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Calling all Nancy Drew fans!

Portland novelist and humorist Chelsea Cain has written a parody of Nancy Drew called “Confessions of a Teen Sleuth.” I haven’t read it, but all indications are that if you enjoyed Nancy Drew as a girl (and let’s be honest, not a lot of guys read Nancy Drew), this spoof is for you.

Web Side Story

I can’t seem to embed this West Side Story parody, but do yourself a favor and watch it.

“Please God Make Me Not Queer”

David Lancaster, a St. Louis artist whose work I admire, is having a show. Quoting the gallery: “‘Give me chastity… but not yet.’ St. Augustine (354-430), Bishop of Hippo and one of the major figures of early Christianity, uttered this famous prayer in his struggle to gain mastery over his earthly desires. In the spirit [...]

New Dirk!

Funny new vid from Dirk Voetberg and friends. So many great touches…

All Your Base Are Belong to Us

I clicked on this expecting nothing, but I enjoyed it. As Samuel Johnson said, “If you’re tired of mindless internet memes, you’re tired of life.”

Jeremy Hornik, Quizmaster

This, from il mio amico hystericalissimo Jeremy Hornik: Jeremy Hornik just took the “What kind of giant green thing in New York Harbor are you?” quiz and got the result: Statue of Liberty. Statue of Liberty: you came from France to signify America. You like spiky hats. Who will you burn with that torch? If [...]

Shakespeare’s take on 25 Random Things…

…is here, and very ably done. Enjoy!

My funny friend Jack Silbert

Jack and I worked together at Scholastic Classroom Magazines for a brief, magical time in the 90s. He’s a very funny writer–here are a couple of recent pieces… http://www.saltinwound.com/2008/12/thursday-in-dark-with-jorge.html http://www.saltinwound.com/2008/12/another-week-another-movie-another.html Enjoy!

Like The Beatles in 1961

F.O.S. (friend of site) and boon companion Jerry Neufeld-Kaiser plays tuba in a Seattle-area “Balkan-inspired brass-and-drum band” called Orkestar Zirkonium. The Orkestar’s homebrewed CD has just been reviewed by All About Jazz; here’s what Elliot Simon had to say: Balkan brass bands are large aggregations with lots of brass, a tuba/drum/percussion backbeat (one of the [...]