The other night, while finishing off a jar of Brooklyn Brine pickles, I started to wonder: Just how successful is this Brooklyn Brine brand? Tacking the word “Brooklyn” onto a product name has become an increasingly popular phenomenon. It’s not only Brooklyn Lager and Brooklyn Industries anymore. It’s also Brooklyn…

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As you may know, Aliquot Films distributed and I am an exec producer on Abel’s Chelsea on the Rocks. I also made several failed attempts land a distribution deal for Go Go Tales. Unfortunately, that film will never see proper North America distribution thanks to a tightly tangled legal web….

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Everyone seems to be in such a hurry to scream ‘racism’ these days. A customer asked, “In what aisle could I find the Polish sausage?” The clerk asks, “Are you Polish?” The guy, clearly offended, says, “Yes I am. But let me ask you something. If I had asked for…

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I actually disliked and kinda resented Mark Zuckerberg (for no specific reason, mostly jealousy I guess) until I saw this video. When probed about privacy issues, Mark starts to sweat profusely. Then, the host suggests he takes off his hoodie while making a suggestive comment that maybe there are some people in the audience would want to “see him take it off too…”

This is one of those things that is really fun to use when you want to impress you wife/husband (or “the ladies,” etc) with your clairvoyant powers. Think of a number between 1 and 10, multiply by 9 and if you get a 2 digit number ad the 2 digits…

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