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Choire Sicha in The Awl

Jun 17, 2009

Gays Sickened By Gay Sex, Thanks To Comedy Movie!

Homos: when will they lighten up? “Throughout the many private screenings they have had, the reaction from gays has been almost uniformly one of alarm” an “INSIDER” tells The Wrap about the new movie “Bruno.” This EXPOSE reads like a parody!

The Awl

Jun 17, 2009

The Annotated White House Flickr Feed, With Ana Marie Cox And Jason Linkins

by Ana Marie Cox And Jason Linkins

Our nation’s greatest resource and triumph, our playground with the stars: The Official White House Photostream. How very remarkable. Except…

Emily Gould in The Awl

Jun 17, 2009

Social A’s: Do I Have To Go Visit Those Babies?

Dear Answer Lady,

I’m a lady at or around the age of 30, as are many of my friends. I live way up at the top of Manhattan, in faraway Inwood, but many of my friends live down under Manhattan, in faraway Brooklyn. When I…

Choire Sicha in The Awl

Jun 17, 2009

The Real ‘NYC Prep’

This account of New York City’s private school graduations this season is delicious! First of all, there is a young person named James Englander Underberg. Which, ha! Play quarters all night and say THAT five times. Also there is Sam Sullivan, the wonderful student speaker at St. Ann’s.

Choire Sicha in The Awl

Jun 17, 2009

New York City’s Bellwether Gallery To Shutter

Chelsea gallery Bellwether announced today that it will close this summer, after ten years of operation. This follows closely on the heels of the announcement that Charles Cowles will close his Chelsea gallery next month, after 30 years in business.

Choire Sicha in The Awl

Jun 17, 2009

Goldman Sachs Thanks You For Massive Zero-Interest Loan

Goldman Sachs is giving us back our $10 billion in TARP money today. $10 billion that they borrowed needlessly, for reasons unknown (oh right BECAUSE THEY COULD), and made into much much much more money while they had it. It was a…

Choire Sicha in The Awl

Jun 17, 2009

Things Are About To Get A Lot Gayer/Uglier

Kurt Andersen’s Studio 360 program, which is on the radio, has apparently challenged…

Choire Sicha in The Awl

Jun 17, 2009

The New iPhone 3G S Deliveries And The Rise Of The Machines

Dozens or thousands of angry nerds and homosexuals are calling UPS today, because their shiny new iPhone 3GS’s-which were previously guaranteed for delivery today, for those who paid for overnight delivery-are being held up at…

Choire Sicha in The Awl

Jun 17, 2009

Rioting Cops To Have BBQ, Reminisce About Beating Longhairs

The rioting insane cops who beat protesters at the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago are having a reunion next week! And it’s bringing out the crazy all over again. Says one person claiming to be one of those cops…

Choire Sicha in The Awl

Jun 17, 2009

News From Abroad

“An 18-year-old Belgian housewife said Tuesday she will sue a local tattoo parlor, where she got 56 star tattoos on her face instead of the three as she had originally asked for.” Why is “18-year-old housewife” the most striking part of that sentence?! (Oh yes, there is video.)