards around my condo. This year, with me facing the prospect of a home … Read more

North Korean Threats Cancel “The Interview”?!

This has to be a first–I’ve never seen something like this before. I’m about a day behind on news, so today when I checked my Feedly, I discovered this article about the upcoming comedy “The Interview.” Basically, from what I can tell, some people (unknown parties) issued a threat against any theater showing The Interview, … Read more

Abundance, Wealth, and Shampoo

For a long time now I’ve been greatly puzzled by a major worldwide industry: Services and products that cater to really, really rich people. I understand why these industries exist: If people are willing to pay for something, that something becomes a viable business. I’m talking about $10,000-night hotel rooms, private airplanes, super expensive watches, … Read more

Star Wars…I Cannot Contain It

I feel like I’ve been neglecting mentioning a new girlfriend over the last week, but I can no longer contain it: I love the new Star Wars teaser trailer. I’m not sure I can quite explain this level of love. After all, I’m far from the only Star Wars fanboy out there–it’s almost weirder to not be … Read more

Please Don’t Hit Me

One of my recent mid-afternoon vices is to watch a few YouTube clips from Late Night with Seth Meyers. A few days ago, Hugh Jackman made an appearance on the show. While I think Jackman is awesome, I didn’t like one of the things he talked about. Unfortunately it’s related to Jennifer Lawrence, who I … Read more