Gowanus Canal Debate Series: Nay

Friend: I am so nay. Though you bring up some interesting facts about our dear Gowanus Canal, it’s not enough to change my mind on the matter. Fact is, the Gowanus Canal is a potentially harmful stream of chemicals that spawns mutant mosquitoes during the summer. And being just one block [...]

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Gowanus Canal Debate Series: Yay

A distorted reflection of a sliver of moon shimmers on the water, between long streams of industrial filth. Wharf rats frolic along concrete banks, leaping from one tire to the next. A tiny paw slips on the slick trigger of a discarded gun and the drone of the BQE is cracked for a moment. It’s [...]

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Guess Who’s Dancin’?

Ian Ziering and Billy Ray Cyrus, that’s who. This season’s Dancing With the Stars is pulling out all the stops. I say this not because Joey Fatone (Fat-One) will be cha cha cha-ing across that wonderful ABC sponsored dance floor, but because Heather Mills will be competing as well. Interesting choice, Dancing [...]

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Jerk.

Sources say Eddie Murphy stormed out of the Academy Awards shortly after Alan Arkin took the oscar for Best Supporting Actor. I can comisserate with Eddie. It’s like that time I didn’t win the hand carved birdhouse at our church raffle when I was in second grade, and I cried.

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PSA

Question: Is My Penis Normal?
Answer: As much as I’m sure we’d all like a straight yes or no answer on this one, KidsHealth.Org did not offer one. They did say, however, that “you wouldn’t expect someone who is 11 years old to look the same as someone who’s 19.” Reassuring and creepy at the same [...]

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Britney, Ms. Spears if You’re Nasty

NY Magazine has some stuff to say about Britney, her hair, her self-mutilation, etc. They say, she “stripped herself, publicly (huh huh) of her sexuality” note: items in parentheses added by editor.
But one interesting thing they do say is about “Britney” vs. “Spears” – the fact that the media always calls her Britney speaks to [...]

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Britney Update

Just so we don’t fall behind in our cutting-edge analysis of Brit Brit’s psychosis, here’s an interesting thought.
Slate.com suggests her foray into barber-ism (huh huh) had to do with avoiding drug tests in a child custody fight with Kevin “I don’t look so bad now, do I?” Federline. Hair = alarmingly accurate time line of [...]

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Cultural Icon: Omar Little

 
Last night I had a dream – a flash of unconscious thought really. I was walking on a dark street and became aware that there was someone walking behind me. It was a tall, thin man, wearing a trench coat and clutching a shot gun. It was then that all my fear melted away.
I was [...]

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T*** W***** Cable: A Love Letter

Dear T*** W***** Cable,
Remember when I called you last week and berated you over the telephone for your poor service? In case you need refreshing, I was the one who complained about not receiving Turner Classic Movies and the Boom network, even though I was paying for them. Usually I’m not one to [...]

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Mets Update for Girls

Baseball season has almost arrived and many of us here at Brooklyn Skeptic are already hot and bothered over the most adorable team in baseball: The Mets. While I’m sure any reputable Mets blog will give you all sorts of information about hitting and throwing stuff…and like, running after stuff…or whatever they do, we’re here [...]

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