Is This Some Kind of Fucking Joke?

I made a tiny huge mistake last night. I actually watched American Idol. That’s 30 some odd minutes of my life I’ll never get back. I am positively stunned that people watch this shit straight through without TiVo. Staggeringly boresville even with my ability to stop the insanity. Maybe I’m just too [...]

How Could They Vote for That Loser? He Doesn’t Even Shave.

My little sister is soon to be 11, going on 17. She walked into brunch the other day looking like a Robert Palmer girl with her slicked back hair, red lip gloss, black shirt with white leggings. She’s started saying “seriously” and “so cute” with that same mushy-vowel intonation as my new BFF [...]

The End Is Nigh

It can’t come fast enough.

Sing Out, Louise!

What a rip off!
“So much funding for performing arts programs has been drying up over the last few years, so we are really just trying to fill that gap and encourage kids to extend themselves, take risks and pursue their dreams,” said Felicity Carr, a director at FremantleMedia, which co-produces “American Idol.”
I could [...]

How to Make a Pop Star

I know I said I was going to do an AI post after watching for the first time this season… I wrote one, put it up and decided for numerous uninteresting reasons I didn’t want to contribute to the din. So I took it down. In its stead, I give you this:
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