90's Moment of the Week

Ah, the 90's. Growing up in the 90's was awesome. I'm not going to lie. I feel bad for kids growing up now, because while they may have the internet (I guess we had that, but not the whole time, and snail paced), iEverything, Wii, etc. etc. we had Nirvana, Bikini Kill, MTV before it totally sucked, and flannel. Flannel! Well, flannel's making a comeback, so I guess kids today will get to experience that awesomeness too, but it's still just not the same.

In any case, I will now be posting a weekly (if not more frequent) 90's moment of the week. This week I chose a Beavis and Butthead clip of them as Letterman, because it's a great clip, and there's not a lot to choose from out on the free internet. Thanks MTV!

Milk: Surprisingly, This One's for the Ladies

I have to say that while I’ve never been a big fan of Gus Van Sant films, I am really, really excited about seeing Milk. Although it’s been 30 years since his death, I think it's really important that his story is finally told to a mainstream audience, especially in the wake of Prop 8. (By the way, is it just me or do I keep bringing up Prop 8? I swear, I’m like Giuliani with 9/11, for shit’s sake!)

Anyway, as important as the issues raised in this film are (blah blah blah), what I’d really like to do is take a moment to thank the casting director for finally giving us ladies the male equivalent of lipstick lesbians. Whoever decided that James Franco and Sean Penn should wear tight tee shirts and grope each other for an hour and a half is all right by me. Not to mention Emile Hirsch (yes, Speedracer himself) and Josh Brolin. Although Brolin plays a murderous homophobe in the film, I just cannot deny him in those hot little 70’s leisure suits… nothing like light blue polyester bellbottoms and a tight vest…

As I said, I usually find Van Sant’s movies obvious and overly homoerotic (making the kids in Elephant gay was like a slap in the face to anyone with half a fucking brain), but in this case I’m hoping for as much unnecessary man on man action as possible.

While I would go see this movie regardless of the hotness factor of the actors involved, I’m just saying that the fact that all the men are especially hot makes it that much more fun for me to go. I’m sure the story will be poignant and well acted and Oscar worthy and all that, but for me, the eye candy alone makes this film worth my $10. And I'm sure many, many ladies (and men too, of course) share this sentiment with me.

Check out the clip above for the movie trailer, and below, in an attempt to make myself seem even slightly less shallow than this post suggests (too late) I’ve put a snippet of the recording Harvey Milk himself made in case he was ever assassinated. It’s pretty heavy how matter of fact he is about the prospect of his own death. Watch below:

Mmmm... Nutty

I think I should maybe change the name of this blog to "cooking with man goodies" or something more appropriate to what I keep blogging about. This lil tidbit was sent to me by a good friend, and someone who appreciates suckling on yummy balls as much as I do.

Get your mind out of the gutter! I'm talking about food... sort of. I guess it depends on your definition of food.



Anyway, for those of you brave enough to eat cow brains, goat meat, and whatever else you can get on those delicious street meat carts, why not try a little testicle pizza? I mean, it looks simply delicious, don't you think? Mmm, balls in your mouth... tasty. That's just one of the delicious, nutritious recipes in this fine cookbook.

I love that the book is a "teaser" version. In case you just can't get enough testicle pie, there's an expanded version of the book for all your ball eating needs! YES!!!

But seriously, is that what this blog is to become? Am I such a 12 year old that I'm going to continue posting the blog equivalent to fart jokes all the time?

I think you know the answer.

Thanks Amanda

Art Party!

Since most of you will be traveling to see family this week, I thought I'd send out a little art guide for a few of the major cities people tend to travel to, so that once you're all stuffed on turkey bits and sick and tired of "family time" you can slip out and stuff your brain with the sweet gravy of art appreciation.

For those of you in Los Angeles, head down to the apparently troubled MOCA and check out this most awesome show by one of the coolest old ladies around, Louise Bourgeois. Her larger than life sculptures, paintings, and drawings make contemporary avant garde art look like yesterday's news, and the best part is that she's still alive and kicking. And working! So go check this funk out. You won't regret it, promise.

For all you peeps going to New York, put your feet on the street and go seeStreet Art, Street Life, a show at the Bronx Museum of Arts that chronicles performance art, found art, photography, and general street life from the 1950's to the present, with such artists as Amy Arbus (Diane's daughter), Claes Oldenburg, George Maciunas, and Yoko Ono. Yes. Yoko. Ono. Not to mention a bunch of contemporary artists that I'm not cool enough to know about until after they're relevant.

Going to Chitown? Be sure to take the L to the Chigaco MCA and melt the ice off your noses by basking in the glow of Jenny Holzer's exhibit. She blends together politics, feminism, and emotion and projects it - literally - on the walls of her surroundings. Check it out - it'll warm your feet and your soul. Aww...

For those of you who'll be here in the beautiful Bay Area, give me a call! Then we can hang out and be awesome together by going to see the Yves Saint Laurent show at the de Young. I would go into detail here, but if you don't know who Yves Saint Laurent is, then you're beyond help.

So there you go kiddies. Stuff yourselves silly, then take time to digest over some great art. I know I will!

We're (Not?) Number 1!

According to a report issued by the NIC, the United States will no longer be the Top World Power by 2025.

Let's see a show of hands from those who are surprised by this.

The report says, basically, that China and India (where do we outsource to again?) will become the economic leaders, while Western democratic capitalism will likely be replaced by something like the "state capitalism" practiced in Russia and China.

While I'm not totally comfortable with that prospect, what we've got going on with our "democratic capitalism" (is there really such a thing?) is not any better, and in reality we as a society are already sliding towards the kind of political powerlessness seen in both those countries.

I have to say I'm not exactly thrown by all this. I mean, it's a long time coming with the way our country has been run. With cuts in education, major outsourcing, and our society's overall gluttonous approach to goods consumption, can we really act surprised when the shit finally hits the fan? Recession anyone? Not to mention the way we throw our rights out the window every chance we get. Thanks prop 8!

Besides, the idea that capitalism and democracy can truly work in harmony is highly debated. Robert Reich has a fantastic article that you should all read about how capitalism is killing democracy. It talks about the ills of how both China and Russia are run, and how the United States is quickly falling into this system. (Don't be lazy; it's totally worth the read.)

Anyway, just an interesting article I read that I thought would be something good to share. Now let's all jump ship and move to Canada, eh!

Click here to read the NPR article about all this madness.



http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97295939

The Power of Green

Today is a glorious day! Researchers at Ohio State University have some pretty sweet news for you potheads out there. Turns out that smoking "the marijuana" reduces swelling in certain parts of your brain, which may actually HELP your short term memory (nothing like science to disprove old wives' tales). Beyond this, it may even help with Alzheimer's by stimulating cell growth in your brain.

I have to say, this is kind of hard to believe. I mean, I've known a lot of stoners that were not only total wastoids, but couldn't remember their own name, let alone what they did ten years ago. But maybe that's just the stoners I've known...? And not me, of course. I'm no Jill Price, but I can remember what I did yesterday... I think... ??

While this is great news, I can just see all these new age holier-than-thou hippie bastards waxing on and on about how good weed is for you now... but you gotta take the bitter with the sweet, I guess. To read the full article, click here.

Let's Start with Some Spunk

Let's open up this blog with a bang! This may also weed out the faint of heart...

What started as a group email about Christmas between a few of my friends somehow ended with this little tidbit here. I can't say that I believe this to be real, but maybe? I mean, there are donkey shows and who knows what else out there in the world, so why not? And really, on cold winter nights... well, it could be worse, right?

This could be the answer to world hunger!

To read the hilarious user comments (or to order this marvelous book) go here