McSweeney's Monologues

McSweeney's has these great "Short Imagined Monologues" that I just discovered because of the funniest-guy-at-GPG Adam Goldstein. There are tons of them, but some of my favorites are: A Mail Carrier Realizes That a Family's Netflix Movie Has Yet to Be Returned; It Was I Who Flipped Over the Risk Board Last Night; A Pep Talk for the New Pair of Shorts I Will Wear Every Day This Summer.

The Dude Abides

After rediscovering The Big Lebowski’s brilliance last night (compliments of the oh-so-tasteful Adam Goldstein), I came across this Slate piece from a couple of weeks ago. Even if you don’t care whether or not Walter is a neo-con, the article is worth checking out solely for the video clips.

"Say what you like about the tenets of National Socialism, Dude. At least it's an ethos."