This is one of the most important questions of our time. Is Mitt Romney a unicorn? Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett should investigate immediately whether or not Romney was, in fact, born a unicorn. Send Bennett a message today. Arizonans need to know that there’s not a unicorn on the ballot this November.
Author Archives: Allyn
On Volkswagen’s Not-Beach House Ad Campaign
The new Beach House album, Bloom, came out last week. The album’s received good reviews, I think it’s pretty fantastic. If you loved Teen Dream, you’ll love Bloom. 🙂 However, that’s not the only reason Beach House is in the news this week. Volkswagen launched a new ad campaign in the UK. Here’s the commercial:Continue reading “On Volkswagen’s Not-Beach House Ad Campaign”
On the New Admiral Fallow Album
Admiral Fallow, a Scottish band, sees the release of their second album, Tree Bursts in Snow, next week. I’ve been a Fallow fan since they called themselves “The Brother Louis Collective,” and I love their first album, Boots Met My Face. (The side-project album by The Moth & The Mirror, Honestly, This World, is excellent,Continue reading “On the New Admiral Fallow Album”
On a Place in the Universe
Some cosmic thoughts for a Saturday morning, taken from a Serbian proverb: Or as Carl Sagan puts it: Cosmic!
On Student Loan Absurdity
Several years ago, I consolidated my student loans — Perkins loans, Stafford loans, all into one gooey loan ball. Since then, every few years, my student loans change servicers. At one time, I sent my payments to New York State. Then, Mississippi for a few years. For the past two years, they went to Pittsburgh.Continue reading “On Student Loan Absurdity”
On Necktie Knots
MSNBC’s Chris Hayes talks about tying neckties. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Let me say that I’m unimpressed with Hayes’ necktie knot. 🙂 It’s nothing personal. I’m just picky when it comes to neckties and their knots. I taught myself how to tie a tie. The reason? IContinue reading “On Necktie Knots”
On Kirill Yeskov’s The Last Ringbearer
A few months ago on a bulletin board I was drawn into a somewhat tedious argument over what, exactly, pipeweed is in The Lord of the Rings. My sparring partner argued that pipeweed was clearly tobacco, Tolkien said so, and that, clearly, was that. The problem with the identification of pipeweed with tobacco, I said,Continue reading “On Kirill Yeskov’s The Last Ringbearer”
On Final Thoughts on North Carolina’s Amendment One
Some final thoughts on North Carolina and Amendment One. (Previous comments here and here.) I know that many of the people who voted in favor of Amendment One did so on religious grounds. They feel that homosexuality is incompatible with their religious beliefs because it is condemned in the text of the Bible. But IContinue reading “On Final Thoughts on North Carolina’s Amendment One”
On My Instant Reaction to Amendment One
This morning I wrote about Amendment One, a Constitutional amendment in North Carolina that was up for a vote on election day that would outlaw same-sex marriage and any heterosexual arrangement that wasn’t marriage. I implored people to vote against its passage, and I won’t recap what I said there; just read it for yourselfContinue reading “On My Instant Reaction to Amendment One”
On North Carolina’s Amendment One
Many states are going to the polls today. Dick Lugar’s career is likely to end today in Indiana as the crazy wing of the Republican Party turns him out in a primary. And North Carolina votes on Amendment One. Yesterday, I was invited to an after-election party in Raleigh by one of the anti-Amendment OneContinue reading “On North Carolina’s Amendment One”