As many close friends have gingerly tried to explain to me over the years, certain things aren’t as funny as I think they are. Sadly, these friends are wrong. Rolphing is an example of something which is fucking hilarious — or totally stupid and annoying, if for some reason your sense of humor is broken. It [...]
Continue reading...Posted by Neil Cleary on Wed, Aug 4, 2010
As many Contrarian readers can likely understand, I hate music. More specifically, I love music. Which is to say I love music so much that the disappointments are harder to take and as years go by, it’s somehow harder to even like music, which results in a generally reluctant and embittered outlook, see opening sentence. [...]
Continue reading...Posted by Neil Cleary on Thu, Jul 15, 2010
PRINCE DECLARES, “SMARTPHONES ARE OVER” The Purple One has seen the writing on the wall in the possible recall of iPhone G4s — the smartphone, Prince says, is over. He revealed this insight in an exclusive interview with the Financial Times to promote the packaging of his new album, FUTUREK00L, with every new IBM Selectric typewriter [...]
Continue reading...Posted by Neil Cleary on Wed, Jun 23, 2010
Isn’t addiction awesome? The way it destroys your life and the lives of those around you? The way that once it has a toehold in your consciousness, it’s exceptionally hard to not have it define you forever? Ask anyone who’s ever been touched by the ravenous scourge of addiction, and I’m sure they’ll tell you [...]
Continue reading...Posted by Neil Cleary on Tue, Jun 8, 2010
1. I already have an iPhone What is better than that? I can text, phone, email, browse the web, get GPS directions, etc. etc. etc. It does everything but make toast. I was a little bummed at first that I couldn’t hold a drink AND jerk off while watching porn on it, but then the Right [...]
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Posted by Neil Cleary on Tue, Aug 17, 2010
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