Category Archives: Horrible Stuff

Eli Roth, Douchebag

I don’t have to see Hostel or Hostel II to know that the guy responsible for these films is a total douchebag. And while I try to avoid the term ‘douchebag,’ sometimes nothing else will do. Eli Roth is pleased … Continue reading

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Death In Texas

If you were a 25 year old woman with four children, a job at a fast food restaurant, no electricity in your trailer, and a restraining order against your last boyfriend, what would you do? I just asked my kid … Continue reading

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“What Kind Of Fuckery Is This?”*

Poor Kurt Cobain is selling Doc Martens. I mean, Courtney Love is selling poor Kurt Cobain. Didn’t he die wearing Converse hightops? Maybe she can make a deal with them, too. Rock on. * Amy Winehouse

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“She Still Likes The Gorilla.”

I think the story of the 400 pound gorilla who escaped from his compound at the Rotterdam zoo is unusually rich in metaphor and mystery. The gorilla, named Bokito, ran over to a 57 year old woman who had visited … Continue reading

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Horrible Celebrity Baby Names

Have you heard of an actress named Moon Bloodgood? I’ve just seen her name two days in a row, and I’m not happy about it. I’m not happy about Soliel Moon Fry either, but I’d forgotten all about her until … Continue reading

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A Prayer For Lana Clarkson

Here’s what really bothers me about the Phil Spector case. A friend of Lana Clarkson saw her shopping at Norstrom in the Grove (a trendy L.A. outdoor mall) on the day she was murdered. Lana was shopping for shoes, because … Continue reading

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Sorry!

I know it’s upsetting, but since I’m on the mailing list of Saudi Arabia’s conjoined twins website, I have to report that the Cameroonian conjoined twins (Shevoboh and Pheinbom) have been successfully separated. Don’t ask me how.

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Massacre Shmassacre

I don’t know about anyone else, but I just can’t get into the Virginia Tech Massacre. I know it’s a big deal, but I’m just not feeling it. There’s something really banal about the killings and the media reactions, like … Continue reading

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Seen One Testicle, Seen ‘Em All

I always get a cheap thrill from a weird news story. Today, I read about a man who is suing the West Los Angeles Veteran’s Hospital Medical Center for removing the wrong testicle. Instead of removing a potentially cancerous testicle … Continue reading

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Snoopstick: The End of Fun As We Know It

This is so not good. I can’t even begin to say how not good it is. This little device allows you to monitor what someone is doing on their computer in real time, and they have no way of knowing … Continue reading

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