The new Vogue cover is sparking controversy. Some people are saying it makes it look like Lebron James is King Kong (read: scary black man) and Gisele is the damsel in distress. But there’s definitely not a consensus, even among self-proclaimed angry black men. So, are we mad about this? — E
The Reuters survey says: Most Americans don’t read political blogs. That’s okay, no personal offense. The jury’s still out on whether Sin City Siren is or isn’t a political blog. Interestingly, more older people than younger people read political blogs, according to the Harris Interactive poll. But still, even of those 63 and over –…
If you know of a good sex story published in 2007 in Las Vegas, submit it for The Sexies. The Sexies, or Sex-Positive Journalism Awards, are looking for a few good sex stories. Apparently, mainstream media hasn’t done a good job of covering sex. Rather, it hasn’t done a good job of covering sex in…
I’m reading Woman: An Intimate Geography by Natalie Angier, science writer for the NY Times. In short, it’s fabulous. This passage from the chapter “One Perfect Solar Cell,” about eggs, struck me. She’s discussing the millions of eggs that don’t make it to even menstruation, that perish in apoptosis for whatever reason: “For our purposes……
Anyone else seen the new Absolut Vodka ads for their “natural” pear and mandarin flavors? Anyone else sensing a Georgia O’Keefe influence, if you know what I mean? Yowza! I don’t know whether to be offended or impressed. — E
Watch it before it gets taken down: I’m not going to go into the possible election/advertisement rules Fey might be breaking here. I just thought it was funny. Also, as a writer, I was pretty amused by Fey’s opening monologue on SNL: http://showhype.com/video/saturday_night_live_tina_fey_w_steve_martin_snl_intro/ –Natalie
News you can use: Sometimes the system works! Federal court over-rules ban on sex toys in Texas. Ladies, start your engines! Just in time to make you feel guilty about those non-fair-trade flowers: A brilliant story from PBS’ Frontline. Speaking of Valentine’s Day, did you know that this is National Condom Week? Me either. The…
In my attempt to keep up with all the supercalifagilistic Super Tuesday action today (Obama’s taken Georgia, Huckabee takes West Virgina) I have been forced to watch cable network news. I generally try to keep cable news viewing to a minimum as it tends to irritate, rather than inform me. (What happened to just-the-facts-ma’am news?…
I need a break from those irritating Walmart commercials which show women making all the food for large Super Bowl parties. As if only women would make all the food for a party. As if women wouldn’t want to watch the game. Memo to Walmart: Dudes cook and chicks watch sports (at least at my…
I wasn’t going to write about the whole NOW-tantrum about the Kennedy endorsement of Obama, but then I read the Minx‘s take and I liked it so much that I thought – what the hell? On the one hand … I generally support and like what NOW is about. They’ve made strides to be more…
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