January 2010
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Jan 1st
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Give Moon an Oscar. →
I doubt any of our readers are able to do anything here, but this is pretty damn unfair. What this article doesn’t mention, by-the-by, is that Jones himself also deserves a nomination.
Jan 1st
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After Ellen goes through why this was the best... →
This is really, really in-depth you guys.
Jan 1st
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Apparently Wife Beating Is The Best Way To Boost... →
theabyssgazesalso: Define unfair: Infidelity leads to everyone dropping you like your a sack of turds, but holding a knife to your wife’s throat means your ratings go up. So, to recap: Tiger Woods cheats on his wife and his sponsors start ditching him. Granted, it appears that he has been playing hide the salami with almost everything that moves, but—at least in everything I have read—he did...
Jan 1st
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December 2009
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Finally! Bike Helmets That Don’t Make You Look...
Fair warning: this Ecouterre post should really be called “Finally! Bike Helmets That Make You Look Like Even MORE of a Dork.” Other good titles would have been: “Perch This Ludicrous Twee Thing on Your Skull!” or “Look Like Maggy from Little Dorrit.”
Dec 30th
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“So while you can get fired from a hit TV show shortly after making a homophobic...”
– While this piece doesn’t mention it, I think that race is likely involved in the way we give Charlie Sheen a free pass. Chris Brown committed a single assault (and, in my opinion, has deserved the public scorn he’s received), but has gotten more negative backlash than a man twice his age...
Dec 30th
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Dec 29th
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“Avatar and scifi films like it give us the opportunity to answer the question:...”
– Feministing, as always, has a very strong breakdown of a few solid deconstructions of the movie Avatar, pretty much all of which (surprise!) I agree with. It also really liked Michelle Rodriguez in it, so I guess me and Feministing are BFFs. (Note on Michelle Rodriguez: If there are any plans to...
Dec 29th
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“There are at least five comedy specials on Comedy Central where the comedian...”
– Please enjoy this crazy interview here.
Dec 29th
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Argentina: Better than America. Boom. →
Dec 29th
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“So far the military has been my livelihood and my source of work/income for the...”
– It’s too late for 2009, but hey maybe we can make 2010 the year of the president keeping his promise to repeal that complete bullshit law.
Dec 28th
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Tattoo twins! →
Dec 28th
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“But the dress code in Abu Dhabi does not encourage excessively revealing...”
– This seems like a fairly complicated issue, that we (as feminists sympathetic to the challenges of third-world feminism) should really consider before we make a judgment. I tend to be uncomfortable with the idea of telling a woman how she can or cannot dress, especially when discussing her...
Dec 28th
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“The couple claim that they were filming Simmons at The Grove mall in Los Angeles...”
– Like, everyone knows Gene Simmons is a complete asshat, but why would you walk up to somebody and ask if they believe in monogamy? This seems a little more like a Joaquin Phoenix-style prank.
Dec 28th
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Dec 24th
Dec 23rd
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Dec 23rd
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Dec 23rd
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“There is no piece of legal architecture in place today that would prevent the...”
– -Spencer Ackerman, “The End of the 00s: The Guantanamo Gift Shop” This is so good. I really recommend you read it. It is also, like everything even tangentially related to Guantanamo or the Bush administration, seriously depressing. So depressing that even a video of a kitten and a baby...
Dec 23rd
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Blue Dog turns red →
Would this be a good time to point out that one flaw in the Rahm Emanuel-style “running conservative Democrats for conservative districts” plan is that sometimes they turn out to be Republicans? And then you’ve spent your money electing Republicans? Just a thought.
Dec 22nd
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AND THIS IS ANNOYING →
Dec 22nd
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This is a cute article and that's all. →
Dec 22nd
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The military is and always has been the best place... →
The U.S. military has started court-martialing women for getting pregnant. Military types assure the world that this policy is completely fair: men are also getting court-martialed for doing the impregnating, and besides, the policy only applies in cases where women get pregnant as a result of consensual sex. So, you know, handled! No thorny issues here! I am so glad that the military, unlike...
Dec 22nd
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WatchWatch
Lin-Manuel Miranda is the best, always.
Dec 20th
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Dec 19th
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WatchWatch
Okay, so what is going on in this Nip/Tuck clip? I’ll tell you. This white dude (you may recall he is a mime who committed crime) is about to get released from prison early BECAUSE his fathers agreed to perform liposuction on a death row inmate so that inmate could be safely executed. YUP. And basically nobody feels any remorse about this idea, until out of nowhere this magical black dude...
Dec 19th
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Dec 18th
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Kid Cudi: The New Henry Rollins? →
Dec 17th
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“Given the rise of social media and the scale of online consumer reach, original...”
– I hate when Ashton Kutcher is right. I really do.
Dec 17th
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“‘Shia has been taking Carey to all of his favorite spots.’ Among...”
– If someone’s “favorite spots” from a diverse and dynamic city are a Baja Fresh and a Borders, you are dating someone who is boring and does not know of stores outside chains. You are dating someone you must break up with, for he lacks the imagination even of a tourist in his own...
Dec 17th
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“Where do you live?” “LA.” “Oh, cool. You must see a lot of awesome celebrities.” “Maybe.” “Better than New York?” “Shut up.”
Dec 17th
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This is an actually cool idea, in my opinion. Elf... →
Dec 17th
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Dec 17th
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“Sources say that Apatow is actually bankrolling part of the costs for the Funny...”
– PAHAHAHAHA! Also: perhaps the relevant studio could also put money into the WINNER that is Adam Sandler’s Oscar campaign. Perhaps all of the money that was intended for Apatow’s next movie. OH IF UNICORNS COULD DREAM AND CUPCAKES SANG A THOUSAND SONGS
Dec 17th
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Dec 16th
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“A Cowboy must not advocate or possess racially or religiously intolerant views...”
– The Autry National Center (Museum of the American West) has a Brokeback Mountain Exhibit. This is pretty cool, I think.
Dec 16th
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Dec 16th
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DAR Comic is ending →
DAR is a really great diary webcomic, and the creator, Erika Moen, has announced it will be ending December 28 of this year. Before it ends, I strongly encourage everyone to read it from the beginning. Erika’s a very charming woman (through her comics — I’ve never met her, but I wish I could) and her illustrations are fun and silly (and really good). I’m going to miss this...
Dec 16th
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Roland Burris (remember him?) being a little... →
I’m worried Dear will explain why I’m wrong about this. EDIT: (Dear responds, far more thoughtfully than I could) “I really don’t know. If Burris and/or Sanders and/or Feingold actually refuse to vote for the bill, there are 3 possible outcomes, right?: 1. The public option (or some PO-esque variation) gets put back in the bill. Lieberman votes for it. (HAHA.) 2. Reid et...
Dec 16th
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Dick Cavett, on meeting Walter Winchell. →
Dec 15th
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“Maybe they’ll like me more when I’m gone. I’d definitely like...”
– I don’t wish 50 to die or anything, but I will definitely like him better when he’s no longer recording, or talking to the press. In fact, he’s like the Dick Cheney of rap. I don’t like him when he’s doing his own job, and I don’t like him when he’s...
Dec 15th
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This is Exciting News! →
Dec 15th
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“I WANNA THANK MY FANS FOR ALL THE SUPPORT. I LOVE YALL. GOODBYE!!!!!!!!!!!!”
– Chris Brown left twitter after going CRAZY about his album not selling well (SURPRISE). Chris, we will not start liking you just because you’re copying Miley Cyrus. Sorry.
Dec 15th
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“Knock on wood, but I haven’t read the script yet.”
– Heather Graham thinks there might be a sequel to The Hangover that’s all about ladies. BAD NEWS HEATHER GRAHAM TODD PHILLIPS WILL NEVER MAKE A MOVIE ABOUT LADIES EVER.
Dec 15th
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“I’m not taking anything away from Britney because I really like her a lot,...”
– Here’s what’s most interesting about Pink talking cold about Britney Spears: It was in an interview with Women’s Health Magazine. So, uh, I guess that was a pretty probing interview?
Dec 15th
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“Use your power for good, Sandy!”
– This interview with Manohla Dargis on the state of women in film is so completely indispensable, I can’t even tell you. Read it now. Supplementary reading, her own article on the subject in the New York Times.
Dec 15th
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Dec 15th
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“Do too many children from poor families receive powerful psychiatric drugs not...”
– The New York Times, on how poor children are overmedicated.
Dec 14th
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Dec 14th