Archive for the ‘ The Holy Trinity ’ Category

Open Letter to America: Meet the A-Team

For once, DETAILS Magazine was right. There's a class of people called A-Gays, and they're exactly as good as their buzzword makes them out to be[ READ MORE ]

“What Sound Does Your Hybrid Make?” TLV Tests the VW Jetta TDI

So take a moment and think about the Toyota Prius. It’s distinctive, aerodynamic shape. The fact that it has two engines. The fact that its gas mileage is unmatched by any other new car in the U.S. It’s great, isn’t it? No, in fact, it isn’t. It’s rather horrible. The one time I did drive the Prius, [ READ MORE ]

Get In the Spirit, Kids: TLV’s Getting All Automotive Up In Here.

So I was supposed to release my follow-up to last year’s Volkswagen Jetta article last week, but I didn’t like the draft, so I threw it out. And then I fixed it. It’ll be coming out Thursday, but here’s a couple of videos to get you in the spirit: (Go to 4:00 on the one below) [ READ MORE ]

The Little Victories Flashback: Regime Change, Courtesy of Volkswagen

The Volkswagen Jetta is a little bit off: the People's car is getting a little bit too...boy-racer. TLV takes a look back at an old post in a special edition[ READ MORE ]

Need Banking Reform? Try Leaving it to Beaver

Hello, Tea Partiers and Congresspeople? The 1950's called, and they want their nostalgic, simplistic view of business back[ READ MORE ]

Saturday Special: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

Still depressed about the passage of Question One in Maine? Pop in a DVD of "Hairspray"- it's good for more than just laughs[ READ MORE ]

My Week, 140 Characters at a Time

Blogging is actually easier than you think- as long as you think of a post as a bunch of "microblogs". To illustrate that point, I've talked about my week...exclusively in "tweets"[ READ MORE ]

Prop 8 and Question 1: Brought to you by… Atheism?

Bigots, Mormons, Stupid People: all have been blamed for the passage of Prop 8 in California and Question 1 in Maine. But we're forgetting the most important accomplices: ourselves[ READ MORE ]

Ben Timmins is Irrationally Afraid of WHAT?

Note: Today’s article is the last of a three-part series entitled “I messed with the wrong person at the Daily Free Press so they rejected my column. So I’m printing these 800-word samples here. So suck it.” And so we’ve reached the point in this column, the point where I can’t really make myself look tough. [ READ MORE ]

Breathe, Stretch, Shake: My Quest to Find Mace

Note: Today’s article is the second of a three-part series entitled “I messed with the wrong person at the Daily Free Press so they rejected my column. So I’m printing these 800-word samples here. So suck it.” Let’s talk about masculinity: a lot of guys have it. They know to stretch-out their arms a little bit [ READ MORE ]