Obsessions

Obsessions

Liberal Burblings (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008

This Wordle.net cloud of my blog posts for the last 35 days tells us: 1. Yes, I am obsessed with Sarah Palin. 2. I am even more obsessed with John McCain.

Obsessions

Brown Eyed Girl (Free subscription) | yesterday

123 567, 123 567 im still counting... Good morning everyone, im feeling on top of the world today.. Ive just had the most amusing breakfast consisting of a can of Guinness, a grapefuit and now i have to eat a boiled egg !! lol Well its all packed with iron and i needed extra energy so what the hell..lol Wasnt last nights class such a blast, im so glad i went, i had to eat a whole loaf to get there...

New York Times Magazine Roundup: The All-Food Issue!

Ed Levine Eats (Free subscription) | yesterday

This week's issue of the New York Times Magazine is all about food—with no shortage of goodies for your reading, viewing, and listening pleasure. Why Take Food Seriously? Mark Bitmann on why our food obsessions are a good thing....

Couldn't make it up if I tried

Deceptively Simple (Free subscription) | yesterday

For those of us with mild, low-level obsessions about the best-selling classical albums on iTunes, we are often confronted with the User Review. I love User Reviews, since good ones drive sales, and negative ones at least generate interest, and...

IGN Music Podcast #4

IGN (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008

Our sonic obsessions past and present.

Obsessions make my life worse and my work better

Fun Forever (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008

This installation which says “Obsessions make my life worse and my work better” was made by Sagmeister inc. in Amsterdam. The sign consisted of 300,000 euro laid out by 8 people. Sadly the installation lasted less then 24 hours when the police removed it. Still it was a great piece of art. Obsessions make my [...]

Michael Fitzpatrick: The comic fanatic now running Japan

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008

Michael Fitzpatrick: Taro Aso believes his manga and anime related obsessions can lift Japan out of its current economic hole

From Wall Street to street corner

Salon.com (Free subscription) | 10/04/2008

It was only a matter of time before two of America's latest and greatest cultural obsessions -- the economic crisis and virginity auctions -- collided. Broadsheet has already covered the latter extensively , but the latest auction is different enough from the others to raise my eyebrows. For one thing, the virgin in question is a 27-year-old heterosexual man who's offering up what he calls his "gay...

Nathan Fillion's porn-free Must!

Entertainment Weekly (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008

Whedonverse vet in a family-friendly adult-film-inspired Web series tops our weekly list of pop obsessions

Daily Mail Obsessions & Why I Obsess Over That Paper

Boatang & Demetriou (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008

I really must get round to doing a full article on why I am so bitterly opposed to the Daily Mail and its editorial slant. I plan to do this soon, and as part of such an article, I will be responding in full to new contributor and blogger ‘QT’ (see his blog via our [...]

Posh Reveals A Few Beauty Obsessions

celebrity nation (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008

Victoria Beckham, high maintanance? Never . Mrs. B tells The Sun she can't snooze without first slathering her hands and feet in lotion and sealing them in gloves and socks. She also admits that she's very into eyebrow shaping and has been encouraged by her personal trainer to check out Pilates. As if she needs it.

Smokey The Pectoral Bear Raises Your Children Right

all kinds of stuff (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008

Well Mike Fontanelli has switched obsessions. He's abandoned his role as champion of Native Americans in favor of spreading the lore of Smokey The Pectoral Bear. Smokey the "Bear" is a misnomer. He is actually half man /half bear. He has pectoral muscles, walks bipedally, talks and will not wear a shirt. He teaches his son all-American man morals too: "Son, always remember to never wear a shirt

Indulging Obsessions: Animation

The Art Department (Free subscription) | 09/27/2008

I begged the PTB (Powers That Be, in Buffy speak) at Tor.com to let me run a series of cool animations that I have, or will, run into. The actual email said: Please!PleasecanI???!!!!! It didn't take much begging - they were all for it. So, the intro to the series is here . Episode one of Saturday Morning Cartoons is here: "Herzog and the Monsters" and "How Wings are Attached to the backs of Angels"...

Christene Barberich: This Week In eBay Obsessions: Jumpsuits

The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 09/27/2008

I'll admit, I was secretly hoping that jumpsuits would return long before spring/summer '08 (I started collecting vintage ones a few years ago). It was...

Sprint Brings Paypal to Mobile Phones

Digital Trends - Most Recent News (Free subscription) | 09/26/2008

If the collapse and acquisition of firms like Merryl Lynch, IAG, and Washington Mutual have you more concerned than ever about the state of your finances, Sprint may have just rolled out a new tool to aid your obsessions. Sprint's new MyMoneyManager, available at no additional charge to Sprint data subscribers on most Web-enabled Sprint phones, enables customers with accounts at a number of (apparently...

Scarlett Johansson, Jennifer Connolly and Kevin Connolly bring a taste of Hollywood as they sample a taste of Baltimore

lainiek | 11/19/2007

Adrian Grenier, Kevin Connolly, and the The Hilton Sisters help the Hef celebrate Halloween Playboy Bunny Style!

lainiek | 10/30/2007

Paris Hilton , Nicky Hilton , Kevin Connolly and Adrian Grenier joined Hugh Heffner and a bevy of Playboy Bunnies for a Halloween party full of tricks and treats! To add to the ghoulishness of the party, held October 27, 2007 in Los Angeles, Mike Tyson was in attendance. Two famous James, James Belushi (aka Jim Belushi) and James Woods , also enjoyed the food, drinks, festivities and "eye candy".