The Manichean Paranoia Patch

OK, I don’t normally like Michael Moore but I did enjoy this publicity stunt mocking former Mayor Giuliani. As much as I dislike Giuliani’s aggressive, uncompromising foreign policy, I do think he did a pretty good job cleaning up New York City. Those good deeds aside, I thought this video was hilarious. […]

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Thanks to Anjie for showing me this one. The concept is pretty straight forward. This French company helps spouses cheat on their significant others by allowing them to purchase alibis and the necessary follow-up documents, phone calls, whatever is necessary for them to pull it off. It’s legal, because they only make […]

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Before I forget, today is the official Day of Conception in Ulyanovsk Oblast, a federal subject of Russia.  In honor of its low birthrates, September 12th has been designated a day for couples to get off of work and then… get off in bed, if you’re willing to excuse the horrible sexual pun.  Couples that […]

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No, really. I’m not kidding. You can read the full story here.  The basic logic goes like this:
Since plants are “sensitive to light,” they make the perfect audience for cinema.  Since it’s hard to determine what would entertain a daffodil, naturally reproduction is the safest bet.  The artist filmed the pollination of several […]

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So, when we left off Reuben Sturman had made the valuable discovery that adult magazines and books lead to higher profits. Thus, he increasingly emphasized that aspect of his business, investing all his revenue into expanding his operations throughout Ohio, and then the United States. By the late 1960s, Sturman was the biggest […]

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Chances are you’ve never heard of Reuben Sturman but for a time he was one of the richest, most powerful men in America. What Rockefeller was to oil, Sturman was to porno magazines and erotic novels. What Carnegie was to the steel industry, Sturman was to snuff films and peeping shows. By […]

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