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Unless they mean Sarah Lawrence Class of ‘51

Incongruous online ad placement is nothing new; this one made me chuckle though.

Then Why Isn’t Gary Coleman Running Microsoft?

Black Fortune 500 CEOs with a “babyface” appearance are more likely to lead companies with higher revenues and prestige than black CEOs who look more mature, an upcoming study says.
I have to call bullshit here.

Gary Coleman might be CEO in the joint, but not in the Fortune 500.

Teddy Ruxpin – CEO of a box of [...]

Why I Keep Sunday Home Delivery of The New York Times

For the coupon inserts. It’s not like Frank Rich is going to come to my house and bake me a pepperoni-encrusted pretzel.

Little People Have Great Big Scans

2010 Whitney Biennial – it’s on.

The Ballad of Dingy Elmo

In a grimy elmo suit with a wack macrame baghanging out by the now-closed virgin megastoreposing with touristsand touching the children
the sesame street lawyers are taking a napas midwestern children climb into his lap.

For more Dingy Elmo, head over to Dear Times Square.

Caucasians Reifying Earnestness As Meme

NPR gets on the ethnomusicological tip and traces the origins of C.R.E.A.M. by The Wu-Tang Clan.
Money quote:
…may seem like an unabashed celebration of materialism, but the words of Raekwon, Method Man and Inspectah Deck paint a complex picture of hustling as a matter of urban survival rather than conspicuous consumption.
The jazzification of hip-hop is complete…

Drachma Like It’s Hot

Ty pointed out Starbury’s astonishing (+/- of -17 in 5 minutes of play) line against the Bulls, I boldly predicted the future:
Next stop for steph: Greek league, so perpetually enraged fans can fling bic-heated 100-drachma coins at him.

South Beach Zeke

Setting Isiah Thomas, a man not known for impulse control, loose in Miami absolutely cannot end well. These are Zeke’s top likely fates:

Busted by  INS with 50 Haitians enslaved in the basement
Adopted by Madonna
Flees to Havana
Assumes personality of Tony Montana

Mythological Beatdown: Cronus-Uranus

Uranus, the Sky God, after repeated and not unenthusiastic attempts, finally impregnates Gaia. For reasons not entirely clear, he comes to hate the resulting offspring, and responds by imprisoning some of said children in the nether regions of the Earth, which causes Gaia extreme pain in her nether regions. She sensibly responds by fashioning a [...]

Memo to Times Square Tourists

Your right to wear open-toe laceup boots ends where they meet my eye.