Discussing the legacy of Friends can lead to a lot of disagreement. Some praise it as one of the funniest sitcoms of all time. Some dismiss it as a Living Single rip-off. Some rightfully call out how white and homogenous it was for a show based in New York in the '90s. Some prefer to view the show with rose-colored, nostalgic-tinged glasses. Some point out characters like womanizer Joey (Matt LeBlanc) have certainly not aged well. Read More...
Only weeks after the bestselling campaign book Game Change laid out for all to see the indiscretions and subsequent political implosion of John Edwards, the former aide/human shield who originally claimed paternity for Edwards’ illegitimate child has announced his own tell-all account of the affair. Andrew Young’s book, The Politician: An Insider’s Account of John Edwards’s Pursuit of the Presidency and the Scandal That Brought Him Down, was not originally intended to be released until next Friday, but a number of salacious, if unconfirmed, details have already been leaked, and the book will now go on sale on Saturday. Read More...
If you were ever an immature 13-year-old, you may have amused yourself by highlighting the most salacious passages in your assigned school texts (Flowers for Algernon, anyone?) Even better for snicker-inducing turns of phrase? Romance novels. Romance authors constantly have to think of different ways to describe sex acts in interesting, non-pornographic ways, and that can sometimes involve awkward metaphors and flat dialogue. It's basically a requirement of the genre that the writing be both intentionally and unintentionally hilarious. Read More...
