Apr 30 2008
Archive for April, 2008
Apr 30 2008
Historical Pry of the Day
Let us take a moment today to remember a piece of psychedelic “history” that occurred yesterday. At the ripe, immobile age of 102, LSD-synthesizer Albert Hofmann died of oldness - a “historically” positive way to go out. In 1938 on the outskirks of Basel, Switzerland while working in the pharmaceutical-chemical department of Sandoz Laboratories, Hofmann - studying lysergic acid derivatives - synthesized LSD-25. He proceeded to set the substance aside without giving it much thought. Then, on April 16, 1943 - as the story goes - or “history” goes - or his story goes - Hoffman accidentally absorbed a small dose through his finger tip and had a wild bike-ride back to his house. Naturally, his life and the world would never be the same. He famously stated that “I think that in human evolution it has never been as necessary to have this substance LSD. It is just a tool to turn us into what we are supposed to be.” Right on.
He pryed, his brain got fryed.
Apr 30 2008
Barbie: The Trojan Horse
In 1996, the head of an Iranian-backed children’s agency called Barbie a “Trojan horse” sneaking in Western influences such as makeup and revealing clothes. And now in 2007, a top Iranian judiciary official has warned against the “destructive” cultural and social consequences of importing Barbie dolls and other Western toys.
Apr 29 2008
Nothing Dirty Under Here
My concern is not if “pulling a Brittney” will be a household term but if “pornography” will only be a synonym for “computer virus,” if our shock and outrage at naked bodies means shock and outrage at our own naked body?
Apr 29 2008
Way to go, Romeo… or should I say, ‘Master P?’
Sports aren’t my usual cup of tea, but I heard this on NPR news, and just couldn’t pass this one up.
Rapper, Lil’ Romeo, has just announched his status as recepient of a full basketball scholarship to USC, and will be playing for the southern Cali’s 2008 basketball team, the Trojans. The university reserves just 13 coveted scholarship spots, and this hopeless romantic has just secured one of ‘em.
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Apr 29 2008
Infield at the Kentucky Derby
For most sports fans, spring does not truly arrive until the crack of the bat is heard on Opening Day or a golfer is seen addressing his putt on Amen Corner. But in Louisville, spring comes a little late. You know the cliché: the best things in life are worth waiting for. Well, if you’re a native Louisvillian, that wait pays big — like 100-1 longshot big — the first weekend in every May.
Apr 28 2008
Tales From The Bermuda Triangle
BERMUDA
Ahhh, the lovely pink sands of Bermuda. A place where ships go down like school girls on prom night and planes seem to disappear or completely loose their way for no reason. Also, it is one of the biggest tourist traps I have seen in my lifetime. Luckily, this pious pryer found a bar that served Johnnie Walker Blue Label at $15 per shot and a story that would make even the bravest of sea faring gentleman’s hair stand. And it all unfolded on the taxi ride from the airport…
Apr 25 2008
Caption Contest for the Weekend
What did the Catholic church have to say when news broke that Jimmy Fallon would be Conan’s successor for the Late Night Show?
