Articles Archive for 10 September 2008
Fluff Stuff, Random »
Well, not the show but its creator, Seth MacFarlane. He has a new web based animation series called “Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy”. New episodes are supposed to come out weekly starting today but the new one isn’t up yet so I’ll post one from yesterday called “Super Mario Saves the Princess”.
Fluff Stuff, Random »
Hat tip to Strange Maps for introducing me to this map that represents the responses of 120,464 Americans when asked what slang term they use for soft drinks. The most popular were coke (used to describe any type of soft drink), soda and pop. The color coding shows that the terms have regional popularity. Coke is used mostly in the South, with a minor appearance in Indiana. Soda dominates the Northeast, some parts of Florida and the areas around St. Louis. Pop is in the Midwest, Northwest and Great Plains …
Moue Mix Tape, Moue Music »
This is our weekly GUEST COLUMN. If you’d like to submit a Mix Tape, email Brandy at mouemagazine@gmail.com with “Mix Tape” in the subject line.
This week’s Mix Tape comes from Adam York Gregory, the creator of The Flowfield Unity, my favroite web comic. He’s talented. He’s clever. He’s from Lancaster. Enjoy!
So I’ve made a mixtape… the theme is a bit obscure I’m afraid. All of these songs remind me of my home town, Lancaster, some because of their lyrics, others because I have irreversibly attached them to my memories based …
Politics »
“What’s the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull? Lipstick.” Sarah Palin said, ad libbing during her RNC speech. But America as a whole failed to acknowledge the importance of that line and what it meant for our future. With that short sentence, Sarah Palin took full ownership of the word lipstick.
Having the sole owner and copyright holder of the term lipstick on his staff, John McCain was upset when Barack Obama used it during a speech in Virginia. The phrase that Obama used had been one of the …
Indie Retailers, Paper Goods »
Most of the Indie Retailer spots are for products I’ve never personally owned or seen close up, so it tends to be more “hey, this looks like it might be cool” rather than actual product reviews. But not this time!
My friend Amber gave me a set of Snew stationary (featuring an embossed corset) for my birthday. The flat cards themselves are brightly colored and of heavy enough stock that you can carry them around in your purse without them going all bendy. The graphic is well drawn and the embossing …
