Topic: Blogging

Blogologues Showcases The Witty, Wacky Personalities Of The Internet In Live Theater Form

Blogologues Showcases The Witty, Wacky Personalities Of The Internet In Live Theater Form

For those who think that the Internet and theater can never co-exist, you need to get your asses down to New York City’s East Village and check out Blogologues, the hilarious monthly theater show where a troupe of actors reenacts posts from your favorite blogs. Lively Productions helms this ongoing project, where each month sees a new theme and their inventive interpretations of confessions and posts from McSweeneys, Regretsy, Cracked, and many more. More »

Vinny Guadagnino Composes ‘Jersey Shore’ Goodbye Poem

Vinny Guadagnino Composes 'Jersey Shore' Goodbye Poem

Now that this season of Jersey Shore is over, how will we while away the hours until the gang goes to Italy? We can start by reading Vinny Guadagnino‘s blog, Words By Vinny, which he started in February. On the blog – which only has a handful of posts so far, but I guess the dude has been busy – he talks about religion and what he likes in a girl. This past Thursday, when the Jersey Shore season finale aired, he posted the following poem on his blog. More »

Why We’re Using Google As A Spell Check

Why We're Using Google As A Spell Check

The other week, Editor Liana tweeted out “A better name for “Google” is “Spellcheck.” Which is certainly true, although “spell check” is two words (waah waah). But in the land of power-blogging and no copy editors, pressing that little check mark next to the ABC on your site doesn’t always catch every mistake. Proper nouns, for instance. Or words that both you and your computer have no idea how to spell, like “schadenfreude” (which I use at least once a week).Or even if you’re using the wrong spelling of “too.” More »

Best Quotes From IQuitPants.Com

Best Quotes From IQuitPants.Com

We’ve been sitting on this amazing site for a couple days now, trying to figure out what to do with mommy vlogger “mj” and her epic undertaking, IQuitPants.com. That’s right, for an entire year this lady is going to go without pants! (Skirts are allowed, as are sweats for gymwear.)

While we appreciate any good stunt that involves a year-long commitment to one fashion theme – like UniformProject.com – the message behind Sheena‘s mission was that people own too many damn clothes. I Quit Pants has a website that includes a shopping list of what she wants to buy (or have bought for her by a kind sponsorship deal, *hint HINT*). Oh also, it has an 8 minute YouTube video in case you wanted to hear the explanation in the form of 10 years of community theater lessons. More »