Holiday Gift Guide: No. 2 Apple Obsessed Co-worker

1. Apple-Flavored Metamucil After all, your-coworker did say he loves Apple anything. 2. Zune HD Self-explanatory. 3. Nickelback's Here and Now (in .wma format only) Perhaps he can listen to this next time he's camped out an Apple Store in the wee small hours of the mornin...

Holiday Gift Guide: No. 1 Smug Designer Friend

It's that time of year. When you begrudgingly give gifts to people who you don't really like. Maybe it's a co-worker. Or maybe a boss. Or an in-law. Or maybe for Secret Santas you drew the one guy in your book club that never emotionally left his MFA program and turns the discussion toward literary theory when you just want to talk themes and eat snacks. In any event, now there's a lot of quarter-hearted gift-giving going to be happening, and you need to deliver something that will send the right passive-aggressive message. If you've found yourself in a similar pinch, please take solace that you're not alone in your miserliness....

Soft Rock the Vote

I've been a little underwhelmed by both candidates this election cycle. What happened to all the showmen? The rock and roll candidates? Rick Perry was a total nutter, but at least he kept it interesting. Herman Cain, you were marvelously entertaining. At best the entertainment factor of this election has been in line with the jobs report. Dismal. If you're looking to be entertained, the Parties are where the parties are at. They're keeping it nice and spicy on both sides. You know, like in terms of crazy talk. FOX NEWS. LOOKING AT YOU. But the candidates. Beh. Reasonable, viable options. Almost zero crazy-talk soundbites floating around there this time....