E-Verse Growing Pains
Please be patient while E-Verse experiences some growing pains over the next month. Paul has planned a reformatting of the site for quite a while, and I’ve finally relented after he beat… Read More
Al Dente.com brings us “Five Vintage Hot Dog Horrors”
My brother dug this one up. Just click on the majestic “Crown Roast of Frankfurters” below to visit Al Dente and see the “Vintage Hot Dog Horrors!”… Read More
Introducing a new term: “Murphy’s Razor”
Sure, it could be a punk band from Boston, or it could be a subtle mingling of two very useful concepts. 1. Occam’s Razor: From the logician and Franciscan friar William of… Read More
From the E-Verse “Life is Stranger than You Think” file: Dinosaur Operas are Real!
E-Verse recently interviewed poet Katy Evans-Bush (“Opera is Deliciously Un-Dinosaur”), whose new book Me and the Dead was published last month by Salt Press in Great Britain. Among the topics we covered was… Read More
E-Verse Designer Jen Skates on Blades of Glory
In her spare time, E-Verse’s lovely and glamorous graphic designer Jen engages in all sorts of athletic pursuits, including the high-powered, cut-throat world of synchronized skating. Here are some recent pictures. Check… Read More
Addicted to Graduate School! 22 MA degrees, 5 PhDs, 3 D.Lits, and now Back at it Again
Yeah, some people just can’t get enough of graduate school. We’ve all met them. You may be one. But this guy has everyone beat (from SIFY News).… Read More
E-Verse Ways to Say Someone’s Not a Genius, Part Five
Doesn’t know whether to scratch his watch or wind his butt A few fuses short of a full circuit A tire short of an eighteen wheeler Doesn’t have all the chairs at… Read More
Help Put E-Verse Assistant Producer Kara on MTV’s The Real World
E-Verse assistant producer Kara needs your vote! This amped-up, trash-talking, 21-st-century wundergal is gunning for the big leagues, but she can’t do it without you. She’s learned a lot on the mean… Read More
E-Verse Tattoos
E-Verser John Poch writes: “Thanks for the tattoos. You can see we’re proudly wearing them. Eavan calls it ‘the poet-guys.'”… Read More
E-Verse International
One of the great advantages of a blog is that it can be accessed from anywhere in the world. Paul recently added a little map on the right of the screen for… Read More
E-Verse Photographer Niamh and Designer Jen Join the Fringe
E-Versers Niamh and Jen joined the Fringe this week with R. A. Friedman’s Cabinet of Photographic Curiosities at AxD Gallery. If you want to have your own picture taken, visit the website… Read More
E-Verse Temporary Tattoos Still Available
E-Verse temporary tattoos are still in stock. Anyone who wants one should just write in on our secure contact us page, and we’ll be happy to send a bunch out by post… Read More
E-Verse Ways to Say Someone’s Not a Genius, Continued
A few peas short of a casserole A few keys short of a piano Not the brightest bulb on the Christmas tree The gates are down and the lights are flashing, but… Read More
An E-Verser Writes in About Capability Brown and JFK’s Sister Kathleen
E-Verser Dr. Mitchell writes in from the UK: Thought you might find this interesting. My dad and I visited a very beautiful village called Edensor near the stately home of Chatsworth House… Read More
“Work is the Curse of the Drinking Class” — E-Verse Night out at Pod
E-Verse’s fabulous photograph Niamh O’Connell snapped some excellent photographs of the E-Verse crew out at Pod the other night Left to right: staff writer Erica, host Ernest, and Jessica, the E-Verse Contessa… Read More
E-Verse Ways to Say Someone’s Not a Genius, Continued
Shipped but not delivered Has a full six-pack, but lacks the plastic thingy that holds them all together Most people drink from the fountain of knowledge, he only gargled Not the fastest… Read More
E-Verse Ways to Say Someone’s Not a Genius, Part Three
A few Bradys short of a bunch Half a bubble off plumb No grain in the silo Proof that evolution can go in reverse Receiver is off the hook Has a leak… Read More
“Damn Interesting” is a Damned Interesting Website
I’ve been reading a website called Damn Interesting, and I highly recommend it. They post articles of . . . interest, on a wide variety of subjects. Have a look for yourself:… Read More
Time is way too short. We have far too much to do. We turn to Haiku
There’s been an interesting trend evolving online. Some call it the lazy person’s prose. Others, a succinctly joyous form of communication. Whatever your take on it, the Haiku appears to have found… Read More
E-Verse Ways to Say Someone’s Not a Genius, Part Two
His belt doesn’t go through all the loops Dumber than a box of hair All foam no beer Smart as bait The battery is not fully charged Sharp as a bowling ball… Read More
E-Verse Ways to Say Someone’s Not a Genius, Part One
I asked my colleagues here at work to shout out a few phrases that might come in handy when describing someone who is . . . not so clever as Oscar Wilde.… Read More
Guess Which One Will Grow up to be Richard Nixon
I’ve recently been dipping into The Great Shark Hunt, the first volume of Hunter S. Thompson’s voluminous “Gonzo Papers.” The first half of the book is devoted almost entirely to Thompson’s bête… Read More
E-Verse Looks at the Mysterious “Toynbee Tiles” Conspiracy
Years ago, I stood at a corner in Philadelphia waiting to cross. For a moment, I inclined my head and saw the strangest thing: a colorful tile somehow attached to the pavement… Read More
Another E-Verser on Jeopardy! this week
Believe it or not, another one of my coworkers at Bauman Rare Books will be on Jeopardy! tomorrow, Tuesday, April 15th. Consult your local listings for times and channels.… Read More
An E-Verser on Jeopardy! Tonight
E-Verser Ann Drourr (also my coworker at Bauman Rare Books) will appear as one of the contestants on Jeopardy! tonight, Thursday, March 27th. Tune in and check it out. Consult your local… Read More
Thanks to the 4,500 E-Verse Readers
I’d like to thank the 4,500 people who visited my blog in the past month to read what I have to say. I’d like to remind you all that we have E-Verse… Read More