valentine’s day
Big Screen
Valentine’s Day: What He’s Just Not That Into You Hath Wrought
4:00AM Dodai | In February, thanks to a star-studded cast and aggressive marketing, He’s Just Not That Into You made $US94 million, despite being a gay minstrel show with “desperately needy” heroines and black people punchlines. Guess what? More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
4:38PM Jess McGuire | Those clever clogs over at RolledEdge have helpfully compiled a list of the five worst Valentine’s Day presents one can give and/or receive on February 14th. It is insightful, and it made me chuckle.
EXAMPLE.
HEART SHAPED CHOCOLATES – A thousand times – no. These things are so kitsch that they make Anne Geddes look alt rock. I can’t imagine the level of latent depression at the factory where these things are made. The workers must look at each other and shrug – ‘people really buy this crap? And they give it to someone they say they love? ARE YOU SERIOUS?’.
Note: Your Editor will happily accept chocolates as a gift, heart shaped or not.
MORE: Valentine’s Day – Part 1 (RolledEdge) More »
Gifts You Shouldn’t Give To Someone You Care About Tomorrow
4:38PM Jess McGuire | Those clever clogs over at RolledEdge have helpfully compiled a list of the five worst Valentine’s Day presents one can give and/or receive on February 14th. It is insightful, and it made me chuckle.
EXAMPLE.
HEART SHAPED CHOCOLATES – A thousand times – no. These things are so kitsch that they make Anne Geddes look alt rock. I can’t imagine the level of latent depression at the factory where these things are made. The workers must look at each other and shrug – ‘people really buy this crap? And they give it to someone they say they love? ARE YOU SERIOUS?’.
Note: Your Editor will happily accept chocolates as a gift, heart shaped or not.
MORE: Valentine’s Day – Part 1 (RolledEdge) More »
Experience The Phyllis J. McGuire Mystique
5:35AM Seth | You may have noticed a striking ad on page 5 of THR today, prominently featuring what appears to be the human equivalent of an Easter Peep. More »
