I'm not one for skilled first date small talk.  I too often err on the side of the irreverent.  While some potential mates want to talk about career, ambition and strength of familial relations during that getting to know all about you phase ; my affections are ultimately won over by… Read full post »

Li'l Evan Kessler wasn't like the other kids.  MTV mattered and not much else did.  Sure, I watched shows like Perfect Strangers, Family Ties, and Growing Pains, but between episodes of Pinwheel, You Can't Do That on Television and network appointment TV, most of that broadcast space was fi… Read full post »

Was up y’all.  This is Diddy as you all know…and if you don’t know, now you know.  And if you didn’t know just then; you probably know me in one of my other incarnations P Diddy, Puffy, Puff Daddy, Sean “Puffy” Combs.  Anyway, don’t call me t/… Read full post »

There are some days in which the real-time web proves its own absolute relevance by breaking news as it happens at almost the immediate moment of impact, as evidenced in the recent election struggles in Iran.  Then there are days like today; days when the act of receiving pertinent updates on… Read full post »

 

 

Dear Olive Vine Cafe,

I don't know if you're aware of this, but I already have your menu. You see two days ago, as I was arriving home, I found two or three of them stuffed inside my mailbox.  They went straight into my recycling bin seeing as… Read full post »

 

 

True story. A year and a half ago, on a rainy March afternoon  in Canton, Ohio; I was standing in between a New York Giants case display and an Brett Favre jersey at the Pro Football Hall of Fame when I heard an elementary school child shout across… Read full post »

They say you can get to know a lot about someone in 140 characters or less. Twitter friends tell us important things like the fact that they're really psyched about how many followers they get to pay attention to their inane bull crap or that they've just been punched… Read full post »

Rise and shine  alcohol imbibing Americans, a new day has dawned for our way of life. When you woke up yesterday there were three branches of Government:The Legislative, The Executive, and The Judicial; However, today when you looked out your window at the summer sun you could probably sense som… Read full post »

Rather… Read full post »

 

 

To be or not to be, that is almost certainly not the question.  The current inquiry du jour is "What are you doing right now?"  That question is almost constantly being answered by 4 to 5 million Twitter users.  Mind you, those people aren't being interrogated by… Read full post »

 

 

This past Friday before heading towards the bright lights of Manhattan to catch a musical performance by New Jersey rock band, the Wrens, I had a few things to take care of prior to leaving Brooklyn.  Specifically, I wanted to get in a quick workout before the probable… Read full post »

 

 

 Proposition 8 might have been met with resounding opposition in California this past election, but a recent news story may just turn the tide against all opposition to gay marriage.  Contrary to popular belief, when gay people get married, they don't have to stay ma… Read full post »

 

'Twas the night before Christmas, there I sat on a plane

En route to Thailand, I was sipping champagne

I looked out the window and what did I see?

Some Reindeer and Santa pulled even with me.

I stared in amazement and… Read full post »

(this post was originally written for my humor site The Trendliest, but I figured I'd share it here for fun)

Greetings troopers of the 82nd Trendliest Infantry division!  General Trendkopf here demanding you put down those pistols, beat your swords into plowshares and replace those revolvers wi… Read full post »

 

Where am I?  What the...What is this place?  

Either I have amnesia and just woke up in sort of a bizarre metropolitan nudist colony or this is heaven.   Let's see if I can piece this together. 

The last thing I remember I was with Mike, Jeff, and our… Read full post »

 

Dear Potential Employers:

 I've been unemployed for quite a lengthy stretch, perhaps the longest in my lifetime.  While it's certainly trendy to blame such an occurrence on "this economy" you won't see me resorting to such a tactic.  I'm a realist. I was desperate for… Read full post »

 

Has anyone seen any adorable kitten videos today?  Well if you haven't then guess what?  You are totally unhip, because there's another adorable kitty video racing up the "I'm bored, have an internet connection, and have nothing better to do with my time than watch kitt… Read full post »

Fresh out of college, a young idealist...that was me.  I had spent the last twelve years of my life immersed in modern jazz, tap, and movement classes. Then all of the sudden they give you a diploma and say, "go dance your way through life." 

As much as I loved… Read full post »

Hi, my name is Evan Kessler and I'm here to talk to you about a good
idea I recently came up with.  I'd like to talk to you about Punching You In The Neck.  

Now, I think it's important to note that I don't condone violence.  I am not a… Read full post »