Category Archives: Critic

May 15, 2013

There may be things that are fun to squeeze, but this umbrella ain’t one of them.

I don’t hate this new umbrella design. I just don’t think it solves an existing problem. I just don’t think people are suffering from an inability to text in the rain while holding an umbrella. But my real complaint is … Continue reading →

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May 1, 2013

Bigot? Hypocrite? Ignorant? All three?

ESPN commentator Chris Broussard does not consider NBA player Jason Collins to be a Christian because he is gay. He declares that Collins is living in “open rebellion” to God and Jesus Christ. I’m sure that Collins is devastated by … Continue reading →

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April 30, 2013

Is there be anything more tragic than a left handed kid stuck with a right handed baseball glove?

It just occurred to me this week: I am left handed. I am very clearly left handed. I have always been left handed. Yet the first baseball glove that my parents bought me as a child was for a right … Continue reading →

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April 25, 2013

A toddler bikini? I’m think I’m okay with that. A poorly written defense of the toddler bikini? I take great umbrage.

I did not like this piece by Jessica Grose in The Daily Beast defending the toddler bikini. I don’t like it at all.  I’m not quite sure how I feel about toddler bikinis. Honestly, I think I agree with Grose … Continue reading →

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April 9, 2013

The omnipresent coffee culture has officially jumped the shark

There are ten items in this “10 Tools For Success”  slide show from Jonathan Coleman. I’m not a fan of the slideshow in general. I think all ten items are fairly ridiculous. The slideshow is either designed to highlight Coleman’s … Continue reading →

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April 8, 2013

Pixar’s bathroom. Eddie Van Halen’s M&Ms. Enough. We got it.

I’ve heard the story of Pixar’s bathrooms about a thousand times now. Enough. I get it. People peeing together make for great collaboration and great film. I’ve also heard the Van Halen brown M&M story a thousand times, too. Brown … Continue reading →

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March 30, 2013

Worst super power ever

It turns out that I write about my super powers quite often. First there was a post about my actual super hero persona: Mr. Indestructible. I cannot be killed (having been brought back from death twice already) nor have I … Continue reading →

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March 28, 2013

Be different. But be prepared to suffer, despite what parents and teachers may tell you.

While I think this book looks excellent, it also seems to embrace a fundamental flaw in the teaching of young people. It’s an issue that I am slightly obsessed with. We tell our children to be themselves. Be different. Blaze … Continue reading →

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March 26, 2013

It’s disgusting either way, but which is worse?

This photo was taken by author and photographer Deborah Copaken Kogan in Claire’s, an accessory store found in malls across America. Which is worse? The company that sells a product as vile as this or the person who purchases it … Continue reading →

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March 26, 2013

Do you want Kate Middleton’s nose?

TIME reports: Among the many things that women envy Kate Middleton for are her style, her poise and her husband.  It may be time to add one more thing to that list: her nose. According to the New York Daily … Continue reading →

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