Category Archives: fridayfive

Damn it, too many good people are dying

fridayfive, Uncategorized 2008.12.12 Sean Shannon Leave a comment

1950s pinup model Bettie Page dies in LA at 85 (AP via Yahoo! News) I don’t think the influence of Bettie Page and her work with Irving Klaw in the 1950s on BDSM and BDSM culture can be overstated; in many ways she was the first mainstream BDSM/fetish model. However, as seen by her Playboy centrefold, her beauty and charm transcended BDSM and fetish culture, making her one of the most enduring counterculture icons of the 20th century. If you haven’t read up on Bettie’s…

In honour of Margaret Cho turning 40 today

fridayfive, glbt, Uncategorized 2008.12.05 Sean Shannon Leave a comment

… a special video introduction to today’s friday5.org Friday Five: Cho and others in "Proposition 8: the Musical". http://player.ordienetworks.com/flash/fodplayer.swf See more Jack Black videos at Funny or Die 1. When did you last have a mid-day nap?I can’t remember for sure. I tried to have one yesterday because I was still worn out from a super-caffeinated Wednesday, but it didn’t work. I usually only nap if I have a sugar high to work off, and I don’t anticipate that being a problem soon. 2. When…

I have a Wii now

fridayfive, Uncategorized, videogames 2008.11.28 Sean Shannon Leave a comment

Yes, a Wii. I couldn’t help myself, what can I say? I also picked up Wii Fit (which I’d had the chance to play recently) and Super Smash Bros. Brawl (friend code 1075 4346 0459). I’ll try to keep posting here every once in a while, honest. I have to post more of those product links to convince you to buy stuff off of my Amazon.com affiliate account this shopping season. Anyway, it’s Jon Stewart’s birthday, and here it is, your moment of zen, in…

Til hamingju med afmaelisdaginn

fridayfive, Uncategorized 2008.11.21 Sean Shannon Leave a comment

That’s Icelandic for “Happy birthday.” Yep, Björk is 43 today, and since I forgot to do this in my posts about the election, why don’t we do this right now because it’s still ticking me off. First, the election music CNN has been using since November of 2000 (pay attention about fifteen seconds in): [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rchmoqssrQw] Now, for the “Overture” that Björk wrote for Dancer in the Dark which was released several months earlier (about eleven seconds in): [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kb-pobBiKkI] Same melody, same key, same instrument even.…

People from Toledo whose last name isn’t Theplumber

fridayfive, Uncategorized 2008.11.14 Sean Shannon 1 Comment

P.J. O’Rourke turns 61 today. That’s about all I’ve got, so let’s just get to the friday5.org Friday Five. 1. When did you last use the edge of a coin (or a knife blade) as a screwdriver?I don’t know that I’ve ever used a coin for that purpose, and I’ve certainly never used a knife blade for that purpose because I hate knives. I think that the last time I needed to go MacGyver, I wound up using the edge of a putty knife that…