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I Hate Small Talk
November 6, 2010 | No Comment
I Hate Small Talk

The barbershop is not a fun place. Maybe in black neighborhoods your local barbershop is like the one portrayed in the movies with Ice Cube and Cedric the Entertainer (which would be nice as long …

A Second Look at The Kama Sutra
August 20, 2010 | No Comment
A Second Look at The Kama Sutra

For a book so infamous for being “the manual on sex,” a very small portion of “The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana” (the classic version translated by Sir Richard Burton) is actually dedicated to the “how-to” …

Why I Hate the Word “Fiancé”
August 1, 2010 | No Comment
Why I Hate the Word “Fiancé”

Did you ever have a friend who just got engaged? Sure, it’s great for them, but it’s just about the worst fucking thing for anyone within a three-mile radius because they can never just shut …

Booklet O’ Bullshit
July 30, 2010 | No Comment
Booklet O’ Bullshit

When I was still running That Thin Line as a rant blog back in the early 2000′s, I made “Booklet O’ Bullshit” one of my first sections. Surprisingly, it has held up pretty well over …