Buy Or Don’t Buy

Seriously.  Is this shit not cliché by now?  Somehow we’ve all collectively come to the conclusion that it’s socially acceptable to hate on hipsters. There’s something so binary about lumping a group of people into ‘the other,’ and discounting them entirely in an attempt to feel part of something…well, better than them.
To pejoratively label something [...]

So guys, remember the bright young time of two days ago, when I was chiding viral marketers for lazily making applications you couldn’t actually use?
What was it that I said? Ah yes, it was this:
What I didn’t like about this campaign was how shallow it was. Geekery is in the details. Nerds like diving deep [...]

I wanted to like Cuil.
Seriously, I did. Have you ever seen the Googlezon video? I have been forced to watch this video in every communications class I’ve ever taken (and that’s a lot of times, since I’m a communications major), and it is the stuff of nightmares. Sure, Google seems all fun [...]

When I was younger I had a term for the types of things my friends and I enjoyed half-sincerely, half-ironically: The Cult of Awesome. In this Cult of Awesome were, in rough order of Awesomeness: zombies, robots, ninjas and pirates. (Dinosaurs were in there somewhere too, depending on who you ask.) Vampires, however, were not [...]

The sociopathic nihilist values neither human lives nor any of the constructions that society has to offer him. (Notably, this insane person is usually a “him” and not a “her”). From Psycho to Hannibal Lecter to Heath Ledger’s latest portrayal of The Joker, these uninstitutionalized nuts have been trying to find their place in Hollywood [...]

Of course I love Pitchfork. Sara’s listing of the review giant is somewhat of an understatement living under the words “Blogs We Buy.” My default homepage, my guide for playback-ability, my source for reblogging and water cooler chat. This one dot com holds a monopoly over the western independent music scene. But peer behind the [...]

I hated her, now I like her. Her show is really dumb. But her cattiness makes up for it. Evidence:

Apparently, the girl on the left of the original video is dating Miley’s ex boyfriend, a Jonas Brother. It’s Disney Drama! Also, this is really fun! It even looks like fun. And names here don’t really [...]

Natalie Portman killed it in V for Vendetta. She even shaved her head for the role (and pulled it off). And that, I believe, is what lead her down the path of not buy-able. Sure, she’s cute and pretty and a great actress or whatever (just ask Nate), but as far as her latest decisions [...]

Wordpress provides a few basic stats, like how many page views we get per post and how people found our site (through referrers and search terms).
Well, one consistent search term has been gracing us with page views. Susan Roesgen. Either her name comes up, or the phrase “photos of susan roesgen”. I’ve never heard of [...]

The thing I don’t get about evangelical Christianity is how damn creepy it is. If these people aren’t watching Jesus torture!porn or subscribing to “told you so!” e-mail services for after they’re Raptured, they’re celebrating the celibacy bond between…father and daughter?
The idea of a purity ring is silly in the first place – when two [...]