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Esquire shows 80 years of men’s style

1 Comment Published by Joel August 14th, 2008 in Clothes. Share This

Esquire is running a great slideshow showing the “Evolution of Men’s Style” from 1933 to 2008. I wish there was more commentary on each image — and even with forty some-odd images, I still wish there were more images, too! — but it’s a great primer for understanding teh last several generations of formal and [...]

Tucker Max movie script panned

2 Comments Published by Joel August 3rd, 2008 in Movies. Share This

A script reader got a hold of the movie written by professional internet bastard Tucker Max, I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell. They didn’t like it. (This is where I would tried to add “They must have been fat — or a woman!” but the sarcasm just didn’t come through.)
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» The Royal Bacon Society is a fancy, fun blog all about you the Dethroner reader’s favorite food: Bacon. # 1

» Evidently a fan of Ebert’s is trying to help Mars breed the supreme race of M&Ms.

Whenever I get a package of plain M&Ms, I make it my duty to continue the strength and robustness of the candy as a species. To this end, I hold M&M duels. Taking two candies between my thumb and forefinger, I apply pressure, squeezing them together until one of them breaks and splinters. That is the “loser,” and I eat the inferior one immediately. The winner gets to go another round.

M&Ms prove Darwin was right Thanks Ryan # 0

» Baconpig. Zenith of mankind’s porcine proclivity or just gross? You be the judge. Don’t miss the Pig Butchering Guide in T-shirt form. # 0

» A man wants to know if jerking off into his guppy tank will cause his fish any harm. Just don’t forget to cuddle, I say. [StraightDope.com] # 1

» An Atlanta florist is selling the “Broquet,” baskets of amply masculine cactus and carnivorous plants that can be given from one man to another. [BananaFlorist.com via Seth Godin] # 0

» What may be my next car, the Mitsubishi Evolution X, goes on sale today in Japan. Next year for North America. [Crave.CNET.com] # 0

» I haven’t really dug into it much, but JoS. A. Bank is having what appears to be a pretty major sale, with up to 50% off on Fall items and 70% off on clearance items. [JosBank.com] # 1

» Cities collapse due to unsustainable growth? Naw it’ll never happen. We have science. [unsw.edu.au, creationmuseum.org] # 0

» Headline of the Day: “Men want hot women, study confirms” [CNN] # 2

» We just cracked a 750 of “Forêt,” an organic saison from Brasserie Dupont. The reviews on Beer Advocate are sort of mixed, but as far as I’m concerned it’s a knockout: bright, light, full of the best tastes of summer. One of the best saisons I’ve ever had. # 1