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Archive for March, 2010

The Illustrated Guide to Douchebags, pt. 1

In this three-part series, New Slang explores the various wastes of humanity that you might come across in your well-intentioned attempts to “socialize” or “get out more often”. Illustrations by PETER MUTUC Words by ALICE SARMIENTO THE PINOY GUIDO A Guido version of Jon Gosselin, only this look is usually unironically sported by people who’ve [...]

Almanac of the Heart: A Douchebag’s Redemption Mixtape, Part 1

Douchebaggotry is a state of mind, not a lifestyle. Just because a guy isn’t decked out in Ed Hardy, or chugging buckets of Colt 45 with his fellow tsongs, it doesn’t mean he’s not a self-involved, narcissistic dickhead. Even seemingly nice guys can prove themselves to be grade-A douchebags, under the right circumstances. Case in [...]

Sobriety and Its Inverse Correlation

By CARL JAVIER DISCUSSED: the powers of alcohol, great professions to the tune of “Bittersweet Symphony”, unremembered conquests My powers of courtship have never been a point of pride. In fact, I owe most, if not all, of my relationships and sexual encounters, to the powers of alcohol. It seems that there is an inverse [...]

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