Slate.com, that infamous fount of intellectual discourse, published an article yesterday whose gist was that adults who read YA fiction should be ashamed about reading YA fiction. Considering the fantastic stupidity of that argument, Baby […]
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Ten Fun Metaphors for Obama’s New Climate Change Initiative
President Obama recently introduced an initiative to reduce the carbon-dioxide emissions of America’s nuclear power plants by 17% over the next six years. To call this move half-assed is an insult to everyone in the […]
On The Hitler Billboard
Last week, a children’s ministry called Life Savers unveiled the above-pictured billboard near a mall in eastern Alabama. If the previous sentence didn’t sufficiently indicate that the billboard featured a Hitler quote, the next sentence […]
Who Should Coach The Knicks?
For the eighth time in the past ten years, The New York Knicks find themselves without a coach. The team’s new president of basketball operations and mascot, Phil Jackson, has vowed to find a coach […]
A Preemptive Review of the Seth MacFarlane Cowboy Movie
Editor’s Note: I have not seen the Seth MacFarlane cowboy movie, A Million Ways to Die in the West, and I don’t intend to, ever. With that said, I must acknowledge the unfortunate fact that […]
My Chipotle Cup Flash Fiction
In an effort to promote the reading of literary fiction, ubiquitous burrito purveyor Chipotle Mexican Grill has started superimposing little short stories on its fountain soda cups. The campaign has attracted some of the “biggest” […]
My Bachelorette Questionnaire Answers
The contestant bios for the tenth season of The Bachelorette have been released, confirming that my application for the competition has been rejected for the tenth consecutive year. Once again, twenty-seven mouth-breathing knuckle-draggers will vie for […]
The Strawberry Criterion: The Goldfinch
To view The Goldfinch through the lens of the traditional novel is to view an object with one eye closed–as an image robbed of its true depth. Discussions of character, plot, authorial biography and style, […]
BPoFD Podcast Episode #9: Mad About Mad Men with Taylor “T” Sardoni
In Episode #9 of the BPoFD Podcast, Mad About Mad Men, managing editor Carmen Petaccio sits down with filmmaker and screenwriter Taylor “T” Sardoni to discuss Mad Men‘s Season Six premiere. Highlights include in-depth hairstyle analysis for all of […]
baby pictures of famous dictators 