Read MoreAny religion that forbids enjoying life is a fucking straight jacket. I mean, what kind of routine requires that you pray five times a day? Why doesn’t someone jump up and say,“how come we’re praying more than anyone else on earth, and we’re still the poorest motherfuckers on the planet?”
Read MoreJuanita Moore died a few days ago.
If you don’t know that name, you’re not alone. I didn’t know her either.
But I do remember her most memorable film role, in what was (and remains) one of the most groundbreaking movies ever made. The name of that film is Imitation of Life.
Read MoreWhat makes us perceive similar things so differently?
For instance, two things can be almost identical. They can be the same size and shape. They can provide the same benefits, or pose the same dangers. So why would one thing be cherished, while the other is feared?
Let’s take the DNA of two mammals (see below). They’re about the same size and shape. They’re closely related as species. They both live in cities. However, we perceive one as a sweet and fuzzy creature, while the other is vermin.
Read MoreThe NFL playoffs begin today.
Like all but one of each of the last 18 years, the Dallas Cowboys will not be among this weekend’s winners. That’s 17 of the last 18 Januarys spent at home.
This may seem unremarkable unless you consider the perpetual disappointment of this wasted franchise. Do you think the Detroit Lions or Buffalo Bills would be ranked near the top of NFL team memorabilia sales if they posted just one playoff victory in 18 years? Somebody is fooling somebody here. There are a lot of fools drinking Cowboy Kool-aid.
And therein lies the wicked wizardry of the man responsible for brewing the punch, behind the curtain, at the controls, pulling the levers.
Ladies and gentlemen, meet Jerry Jones.
Read MoreThis is Casino meets Goodfellas meets Wall Street meets Blow meets Glengarry Glen Ross meets Caligula. Whatever your opinion of those movies is, likely will determine how you judge this film. At its best, it’s Richard III heavily under the influence. At its worst, it’s Jersey Shore.
Marieta during the winter of 1989, in Bucharest, Romania
Read MoreMarieta and I have been married for 23 incredible years. Here are some photos I’d like to share.
Read MoreLet’s say you make a New Year’s resolution. But you know you’ll end up breaking it. Is it still a resolution?
I’ll let others figure that out.
In the meantime, here are ten popular New Year’s resolutions that I intend to shatter from the moment I wake up on January 1st:
Read MoreIs anyone else taking tonight off?
I am.
I’ll do my drinking and partying during the other 364 days and nights of the year, thank you very much.
Read MoreEach time Ben Stiller is confronted with the opportunity to share a more personal side of himself or delve deeper into life, he refuses to let us in and then trivializes human drama and conflict with a brush-off. Scenes with the potential to make you think much more deeply get interrupted by cheap laughs, which always seems to be Stiller’s comfort zone. In the end, we feel cheated.
Read MoreI don’t know shit about science.
I took astronomy in college. Three times. You might think that would make me three times as smart. But dropped the course twice before taking a third swing. I finally passed the course with a grade of C. That professor sucked.
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