In Mala Fide

Yesterday, SDaedalus tweeted a story from the Daily Mail profiling five women and the number of sexual partners they’ve had. The contents within provide a perfect opportunity for me to shred another of the pretty lies of modern society. Here’s a picture of Nellie Wong, the girl who’s had the fewest number of penises in [...]

This is it! The moment you’ve all been waiting for, when the sky will open up, the lion will lay down with the lamb, and the mysteries of the universe will be laid bare! I am talking of course about the debut of the second season of Jersey Shore! “What’s Jersey Shore,” you may ask, [...]

That is, if you are an Albany Common Councilman who is upset at a certain reality show whose name rhymes with Tersey Gore: Amid the crush of end-of-the-year legislation the Albany Common Council will consider Monday night is this resolution offered by 9th Ward Councilman James Sano calling for the cancellation of the MTV’s controversial [...]

I finally got around to watching the first episode of Jersey Shore last night, and it did not disappoint. For those who are smart enough to not pay attention to American pop culture, Jersey Shore is an MTV reality show about eight soi-disant guidos and guidettes living in a New Jersey shorehouse for the summer and behaving in [...]

I’m a fan of the TV show House, which features the titular character Gregory House (Hugh Laurie), an genius of a doctor who specializes in diagnosing unexplained illnesses and ailments. The comedy in the show comes from House’s abrasive, misanthropic personality. He verbally slaps around both his patients and his underlings, plays pranks on his [...]

Most people are aware of the letter of the law/spirit of the law conflict, but a similar struggle exists in art. When creating a work of literature, music, or art, the creator must decide which is more important; the technical details of the art or the meaning of the art. Very few artists in history [...]