By SM Shrake on Nov 6, 2008 in Feature, SM Shrake | 10 Comments

On my recent trip to Dublin with my unforgettable sister, KP, I was thinking about how I had never been so comfortable with my American accent abroad. I hadn’t been overseas since 1999. Maybe it’s getting older that makes you just not care. I didn’t apologize for how I talk or feel bound to explain [...]
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By SM Shrake on Oct 2, 2008 in SM Shrake | 17 Comments

Pt. 1: Why We Are Cousins EXPECTATIONS MANAGEMENT NOTE: This is not a parody like others you’ve seen on UsedWigs. It’s not supposed to be funny. This is real. Fact: My grandmother’s maiden name was Heath. Fact: Sarah Palin’s maiden name is Heath. Republican-style fact synthesis: That makes us cousins! Jealous? From having a shared [...]
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By Jeff on May 23, 2008 in Time Wasters | 0 Comments

Penicillin, duct tape, Snow White, Kraft Macaroni and Cheese, nylon, TV dinners are just some of the things younger than Mr. Temper Tantrum himself, John McCain. Yes, I’m an anti-Republican ageist. I’m also an anti-Democrat who dislikes young people, so there. Relax and enjoy. {via 9 to Fried} Website: Things younger than Republican Presidential candidate [...]
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By Jeff on Apr 27, 2008 in Daily Distractions | 0 Comments

Our D.C. Insider Scott attended the White House Correspondents Association Dinner last night and snapped some fun photos of celebrities you know and some you don’t. It’s great to see a pic of the lovely Padma without Tom Colicchio’s fat head next to her for once. "Noticed how people that are "sort of famous" are [...]
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By SM Shrake on Mar 7, 2008 in SM Shrake | 10 Comments

In the third act of the classic motion picture drama “Mommie Dearest,” an aging Joan Crawford (Faye Dunaway) is shown at a meeting with the all-male board of directors of Pepsi-Cola, where her last husband had been president until his recent death. After expressing their condolences, the board tells Crawford she will have to repay [...]
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By SM Shrake on Mar 3, 2008 in SM Shrake | 7 Comments

[NOTE: This quessay is cross-posted on HuffingtonPost.com] *Big ups to Crispin Glover, who really should’ve run for president this year, and who once wrote an “essay” called “What Is It?” composed only of questions, with a subtly discernible anti-Steven Spielberg thrust to it. Subtly discernible, the way the media’s anti-Hillary Clinton bias is subtle. I’m [...]
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