Tag Archives: Sucky

Crapping On What You Love: The Sad Dowager Meryl Streep

February 27, 2012 – 5:38 PM

Some time ago, I began a series called Crapping On What You Love. They turned out to be, as one might suspect, some of my most controversial articles. The premise is really quite simple, and something you’ve probably guessed: I take beloved icons of our culture, and I crap on them. Not just for the [...]

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Death To Bankers

January 29, 2009 – 5:36 PM

I was once of the opinion that the gargantuan bailout to wall street was a necessary evil in order to save the jobs of so many innocent slobs slugging it out in the trenches of middle management; not to mention all the folks out there shining shoes, spraying tans, waxing BMWs, and cobbling high-heels. And [...]

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My Wish for 2009

January 7, 2009 – 2:55 PM

I racked my brain for two days trying to think of something that might make for interesting reading in regards to the New Year and how it might be made brighter than the dank cave that was 2008. But every time I thought I was reaching a decision, the very weight of the subject matter [...]

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A Cry For help Buried in Folds of Flesh

June 18, 2008 – 2:50 PM

The storm raged late into the evening. Gail had already drunk more chi tea than she cared to admit, but she knew sleep was nowhere in her future. Too many worries, too many bills…would the indoor composter catch fire today? Will the historical society clear her petition to save the old flour mill out on [...]

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