Kellogg's recent dumping of Michel Phelps as its spokesman had at least one unexpected consequence: The sudden appearance of about 3,800 pounds of cereal at the San Francisco Food Bank. Kellogg's, one of the many corporations to tell Phelps to get out and stay out as their spokesman after his love o...

I hardly ever suffer from colds, which I attribute to all that bracing daily dog-walking, but now I've had two in a month. Perhaps the first one never really went away and has been waiting in the wings for an encore. Yesterday I was fine. This morning I woke up streaming . . . The Builder says i...

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VIA THE REMOTE ISLAND: There's a very funny little telephone complication caused by Idol taking Anoop Desai as its 13th finalist... You see, when American Idol asks viewers to vote for finalists, they generally have them call one of twelve numbers, which range from 1-866-436-5701 to 1-866-436-57...

Finally tonight, Jesus....

  VIA THE MODERN MATERIALIST: Being a massive word nerd, I'll admit I have an affinity for the sexy librarian fantasy. That said, I tend to overthink the whole sex in the library part of it. Would it really be all that comfortable? What if someone walked in on the scene? Don't you have ...

(photo by L. Posselt) Minimal Danish pop-lesbian duo Fagget Fairys have created an upstart single that will chart very very high in our minds for this year with "Feed The Horse", the first single from the group's upcoming debut LP of the same name.  It's an overt, dark, sensual song that you'll be ...

VIA THE REMOTE ISLAND: Like Jenny Schecter, The L Word met its merciful end last night. (Except, Dear Sweet Pregnant Man - there are rumors of a movie.)  There were revelations of just how manipulative and evil Jenny Schecter had been, and the question "Who killed Jenny" got no clear ...

VIA THE REMOTE ISLAND: In other news, geeks worldwide have started spontaneously bursting into flames. Connection? Hmm... Click through for the SFW video and see for yourself... IF YOU DARE!!! Read more......

  VIA THE MODERN MATERIALIST: Whiskey was actually the first alcoholic beverage I ever had. When I was a teenager, my dad left his Johnny Walker exposed in the kitchen and I poured some into my orange juice. It was gross and I didn't drink whiskey again until college. Now, at the ripe meh-a...