“New Jersey woman pleads guilty in man’s penis enlargement death,” read the headline that scrolled across my screen. As a fan of the tv show Botched, I was familiar with stories of amateur plastic surgery gone wrong, but the (scarcely) six-paragraph brief on the topic left me wanting more…so much more, that I fell down […]
White Tie ‘Why???’ For Guy Who Killed Cecil The Lion
I know that Beth and I have been beating the fashion don’ts drum a bit lately, but I can’t let this one go without comment: why did the guy who shot and killed celebrity feline Cecil The Lion wear a white tie with a white shirt on his first day back at work? Was he […]
Our New Obsession: A Crime A Day
Back in 2011, the Wall Street Journal stdh at how impossible it seemed to count the total number of federal criminal laws in existence. The Justice Department tried, and failed. But now there’s a twitter account seeking to do the same thing, and it’s totally fascinating. Retired Justice Department official Ronald Gainer headed up the […]
‘The Transformation Of Fat Vincent’ Is The Best Page On Facebook
Look, I’ll admit it — I’m a crazy dog person. I want to make my dogs happy, and do all sorts of dumb stuff to avoid “inconveniencing” them, like telling my husband he needs to get up and get me something to drink because the dog is asleep on me. But, like everyone else, some […]
Mug Shots In Santa Cruz Are Pure Glam, You Guys
In these days of easy-to-access Instagram filters, one might forget how unflattering photos can actually be. One photographic venue has always been reliably, painfully harsh, however: the mug shot. (See: Nolte, Nick or Locklear, Heather for example) That is, unless you’re arrested in Santa Cruz, California, where the police department appears to be outfitted with […]
Dude! Your Dog Is Not A Weapon!
Oh, Michael Rush. We don’t know what you were thinking when you walked your dog through the sleepy neighborhood of Park City, Kansas, allegedly yelling and kicking fences as you went. We don’t know why you allegedly freaked out on the responding police officer, either. And we ESPECIALLY don’t know why you allegedly decided to […]
Horrifying Video Shows 90-Day-Fiance Jason’s Hair Plug Adventure
As you certainly know by now, 90 Day Fiance is one of Beth and my favorite things, outranked only by our respective partners and certain kinds of cookies. But just because we’re going to meet a whole new cast of “love”lorn wackos in Season three (air date TBD, they were apparently still casting as of […]
Slow News Day Podcast Episode 4: Fearing The Pickle
Hello, again! We told you we’d get this one up sooner rather than later. Today we’re discussing the thrilling conclusion of 90 Day Fiance, mulling My Strange Addiction, talking about what show we’d like to see (PHOBIAS!), talking about scary plane stuff, settling with Serial, and…what should we cover next, you guys? Finally, you all […]
What Facial Expression Would You Make In Your Mugshot?
More than once, I’ve told Beth that she needs to teach a class in posing for photos. While Tyra Banks is over there making up words and shooting bonkers commercials for her makeup line, Beth makes angling yourself for photographers look like a snap. But then again, I’ve never seen Beth’s mugshot. Not that she […]
There’s No Serial This Week, So Here’s Your Serial Substitute
As you know from listening to our podcast, just like everyone else in our demographic, Beth and I are obsessed with Serial, the true crime podcast sensation (I can’t believe that’s not intended sarcastically). If you’re reading this site, you probably already know that Serial’s on hiatus this week, because those assholes that make the […]
