On Valentine’s Day

“Romantic” vs. “Practical” depictions of love from Ann Swidler’s research via Sociological Images.

And my typical Valentine’s Day shopping experience via xkcd:

Of course, Easter candy and a jar of hammers is still probably better than $182.

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Two on Seinfeld

First up, this blog (via Daring Fireball) that plays on Elaine’s complaint that cartoons in the New Yorker aren’t funny by replacing the original captions with literal versions that are actually humorous.  For example:

That doorknob is fucking huge.

Next we have a YouTube trailer for a tale of power and betrayal:

I think I would actually watch that, though it probably doesn’t have the nudity of Rochelle, Rochelle or the explosions of Chunnel.

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