Take That, Cotton Subsidies

What the heck is this a picture of? Find out by reading this NY Times Article about Oxfam and how its using marketing to get the message out about how the U.S. should end subsidies...

My Kind of Town?

What the hell's going on in Chicago? Alright, so no one expects the third most populous city in the U.S. to be as safe as Sesame Street but recently a woman got stabbed by a homeless person at Oak Street Beach in broad daylight, a taxi cab driver was shot in the head and a 23-year-old psycho botched her own suicide attempt but did succeed in killing three innocent men stopped at a red light by plowing her car into theirs.

As a result, I have decided to no longer set foot outside since it's quite clear that you can't go anywhere anymore these days. I'll just live off the Internet and try to have as little contact with the outside world as possible. Sound good?

How about P. Douchebag?

The entertainment rumor mill suggests that P. Diddy wants to change his name again. Who cares? What an ass this guy is! Puff Daddy. Puffy. P. Diddy. Sean John. Talk about desperate cry for attention. It's enough already.

What Can Brown Do for You?

ESPN reports that Larry Brown will most likely take the Knicks job after all. It's not entirely clear whether the Pistons fired Brown or Brown resigned but what is clear is that he is a coach who often falls in and out of love with players and teams.

Truthfully, Larry Brown is overrated. And the sad reality is he ruined a good thing with the Pistons by entertaining other opportunity offers while head coach of the defending World Champions. Larry loves to be "loved" though and no high-profile team needs an injection of relevance more than the Knicks.

They will struggle to make the playoffs, however, especially with that motley bunch of selfish players. Good luck Larry!

Perfect Hair. Babes. Babe Hair. I'm Just a Hairstylist.

What inane person could possibly speak these words? Jonathan Antin, of course. The star of my summer guilty pleasure, Bravo's Blow Out, follows good ole Jonathan as he launches his new line of hair care products. This guy is so self-centered and egotisitcal he makes Donald Trump look humble. But how in the world is he NOT gay?

Maybe it's because the lines of gay/straight have been blurred, as a recent NY Times article suggested.

That N#**@ Tried to Kill My Fatha!

It's time to lighten things up a bit here. With the fairly recent release of Chappelle's Show Season 2 on DVD and Chappelle being M.I.A. from a widely anticipated third season which may never happen after all, I can't help but recall one of the funnier bits of Season 2, Black Bush. Keep an eye out for Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx with a hilarious cameo as Black Tony Blair.

You're in Bush Country Now, Boy

So, I've been thinking about creating a lengthy tome about how we Americans have it all wrong. Of course, I actually don't have the time to take on such a massive effort but it is always nice to think about. The working title is Consumption and Production: The Fallacy of the American Dream. Man, that's heavy stuff. Basically I want to explore why and how our country became the way it is today. In other words, "Why are we so f'ed up?" Okay, so not all of us are. But it seems (and I don't think I am going out on a limb here) that much of society is so obsessed with working, buying, consuming, eating, making babies, teaching them to work, consume, eat, reproduce, etc. How did this vicious cycle begin? Work your ass off in school we're told. Why? So you can get a good job. Why? So you can work 80+ hours a week? Why? So you can afford nice things. Why?

And for those of you who don't have JDs, MBAs, or PhDs, no problem. Just live beyond your means! Acquire more debt! Because in America, the bigger the car, the home, the burger, the boobs, the paycheck, the better person you are. Or so we are told.

I haven't been to Europe in years but it seems that they've got it figured out a little bit better. They seem to Work to live, not live to work. In fact, an article in today's Chicago Tribune discusses how people aren't taking their vacation days and here's a shocker - it ain't always because they love their job so much!

More to come on this but for now my head hurts. In the meantime, check out this site for the nifty t-shirt http://fatamerican.tv logo above.