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Look good getting chased by dogs

You, too, could be bringing the "heat" in "Rain Heat & Snow."
You, too, could be bringing the “heat” in “Rain Heat & Snow.”

It’s well known that the U.S. Postal Service, created with the stroke of a pen by President George Washington, is in some serious financial trouble. A couple weeks ago, it was announced that the mail will stop arriving on Saturday, to save money, and probably to say that the federal government now wants to honor the Jewish sabbath, not just the Christian one.

But now things are getting worse. The Postal Service is launching an all-season clothing line. “Rain Heat & Snow” will debut next year from the Wahconah Group apparel company. Not only is the line missing a comma in its name, its premise is a stylish take on postal worker uniforms and gear.

Maybe next they’ll do a reunion tour.

An itsby-bitsy teeny-weeny yellow polkadot blasphemy

Conservative Hindus took to the streets and courthouses to protest an Australian fashion designer’s new bikini. They are flag-burningly upset that designer Lisa Blue used an image of Laxmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth, on crotch and boob patches. And, they are also upset at The Hindustan Times for allowing them to be outraged by showing the pictures that got them aflutter in the first place.

Now, if only our religious conservatives here in the U.S. would raise the same ruckus against flag and Jesus shirts every time they were aired on Fox News.

Take it from Snee: What isn’t art

In the weeks following Roger Ebert’s tweet (ugh) about video games never being art, I decided to try something new. Instead of instantly reacting and writing, I thought. And read. And observed. And then I thought some more. I may have also masturbated to a Michaelangelo. But, then I thought about that.

Point is: you can call this a slow reaction to a story that everyone has already had his or her say on. I call it deliberate.

You see, Ebert brought up an excellent idea, perhaps without realizing it (though I wouldn’t put it past the cheeky booger-monger). What do we consider art, and more importantly, why isn’t it? Video games can’t be the only field that millions of people–including the artists that work on them–mistake for art.

So, after a lot of revoked library cards and expulsion from every major art gallery with a listing on Craigslist, I have come back from the wilderness, not to tell you what art is, but what isn’t art. Continue reading Take it from Snee: What isn’t art

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Plus-sized models of the world, gather forth: your new god is here!

In some sort of zany marketing stunt, the current reigning sumo champion, Asahoryu, went on stage at the Shibuya Girls Collection, joining in with the male and female models, showing off a junior high school uniform. A very big junior high school uniform. The whole stunt was part of a marketing campaign for Fanta, which currently stars Asahoryu.

“I felt a kind of tension that was new to me. The shrill voices were also impressive,” said Asahoryu.

That’s just all kinds of creepy.

It’s certainly an interesting marketing ploy, but it’s nothing too surprising for Japan. No matter how large of a celebrity you are, you’ll end up doing endless promotions and events for products. It must be how they make a good portion of their supplementary income. Plus, it’ll be a while before the next sumo championship, so he’s got to do something with his time. You know, other than eating.

Florida law gives wedgies to youths

There are many things that take a bag seat to more important matters. Things like two ongoing wars, a tanking economy, presidential primaries and the color of Britney’s undergarments all take a back seat when something as crucial as baggy pants is addressed.

As we reported last year, Atlanta tackled the baggy pants issue first, leading the way for the country. We have covered the national crisis since then. But the latest development comes to us from Florida, where the state legislature has just passed a law requiring students to pull up their pants for crissakes, why back in my day we never wanted our pants to be baggy or touch the ground, we even wore suspenders to ke–AHEM! Sorry about that, as far as we know that is what most Florida voters are thinking.

So just to clarify: