Jeremy Blachman's Weblog: 2012

Mitt's Favorite Things

I've got a new piece on The New Republic site. Inspired by an actual Romney quote from a Michigan campaign stop-- "I love this state. It seems right here. The trees are the right height. I like seeing the lakes. I love the lakes. There's something very special here. The Great Lakes, but also all the little inland lakes that dot the parts of Michigan." The piece ponders Mitt's reactions to wonderful places like the dentist's office, the DMV, and the bathroom in the coach section of an airplane.

Link.

Butterscotch Dust

New piece on Barnes & Noble's Grin & Tonic.  Mock cookbook introduction.  "You need no special equipment to cook the food in this volume, just a centrifuge, a Bowflex exercise machine, and a food-grade elasticized polyester hairnet."  Link here.

Burn Notice

I have a new humor piece on the Barnes & Noble website about book burning in the age of e-books.  

"I usually use a thick black marker to cross out the objectionable words in books I read, so that I can safely enjoy great works like Cabin, The Verses, and Moby. Can I do that with an e-book?

No. While ink will indeed black out parts of your screen, skilled amoral e-book users will be able to scroll up and down to see the hidden text."

Here's the link.

What Happens In Ittoqqortoormiit Stays In Ittoqqortoormiit

I've got a new humor piece up on Splitsider, a comedy site, this afternoon.  Parodying the idea that what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, only this is about a tiny town in Greenland that no one has ever heard of.

Check it out.

The Growing Creepiness of Pandora's Music Recommendations

I've got a humor piece up on The Bygone Bureau today-- "The Growing Creepiness of Pandora's Music Recommendations"-- and they've got an awesome illustration to accompany it. Check it out: http://bit.ly/wLVVBY