Notes of a Defeatist

Michael Ventura, author of Letters At 3AM recently took a road trip.

“Bob Dylan says he doesn’t know how a guy like him came out of a place like Hibbing. He’s been saying things like that for 40 years and I don’t know a rock critic who doesn’t take him at his word. But I also [...]

It appears my employers are looking to expand the ways in which they can introduce you to the pains and inconviences of their customer service fuck-ups.

Bob Parsons, Time Warner CEO, footsolider of Satan, explains his plans for further media domination, “The ultimate table has to be constructed with four legs, not three. The fourth leg [...]

Having had the opportunity to subsitute teach, I learned chemical equations make no more sense if you have the teachers manual in front of you, instructing how to order alcohol in Spanish class can consume a fair amount of time, and the key to stopping a paint fight does indeed mean fighting fire with fire, [...]

While researching his new book Company, Max Barry compiled lots of stories of corporate shenanigans. So, just in case you forgot how worthless you were, here are Tales of Coporate Oppression.

Having met Alex Robinson at this year’s Chicago Comic Con and being a sucker for indy comic creators, especially those who offer to personalize your purchase with a nifty sketch, it took little prodding to part with a wad of cash for both of his books. However, I’m embarassed to say Tricked and Box Office [...]

“Don’t you wanna dance?” Prithi asked Shaq, alone at their table.

Shaq said:

“I’m a lover, not a dancer.”

A few weeks back we had a call for athlete run-ins. The good folks over at Deadspin seem to have had the same idea and got a tremendous response. None of the posts fail to entertain but a true [...]

A brush with evil: Serial killer’s painting brings bad luck, owner says

By Laurel J. Sweet
Sunday, November 20, 2005

A Malden man’s guilty pleasure of investing in murderabilia has come back to haunt him thanks to a “cursed” clown painting by serial killer John Wayne Gacy, which the collector claims turned his life into a three-ring circus.

“I [...]

Yesterday, the Philadephia Eagles exorcism of the ego known as Terrell Owens, stirred much debate amongst talking heads.

Did the Eagles do the right thing? Should the team forgive and forget?
And, just how badly would a team want a to win to bring the T.O. circus to their franchise?
This is a question Packer fans are [...]

He threatened to wipe stupid looking grins off faces or he’d gouge out eyeballs and skull-fuck you. He even generously offered to rip your balls off, so you could not contaminate the rest of the world with your incompentence.

Now, you can bring home the iconic military persona of R. Lee Ermey to motivate you without [...]

Suicide Mistaken for Halloween Decoration

The Associated Press
Thursday, October 27, 2005; 7:10 PM

FREDERICA, Del.—The apparent suicide of a woman found hanging from a tree went unreported for hours because passers-by thought the body was a Halloween decoration, authorities said.

The 42-year-old woman used rope to hang herself across the street from some homes on a moderately busy [...]