Reprinted from McSweeney’s. Is there a cryptic message for Monkbots hidden here? Where oh where is Gray Charles when you need him?
(I’d better stop right here. Any more links and I might tag myself as spam and whisk me away to Akismet-land.)
ONE THOUSAND
MONKEYS RISE UP.
BY MICHAEL ROTTMAN

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Sirs,
Please find below the final draft of our demands. Be advised [...]

I’ve blogged about them before, but let’s get to know them a little bit more, shall we?
Espend Lind: a prolific songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who was Norway’s Artist of the Year in 1998. Expect to hear more of him in the US. He’s co-written Beyonce’s hit Irreplaceable (that guitar riff in there is his handiwork), and enjoys songwriting and producing credits [...]

So I’m still thinking about snorkeling in Grand Cayman this October. Since homeland to me refers to an archipelago of more than seven thousand islands, which is more islands than the entire Caribbean, you’d think I wouldn’t be this excited about the prospect of a few hours of snorkeling. But I’m a victim of flashy, colorful tourism ads that claim [...]

This season of American Idol has been so blah that it’s bored me all the way into the land of no comments.
Last year, as soon as the performance show was over, websites were crashing from the rush of traffic to soak up recaps, analyses, conspiracy theories, and all sorts of media clips Idol-related. This year, Wednesday morning finds me instead [...]