I get an illicit thrill anytime I find my childhood touchstones acting in an adult fashion. There's something so wrong yet so right when a Muppet is acting sexually or cursing like Joe Pesci. And this Miss Piggy and Peaches mashup by waambat is so very wonderfully wrong. Previous examples: Pulp Mupp...

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As a big ol’ Muppet nerd, I loved this illustration by Robb Mommaerts the moment I saw it....

Nathaniel R: First things first, please welcome this year's Symposium guests (in alpha order just like Oscar do): Timothy Brayton, Antagonie & Ecstasy, Ed Gonzalez, Slant Magazine, Karina Longworth, Spout, Erik Lundegaard, Eriklundegaard.com and Kris Tapley, In Contention. They were chosen throu...

To my crushing disappointment, Kindle 2.0 doesn't have an SD slot. That's a killer for me. The SD slot was actually one of the things that made me more interested in the Kindle (I can plug in a card with my stuff on it instead of having to sync it up). Now my interest in Kindle 2.0 has dimmed consid...

Filed under: OpEd, Scrubs, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free (S08E05) After four episodes that have ranged from the pretty-decent to the almost-classic, we start this week's double-shot of Scrubs with the season's first real clunker. Which is odd, because you'd think the presence of everyone's Sesame St...

I heard from a respected source that next to the xylophone-playing Cookie Monster was a pink bass-playing gorilla. (The eyes can only take in so much, right? Hence, the cropping.) The question is, what is Cookie Monster doing busking in the NYC subway system? I guess he's gotta pay for his cookies s...

Filed under: Farming, Fish, Asia, America, Meat, Ingredient Spotlight When I was a little kid, my parents were really serious about introducing me to delicacies. Some, like sushi, evoked excitement, energy, and a lifelong passion. Others, like rumaki, evoked hatred, distrust, and a tendency to caref...

The absence of the iconic World Trade Center skyscrapers still provokes musings and memories from all who gaze upon the Manhattan Skyline. And yet, this picture reminds us all of one thing that's often left unremembered about the Twin Towers - namely, how goddamn delicious they were. [Via.]...

Friday Hoyden: Candice Bergen Candice Bergen got her start in modelling and radio as a child. After her “stormy” teens, she played her film debut as a lesbian Vassar graduate in 1965’s The Group, going on to a long film career. But she didn’t really get her start until she fo...