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Salon Cover Story

February 9, 2009 By Robert Lanham


As I alluded to in the previous post, Salon posted a cover story last weekend by yours truly called “The random beauty of ’25 Random Things’” (2-7-09). Here a taste:

I was in the middle of typing up my “25 Random Things About Me” list on Facebook when a funny thing happened. I hit clear and decided to abandon the whole time-wasting endeavor. I’d made it through what I intended to be my sole entry before coming to my senses:
1. I like certain books and films and things that taste good. Also, kittens. Thanks for including me in this important social experiment. Now, please stop tagging me.

KEEP READING.

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Christoph Niemann’s I Love NY Lego Art

February 6, 2009 By Robert Lanham


These are great. Thanks Kevin.

Filed Under: Blog, Me Gusta

Dr. Dooom 2

February 2, 2009 By Robert Lanham

I guess Kool Keith cursed himself by being too prolific, but his latest Dr. Dooom 2 has been completely ignored. Too bad because it’s totally demented, in a great Kool Keith kind-of-way. Not as good as the original Dr. Dooom—Keith’s best record—but how could it be?

Filed Under: Me Gusta

Canada Is Pervy About Business Attire

February 1, 2009 By Robert Lanham

From the Canadian wire (Canwest News Service):

Business suits are the new shorthand for sexy, according to a survey released Thursday indicating Canadian men and women alike fantasize more about white-collar workers than such perennial objects of desire as firefighters, rock stars and models.
“Given the global financial crisis, suits and business attire are the new hot uniforms, since they remind us of what really turns us on: employment,” says Robert Lanham, a humorist who has written three books on North American idiosyncrasies.
“When fantasy becomes dull, we begin to long for the real thing. So it makes perfect sense that the corporate uniforms we wear and see every day would become the new fetish.”

Filed Under: Blog, Press

Maxim’s Guide to Surviving the Apocalypse

January 16, 2009 By Robert Lanham

Not that anyone is going to make it past the bikinis, but I have a feature in the new Maxim (February 2009).

Here’s the link to the magazine, and here are the jpgs:
View image 1 | View image 2. Update: looks like it’s online now.

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