March 12, 2014

The Meme Scene Includes “Jurassic” Kittens, Space Cats, and Vampire Felines

The scene: It’s Monday, 4:30 a.m. Your dreams of sunlit soaked tropical beaches are interrupted by a crash in the kitchen. Even though you’re startled, you know exactly what this means. The cats want their food dishes filled even though there’s a ring of kitty kibble left for them. You jump out of bed, knowing …

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We Talk to Dawn Barkan, Animal Trainer for the Movie “Inside Llewyn Davis”

If Dawn Barkan’s name doesn’t ring a bell, then you haven’t been reading the reviews for the recent Coen Brothers movie Inside Llewyn Davis, which stars Oscar Isaac as a singer-songwriter saddled with an orange tabby he takes everywhere in New York City. Dawn is a big-time animal trainer — remember Jinx the cat flushing …

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So We Had a Drink Contest at Work, and Invented a Lil Bub Cocktail

Alcohol is a funny thing, especially in the hands of employers. Every company I’ve worked for has used alcohol as some kind of incentive, usually either to pre-emptively placate the personnel who have to stay late to finish a project (“We’ll order pizza — and beer!”) or to pad attendance at some after-hours thing most …

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