If it’s a particularly sunny day, one might opt for a hat, and strategically-placed sunblock; May 5th has been designated the 3rd Annual World Naked Gardening Day. By, y’know, gardening nudists.
Why garden naked? First of all, it’s fun! Second only to swimming, gardening is at the top of the list of family-friendly activities people are […]

Dr. Harry Brod, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Humanities at the University of Northern Iowa, delivered a lecture on the evening of 3/28/07 at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana, titled, “White Male Identities: Privilege, Pain, and Pride.”
It posed questions such as, what are white male identities? How many are there? What is behind […]

First off, I love it when some correctly differentiates between theives, robbers, and burglers. Theivery is a general term for the stealing of something that one didn’t earn or own; robbery is personal—the taking of goods or money from off of an individual or group. But your house, your business, or in the case of […]

This couldn’t have been more perfectly timed, while we’re talking about cleaning and maids on the tail end of our own little fashion week:
Supermodel (and uberbitch) Naomi Campbell got pissed off at her maid last year because a pair of her jeans went missing,. Instead of firing her, suing her, or publically trashing […]

I thought the Nathan’s 4th of July hot dog eating contest was a bad idea, but this one takes the cake. Make that the Ding Dongs, or the Starbursts, or the Twinkies, or the Corn Nuts, or…well, actually I guess it’s all of the above:
On Tuesday, March 20th, 2007, teams of brave competitors will go […]

As a bit of an electricity week treat, and perhaps as some motivation for the DIY-interested to finally get started with electronics-building, I’m announcing an iPod Shuffle giveaway for The Electroids Co.
It works like this: any order placed at The Electroids Co. until 11:59PM Eastern on Friday, March 9th that has the word “dethroner” in […]

Hey. What’s up. Acknowledging reverse head-nod.
Now that the man greetings are out of the way… Hi! I’m Aaron Dunlap, and I’ll be your dutiful guest blogger for this theme week. Since this is an electronics/DIY themed week, Dethroner obviously went out and found themselves a world-renowned expert in electrical engineering and author of several electronics […]

The lead singer of seminal metal band, Iron Maiden, just flew a team of English SCOTTISH football [soccer] players from Glasgow to Tel Aviv for their upcoming game against the Israeli club. Bruce Dickenson, owner of some of the finest pipes in metal, has been a licensed commercial airline pilot for several years, and is […]

For many, love is bliss. Love is a many splendored thing. Love lifts us up where we belong. All you need is love. [Insert other Moulin Rouge soundbites here]
For some, love is a burnt match skating in a urinal. Love is a battlefield. Love is hell.
And it is for these sad, bitter some, that […]