Archive for June, 2010

Best. Human. Ever.

06/30/2010
By Brian
Best. Human. Ever.

Listen, I know people have roamed the earth since Brendan Fraser got caught up in some ice, only to be defrosted in Encino a couple decades back. But, I’m relatively certain that this dude Louden Charles Hickey who I first met at 5:31 p.m. June 29, 2010 … … is, like the title of this...
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Hit-and-Run America, Vol. XCII

06/28/2010
By Brian
Hit-and-Run America, Vol. XCII

An ongoing collection of unsolved hit-and-run cases, with a focus on car/pedestrian incidents, from across the country since Jan. ‘010. If you know something about any of these incidents, or one that I’ve missed, do the right thing and call the police, even anonymously. 579. Los Angeles, Cal. June 27. 39-year-old man struck and killed...
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But is he better than Thomas Magnum?

06/28/2010
By Brian

Yeah, I’ve paid attention to most things P.I.-related since that lil show outta Hawaii with Rick, T.C. and their suave dudepal Thomas. My favorite private investigator? Nic Cage in Honeymoon in Vegas, because of his adept handling of a client who had pre-Photoshop-era doctored photos of his wife with Mike Tyson. New Jersey’s favorite...
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Monday’s Metro story…

06/27/2010
By Brian
Monday’s Metro story…

Jason LaMonaca always had a nervous stomach, so the nausea brought on by a roast-pork feast after a Nov. 2006 Eagles game wasn’t much concern. He’d wait till after Thanksgiving to see a doctor. The holiday brought 10 hours of gastro-intenstinal hell with blood in his stool and a colonoscopy. “I literally came out of...
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Weekend Reading Roundup (Concise Q&A Edition)

06/27/2010
By Brian
Weekend Reading Roundup (Concise Q&A Edition)

– Should Comcast have to sell CNBC should its proposed merger be approved as expected? Bloomberg says yes. – Are the state budgets of Pennsylvania and New Jersey about to get backed into a handbasket and shipped down to Hades? Probably. – Do we need an airtight whaling ban? Absolutely. – Is it easy out there for...
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Hit-and-Run America, Vol. XCI

06/27/2010
By Brian
Hit-and-Run America, Vol. XCI

An ongoing collection of unsolved hit-and-run cases, with a focus on car/pedestrian incidents, from across the country since Jan. ‘010. If you know something about any of these incidents, or one that I’ve missed, do the right thing and call the police, even anonymously. 574. Southwest Miami-Dade, Fla. June 25. 72-year-old man airlifted to the...
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I Should’ve Known Better

06/26/2010
By Brian
I Should’ve Known Better

Allow me to direct your attention back to the last Weekend Reading Roundup, the one in which I requested writer Darin Strauss’ “head on a hubcap.” Excerpt: I. Don’t. Care. If. Life’s. Been. Hard. For. The. Type. Of. Prick. Who’d. Write. About. Misfortune. He. Brought. Upon. Himself. So. Please. Tell. Mr. Strauss. To. Shut. The....
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RIP, Feminism 8/26/20 – 6/18/10

06/25/2010
By Brian
RIP, Feminism 8/26/20 – 6/18/10

You had a good run since the day women’s suffrage was won. But it all came crumbling down with just 31 words in the last issue of Rolling Stone, 31 words that got disgustingly overshadowed by this week’s story about Stanley “Loose, Whiny Lips” McChrystal. With no further ado, I present to you North Hollywood’s...
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Today’s Metro story

06/25/2010
By Brian

… can be found here.
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Hit-and-Run America, Vol. XC

06/25/2010
By Brian
Hit-and-Run America, Vol. XC

An ongoing collection of unsolved hit-and-run cases, with a focus on car/pedestrian incidents, from across the country since Jan. ‘010. If you know something about any of these incidents, or one that I’ve missed, do the right thing and call the police, even anonymously. 570. Spokane, Wash. June 24. Man crossing the street suffers broken...
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