Alex Balk

2009

2008

"A nice, shrill orange has been selected to...
Aug 31st
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Jesus, remember the 90s?
Aug 31st
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Aug 29th

Gorf, The End Of The World, And The...

I have lived with this column for a week or so now as we went through the process of revision, so...
Aug 27th
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Oh, yes, it is coming.
Aug 26th
Hey, everyone, it's Molls!
Aug 25th
"Inglourious Basterds" (Or However The Fuck...
Aug 24th

All day I've been thinking, "'Slay...

But they’re probably going for something that sounds like latest. I’m an idiot.
Aug 24th
"Grassroots campaigns were also taking hold...
Aug 24th
If you look very closely at this picture you can see...
Aug 21st
Looking at it honestly, I would have to see...
Aug 21st
I have a feeling this will end with me...
Aug 20th
“For me, all the reasons why I wouldn’t keep the baby were so selfish: It wasn’t...
Aug 19th

The Vast Nothingness Of August 19

This morning I coughed so hard that I felt it all the way at the tip of my penis (which I’ve...
Aug 19th
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Unrelated
Aug 19th
This is our story, this is our song.
Aug 18th

Things I Know To Be True That Make Me...

Right now somewhere —probably a couple of places—an intern is putting together a...
Aug 18th
And to think I was worried that nobody would...
Aug 17th

Today's Reading

“Crowns, caps, and fillings are expensive procedures that require follow-up, which patients...
Aug 17th
"Luebke concedes that the economic downturn...
Aug 14th

How the magic happens.

BALK: Cintra Wilson wrote something mean about fat people and now she’s in trouble! CHOIRE:...
Aug 14th
Also worth your time.
Aug 13th
Required reading.
Aug 13th

Riding Up, Riding Down

In a concession to penury I’ve refrained from making any wardrobe-related purchases over the...
Aug 13th
A Primer for the Coastal Elite: What Do The...
Aug 13th
I was actually going to do this as a riff on...
Aug 12th
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Tanita Tikaram turns 40 today.
Aug 12th

Stiff

Aug 12th
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“Even Marilyn Monroe was a man” beats “I met him on a Monday and my heart stood...
Aug 12th

Cunts United Against Change

Oh my God, could there be a more appropriate name than Berks Tea Party? [Unrelated, but as long...
Aug 11th
Corrections Hall of Fame, First Ballot
Aug 11th
Unexpectedly good: “Any aura of celebrity I...
Aug 10th

We're only two in, but Real America is...

“What you get when you book an MWF show is really all in their promo video. Voice-over done by...
Aug 10th
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It’s a tiny, tiny thing, but Tilbrook’s reading of “it doesn’t bother...
Aug 7th
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I’m sorry, but The Gap Band does not get enough love given their influence and awesomeness.
Aug 6th
"It was true what they say on the Internet....
Aug 6th
Farewell, Benson. You were too beautiful for...
Aug 6th
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Aug 5th

Someone is too FANCY to mention her Awl...

Doree Shafrir lives in Brooklyn and has contributed to the New Yorker, New York Magazine, the Daily...
Aug 3rd
I am a little tired of everyone kissing...
Aug 3rd
"I wish they would just fabricate the news...
Aug 3rd
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I used to think this was a terrible elitist parody of country music. These days I’m more...
Aug 2nd