Senator Joseph "That Idiot" Lieberman is pimping his book, “The Gift of Rest: Rediscovering the Beauty of the Sabbath," up at the Yeshiva University's Lamport Auditorium (Amsterdam Ave. at 187th St.) at 6:30 tonight. I'm trying to think of anyone more terrible than him, and I'm failing. Anyway, just thought you should know. By which I mean, in case you want to go (peacefully) shout at him.
Rodney Alcala was shuffled off to death row a few weeks ago in California, for killing five women. (He'd been on a terrible crime spree since 1972, but still managed to pack in a 1978 "Dating Game" appearance.) He also had an extensive photography collection, as any groovy, awful, murderous bachelor would-which has been now wisely released to the public, in the hopes that missing women might be identified from the photographs. And you know what? GAME OVER, Ryan McGinley, Cobrasnake, Terry Richardson, et al. Marianne Boesky or some dealer is no doubt grabbing for the rights this second. (Are there rights to be had? California no longer [...]
Long Island's citizens are getting restless without power—because it's been like, WHAT, 48 whole hours. Who says Americans are spoiled? Well, everyone. But one lady on Long Island has had enough of her neighbors: My favorite was the lady who asked “Who is going to reimburse me for the $500 worth of food I bought right before the storm that is rotting in my fridge?”
Ok, who is going to be the first for calling you a moron for buying $500 worth of perishable food right before a hurricane? ME! Let me call you a moron. MORON! You go out and buy food that won’t last without electricity [...]
I don't know what in the name of God happened to me today, but I have stalled out HARD. (I think it was Choire yelling at me for my heteronormative ignorance about Lady Gaga.) Anyway, while I try to snap myself back into position, enjoy these fine other things, written by people who clearly have no problem putting one word in front of another in a coherent and interesting fashion: Cityfile looks at a terrible anorexic woman whose children deserve your pity, and… well… that's it. Holy mother, I cannot even DO A LINKDUMP TODAY! What in the stuttering Christ is wrong? Look, you go read that thing about [...]
Florida governor Rick Scott's new initiative is actually, quite literally, one in which he travels the state and takes peoples' jobs. He is touring about, making doughnuts and delivering newspapers and performing lowly paid labor—basically taunting the jobless. It's really quite bizarre—as the unemployment numbers in Florida are worse than those in Detroit.
Bernie Madoff had his first conjugal visit late yesterday. I wonder if he will ever find the afikomen she left in his 7.5-by-8 foot double-bunk cell.
