Dr. Metablog

Dr. Metablog is the nom de blague of Vivian de St. Vrain, the pen name of a resident of the mountain west who writes about language, books, politics, or whatever else comes to mind. Under the name Otto Onions (Oh NIGH uns), Vivian de St. Vrain is the author of “The Big Book of False Etymologies” (Oxford, 1978) and, writing as Amber Feldhammer, is editor of the classic anthology of confessional poetry, “My Underwear” (Virago, 1997).

April 2018

  • Stewardess:  "Chicken or pasta?" Dr. M.:  "Which do you recommend, Madam?" Stewardess:  "It's airline food.  They both taste exactly the same." Dr. M.:  "I'll try the chicken."

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  • Here are some reasons, young' 'uns, why you should steer clear of tattoos. a) because tattoos are permanent and because taste, your taste, is impermanent and will inevitably change. There's a poster on the wall of your bedroom that you love. Five years later, you're indifferent to it, and ten years later, you've trashed it.…

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  • What a strange little movie, odd even by amnesia-on-film standards!  Film amnesia is the most malleable and flexible of illnesses, as fact free (and fact-averse) as the EPA under Trump..  In this modest 1942  adventure, David Talbot, played by William Powell affecting a slight now-you-hear-it-now-you-don't French accent, is either an amnesia victim or an amnesia…

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