Real America: Nightmare on Dutch Elm Diseased Street
The Nightmare on Elm Street remake opens today. I wrote about it at The Awl.
30. April 2010
This is Why You’re Fat, Confused
Like band names, all the good book titles are taken. Sometimes more than once.
Above, two books currently being marketed.
Desert Eagle Friday: Gamorrah
Its another Desert Eagle Friday! This week, the gun makes the poster for the gritty Italian gangland film Gamorrah. Just how poor, destitute Italian slum gangsters can get their hands on $2,500 is anyone’s guess. But they sure look stylish.
29. April 2010
Female Sex Tourism [SLIDESHOW]
In an otherwise informative report on female sex tourism in Senega (”Moussa flipped through a stack of photos. In one image, an overweight, Spanish woman — his first “girlfriend” — has her arms around his small frame. She gave him $500, he said, before heading home.”) the above photo and caption appeared. “Like these two?” Is it just me or is that a wildly careless caption? I don;t think it’s racist or anything, just… “Like these two?” WTF?
Tom Emmer’s Email Marketer is Genius
Having worked on a campaign, I can attest to the fact that running for governor is unique. In a single state you have to be all things to all people, the whiny yuppies, the racist hicks and the old people… good god, the old people. Yet you have to be hyper-local. Exactly how do you walk this tightrope with your campaign messaging is a delicate business, balancing being meaningful to one group without offending anyone. How exactly does one do this? Tom Emmer is running for governor of Minnesota and, I gotta’ say, this kid is going places. Below, from my inbox:
Man Finally Gets a Room
Ah, Wisconsin:
“City Police in Alpena arrested a Wisconsin man they say drove drunk, hit a motel in his SUV, then asked if he could rent a room there… He remains in the Alpena County Jail.“
“The” Correction
Look, it’s clearly asking The New York Times too much to link, but can they at least, in a media column for Christsake, get the name right? David Carr certainly doesn’t tell people he works for New York Times. It’s THE New York Times. Just as it is The Awl.
28. April 2010
Finally, Grand Forks “Thais” One On
There are already nine (NINE!) pages of comments about this bit of local news that Grand Forks, a community of, like, 63,000, is getting its first Thai restaurant.
This Thing is Like That Thing: Racist Cars Go Global Edition
Left: A car used to communicate the driver’s particular racism and fanship of white power (absolutely!); Virginia, United States
Right: A car used to communicate the driver’s particular racism and fanship of white power (probably!); Capetown, South Africa