Cheney-style sneer/smile not included. Also, my arm is not actually exploding into an Akira-style monstrosity. But the shirt is as pictured!

Microsoft appears to be deliberately undersupplying the Xbox 360 so that they can claim stores have all sold out of it on launch day. Way to inconvenience your customers, guys.

More complains about the paper I get for free. Well, sort of get for free. There are still rarely any copies at Mt. Vernon Square circa 8:30AM. I usually find a copy on the train instead. I like to pretend that I have a yellow-line manservant who dutifully crams a copy next to my preferred window seat at some earlier stop, but today he was derelict in his duties. Should I ever meet him, I will have to have him caned.

So I only managed to find a copy of the entertainment guide today. A few things jumped out, and since I have nothing better to blog about, here they are:

• E3: Boy George did not invent gender bending. I'm not claiming to be an authority on the intersection of pop culture and identity politics, but it seems like the word "Bowie" should have crossed someone's mind while considering this article's thesis. Also, the answer to your question, "Could 'boy/girl' be hardwired into our brain stems alongside 'friend/foe'?" is a definitive "yes". Although I don't think the relevant pathways are actually located in the brainstem.
• E5: Gwen Stefani's harajuku girl coterie is a product, not a source. They're Americans hired to pretend to be harajuku girls (info via the Governess, I think? Solid sourcing, I know).
• E11: I know that the phrase "x-cum-y" sounds all scholarly & shit, but you may want to avoid it for instances where y is equal to "tasting".

I've made the appropriate notes to your personnel file. Otherwise, keep up the good work. See you at the office Christmas party!

UPDATE: Whoops — apologies to Sommer, who points out that I probably got the faux-Harajuku tip from her.