Author Archives: Kevin

The case against the human body

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Kevin

A couple of days ago, I promised to outline my reasons for filing a class-action lawsuit against the makers of the human body. Well, you all know what happened next. My next post was on a completely different topic. Immediately, … Continue reading →

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Seriously, porn guy?

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Kevin

From the Associated Press: “An adult film actor who tested positive for HIV says he now wishes he had known more about the risks of contracting sexually transmitted diseases in the industry and is calling for mandatory condom use in … Continue reading →

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‘Tis the season

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Kevin

For me, the span between Thanksgiving and Christmas is hands-down the most unpleasant time of the year. What burns me most isn’t the cloying Christmas music, the inedible fruitcake or even the fact that I have to kick and scratch … Continue reading →

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Now Playing: Freedy Johnston, “The Lucky One”

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Kevin

Ignore the fact that in this video he looks like a scary cross between Giovanni Ribisi and a serial-killer version of Jerry Seinfeld. Also, what’s up with the blindfold? Get past all that, and this is a beautiful song. Throughout … Continue reading →

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Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Kevin

Fair is fair. If professional athletes are going to give credit to God when their team wins, it’s only right that they point the finger at Him when they lose. Enter Buffalo Bills receiver Steven Johnson, who missed the game-winning … Continue reading →

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Mission: Improbable

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Kevin

So I’ve seen the trailer for the new computer-animated atrocity that is Yogi Bear, coming to a theater near you this holiday season. Apparently, after the success of Bill Murray selling his soul to give life to the perennially unfunny … Continue reading →

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Time stand still

Posted on October 17, 2010 by Kevin

When last we left our intrepid would-be time traveler, he—that is, I—was reuniting with his/my childhood friends Jason and Keith, who had come to Atlanta for a Rush concert on the band’s 2010 “Time Machine Tour.” Jason and I hadn’t … Continue reading →

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If I could wave my magic wand…

Posted on October 2, 2010 by Kevin

When I was in grade school, way back in the Cambrian era, my dad and I—OK, mostly my dad—built a time machine. My memories of its origins are hazy, but the inspiration for its construction was a book or series … Continue reading →

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A world away, magic is about to happen

Posted on September 4, 2010 by Kevin

LINVILLE FALLS, N.C.—In Atlanta, things are happening. It’s the Saturday of Labor Day Weekend, and the downtown streets are filled, quite literally, with colorful characters, as the Dragon Con Parade—a rich pageant of fairies, pirates, superheroes, Star Wars stormtroopers, vampire … Continue reading →

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The Curious Case of Frost/Nixon

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Kevin

Yesterday, I discussed how the Oscars are perceived by many as the official record of the best pictures, performances and achievements in the year in cinema—all of which was a lengthy preamble to what I’m here to say today. Since … Continue reading →

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