Daughter Claire was home over the weekend and the big news was her plan to get a new puppy. Claire took it pretty hard when her dog Darcie died over the holidays. We all took it pretty hard. Chris and I had been taking care of Darcie while Claire was away at school. I'm secretly happy about this dec...

Fuck Grey’s Anatomy. I know, them’s fighting words for a lot of you folks out there (probably fewer than elsewhere, but I’m sure there’s plenty of McDreamy fans in the FSR herd). But that’s how I feel right now. That stupid show, which jumped the shark long before its first lesbian storyli...

Financial literacy workshop series helps college students master saving and control spending. Published in Wire Tap Magazine. (This story originally appeared on Black College Wire ) When he was 18, John Hope Bryant spent six months homeless. He lived in his car until he could find another place to l...

This past weekend the cutie and I went to see Watchmen. I had no idea what to expect, simply that a certain someone was eager for some action. Well, the opening scene was a ballet of violence. Beautifully handled and with a surreal choice of music, I was there and ready for whatever happened next. Y...

Filed under: Dr. Phil, OctoMom Nadya Suleman might make a film debut -- but it won't be for a porno.OctoMom did an interview with Dr. Phil where she addressed both her sex tape offer and her birth tape being shopped around, and while she shot down the porn and its counteroffer,... Permalink...

Boing boing! Gigi Deluxe, Chicago’s glamor-puss is here to talk about her new collaboration with House of Bias, a fashion forward clothing line specializing in clothes made out of rubber latex. Think it’s too kinky for you? The clothing line hopes to mainstream latex-wear for everyone, t...

Figure 1. Dr. Manhattan working to isolate a "gluino." “…and he’s American” (IV.13).  His backstory comes straight out of a Marvel comic, a company famous for its heroes who are made so by exposure to some form of atomic energy.  He begins life as Jon Osterman, a ...

newVideoPlayer("/drdoom_gawker2.flv", 506, 423,"");Amid the weakest stock-market close in 12 years, Nouriel "Dr. Doom" Roubini decided to scare everyone further, by telling CNBC our depression will last three years, unless maybe we void all mortgages. Roubini reiterated that "most" American financia...

My son is a sophomore in college. My youngest daughter is about to leave home in a year and-a-half. So finding that “just right� college has been at topic at our house for quite some time now. We actually hired an educational adviser for my daughter, who is working with her to create a list of c...

Before I get into any of that, I just wanted to say that it's simply nice to see that Andrés Galarraga, a k a the Big Cat, is still alive and looking very healthy. He was always easily one of my favorite Major League Baseball players, and was diagnosed with cancer way back in 2000, so it was just g...