Archive for October, 2007

The Value of Reruns

October 28th, 2007

I always basically considered reruns a sort of unnecessary evil, but now I’m starting to think they’re a necessary evil. Japan, basically, doesn’t have reruns. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not that everything disappears into a big memory hole. There are reruns of old prime-time shows during day-time television slots. But the American system of […]

Thuggishness Is a License for Silly Clothing

October 20th, 2007

Being a thug is a license to wear silly clothing. I’m not talking about stuff like wearing your pants down around your knees. Sure, that’s incredibly silly, but it’s missing the intentionally silly aspect that I’m considering. No, I’m talking about things like the early 90’s trend for gangstas to suck on pacifiers. The same […]