THE EYEBALL: Fake Out
Rumpus blogger Rick Moody posted a comment to my recent post about Lord of the Rings asking whether the special effects of that film still held up. I got to…
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Mainstream K goes to Washington
For last week’s investigation, I decided to take part in the ultimate patriotic Mainstream activity–the Inauguration of President Barack Obama! If you’re rolling your eyes because you think this is…
Mixed Month for Roustabouts
A-18 is a new blog spotlighting stories from the back of the newspaper. The beginning of January brought harsh news for the unskilled oil rig workers known as roustabouts (not…
FUNNY AMERICA: The Honeymoon Is Over
It might have been the shortest honeymoon this side of a drunken Britney Spears careening off of quarter poker video games in Vegas. I’m talking about Barack Obama’s relationship with…
The Eyeball: Lord of the Rings
Last Friday I was laid up with some kind of nasty stomach bug that left me prone most of the day. What better time than to revisit Lord of the…
Mainstream K. Goes to the Movies: Marley and Me
For my first foray into reporting from the Mainstream, I decided to investigate Marley and Me. Obvious choice. The movie was number one at the box office throughout the entire…
MAINSTREAM K.: A New Rumpus Blog About Pop Culture
Hi. I’m Mainstream K. It has come to my attention that my favorite new magazine, the Rumpus, has a healthy paranoia of the Mainstream. (Because Steve treats it like a…
BAD MOMMY: Watching The Bachelor with my Daughter
“What is this show about?” my four-year-old daughter asks. “Are they going to dance?” “In a way,” I say. “A mating dance. It’s a game. See, these girls compete to…
Swinging Modern Sounds #4: On Being Unprofessional
I was going to start this post by talking about Bruce Springsteen. I was going to start by saying that there was a certain moment in the output of Bruce…
FUNNY AMERICA: 5 Presidents
It is the wackiest photo-op since Sarah Palin went herself a-turkey-farming. Three ex-presidents, the current president and the future president all kicking it old school, chilling in the Oval Office…