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Olivia Munn cell phone pictures: Men and women really are different

You will remember that a couple of years ago, the famous (American) football player Brett Favre got into some trouble when Jenn Sterger, a woman who had received cell phone pictures of his you-know-what, released those pictures. Although Mr. Favre was subjected to some not-so-good-natured ribbing, at the time I pointed out,
The displaying of the male member to the object of his interest is a

Briefly noted with Poodle Bitch: Jennifer Aniston's agonizing decision; Bo Obama ends world hunger and violence with a puppy; loving Ben Gibbard

People magazine has a "People Pets" section, in which appears allegedly interesting articles about celebrities and their companion animals (here referred to as "pets"). On Monday, they carried a story about the famous human performer Jennifer Aniston and her new dog, Sophie. Specifically, the reason why Sophie got her name.As Ms. Aniston tells it, the fabulously wealthy performer wanted to adopt

The Hungry Game: A Spoof -- my "Hunger Games" parody ebook

There is a wildly popular series of books called The Hunger Games trilogy, about a dystopian world where innocent little children are sent to fight and die as part of a totalitarian government's reality show. The movie, which will be released in late March, is expected to be one of the biggest films of the year.

Will my own parody, The Hungry Game: A Spoof, be as popular? Um.




In addition to

The new Avengers film: Isn't making it "cinematic" the absolute least they could do?

I don't know if you've heard about this, but on May 4, 2012, an event that is so earth-shattering it will make the big bang look like only a very small bang will be killing our collective balls.

That's when some of the largest cinematic superhero all-stars, including The Hawkeye, who can shoot arrows really accurately, will join forces to become The Avengers, in a movie version that is to be

Using spam email subject lines as captions for gag cartoons

Below are some gag cartoons that I drew to illustrate funny subject lines for some curious spam emails I've been getting lately. I'm not sure how I got on whatever mailing list(s?) I'm currently on, but I didn't want the experience to go to waste.

Scooby Doo and Shaggy restraining The Demon from KISS, while Muppets fall out of his stomach

I am working on an autobiographical art/horror piece, one section of which contains the following image:


Shared because I haven't posted anything in awhile.

Ode to the stuff that was dripping down Christina Aguilera's leg when she sang at the Etta James funeral

Ode to the stuff that was dripping down Christina Aguilera's leg when she sang at the Etta James funeral

By Ricky Sprague

I love a lady who's so unique
When her voice hits that dulcet shriek,
She springs a little leak,
And you know my knees get weak.

I don't mean to sound malicious,
But I bet that nectar is really delicious,
And I've got a feeling it's also nutritious.

O honeyed songstress,

The literary event of 2012! Lost poem by Emily Dickinson, now found!

Over at the lovely Fickle Pants website, I have a new post detailing my discovery of a previously lost poem by the famous Emily Dickinson. Here is a small sample from my erudite introduction:
The cadence, the meter, the rhyme scheme, the themes, all pointed me in the direction of one of America's most beloved poets. My suspicions seemed confirmed by the editor's introduction to the poem, in

Concept art and story notes from the aborted 1973 European film adaptation of John Carter of Mars

Over at the new Fickle Pants website, there is an article about the aborted 1973 film adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs's "John Carter of Mars" character. Disney's version is set to open on March 9, but you can get a glimpse of what might have been if you click over there now. Below is a small sample:

In 1973, Peter Brown, who had been a member of the board of directors of Apple Records and

New When Falls the Coliseum post: Does the city of Los Angeles only care about pornographic film performers, and not the rest of us?

New post over at When Falls the Coliseum, about the city of Los Angeles's requirement that pornographic film performers wear condoms when they make films. A bit:

Kudos to the city council and mayor of Los Angeles, California for exhibiting rare leadership by mandating that pornographic film actors wear condoms when they make their films within the LA city limits.

With just a few strokes of his