May 2011
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April 2011
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“It took 2 hours to convince me to do this,” he said. “I saw the look of...”
– For a change, Carrot Top plays it straight - The Kats Report - Las Vegas Sun
Carrot Top got a blowout and someone wrote a whole article about it? America, yay! (Click thru for photos.)
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“Citing the research of evolutionary psychologists at the State University of New...”
– Sexism Charges Divide American College of Surgeons - NYTimes.com
So, the guy who made the weaksauce cum joke for a Valentine’s Day article in the American College of Surgeons journal resigned because there was such an uproar about the joke. It was barely a cum joke—it was more of a...
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“After the first week, the teams were allowed to tweak their bot’s code and to...”
– Are You Following a Bot? - Magazine - The Atlantic
Programmers created twitter bots that engage real human users and fool them into thinking they’re talking to humans. Companies and the military is interested in using such technology to astroturf or spread propaganda through social networks.
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“A summer dress always looks best without tights or stockings. It is about limbs...”
– The perfect summer dress: It must be sleeveless but not too short. - By Geoff Dyer - Slate Magazine
A treatise on the summer dress from a man’s perspective. Funny, in an effort to bolster my breezy summer dress collection, I bought a simple red cotton jersey tank dress with asymmetrical...
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“I must have sat there for 10 or 15 minutes. Finally, I called a violin-expert...”
– Experience: I crushed my £1m violin | Life and style | The Guardian
The story of falling down stairs and crushing a £1M violin that was paid off over many years. But there’s a slight twist ending to this whole ordeal, if you click through.
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WatchBackstage scene from today’s Liege-Bastogne-Liege race is almost more memorable than Philippe Gilbert’s seemingly effortless coup de grâce against the Schleck brothers to complete his Ardennes sweep.
Sometimes, I wonder if we fans are way too down on guys who race their hearts out. One’s harshest critic is usually oneself, and even without the Internet peanut gallery, the...
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10 Charts About Sex « OkTrends →
There’s interesting ways of slicing data here, but it’s not necessarily robust analysis? At its most basic, the info here is great party small talk. But sinking your teeth into the methodology, data set, etc. and trying to poke holes in them is kind of schadenfreudy fun.
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““I wear Dockers,” he said, though he was clad in baggy gray...”
– Biz Markie, Dockers Team Up - WSJ.com
Aww, WSJ put Biz on the spot about shilling for Dockers. Leave the beatboxin’ teddybear alone, evil Murdoch publication!
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“Analysts say the condoms, which contain a gel that helps men maintain a firmer...”
– New Condom Nears Approval - WSJ.com
Dear Science, as long as it’s a certain level of firmness (or size) making it firmer (or bigger) does not matter much.
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“But when the new rules concerning issues from airline fees and bumping to tarmac...”
– Peanuts on planes protected by law - CNN
Hurray peanuts! I haven’t flown in a while but I’m easy to please; I get excited by free peanuts and ginger ale on the plane. Exactly how many people had horrific peanut allergy deaths mid-flight?
It would be a travesty if Mr. Peanut could not...
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“Life with a contrarian is always stimulating, but it comes with conflict, says...”
– Three cheers for contrarians « Psychologies
Explains the Lockhorns? Finding another who is as contrarian and ornery as I sounds exhausting and stressful.
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“Too much writing about sex tries to either make it prettier or more serious,...”
– Paris Review – Sex and Salter, Alexander Chee
How to write about sex in fiction without being cheesy and laughable. But really, it applies to all of writing because the act of writing is more often than not the brain having sex with ideas and making word babies.
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Swansea house looks like Hitler complete with naff... →
Seriously, the Daily Mail is the Simon Wiesenthal of things that look like Hitler. Also, I really think the Daily Mail should get a psych screen because it’s seeing Hitler everywhere.
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“Any woman who has a congressperson who votes against women’s reproductive...”
– Joycelyn Elders Puts Congress on Blast
I wish former Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders and more women like her were in position of power. The whole issue of Congress defunding Planned Parenthood has been a ridiculous assault on poor women. There were a few Congress members who spoke up during the...
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“But Justice Breyer dug right in. He said he had followed the recent Iranian...”
– Justices Kennedy and Breyer Testify at House Appropriations Hearing - ABC News
Supreme Court Justices wear black robes and locks on their tweeter accounts.
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WatchI am getting a I Am Love and Salo: 120 Days of Sodom vibe from this. An official Cannes selection and Palme d’Or nominee by Julia Leigh. 2011 is the year with the most female directors ever (four) in the list of 18 Palme d’Or finalists.
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“This year’s crop of swimsuits includes an interesting offering for young...”
– Abercrombie & Fitch selling padded bikini tops for young girls : The Mommy Files
I’m not about to take on a nation of Mama Grizzlies, but the flipside to this padded bikini for kids is vanity sizing for adults. At this point, when I want affordable clothes at a mass market store like...
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“Q: It’s a rumored thing.
A: I, I, I don’t know. I’m not sure of the details. I...”
– Jesse Eisenberg Talks Rio in His Very Jesse Eisenberg Way — Vulture
I adore Jesse Eisenberg, the human. His interviews are always painful and real and endearing.
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Will and Kate’s wedding cake – what’s the secret?... →
I still don’t give a flying fuck about the Royal Wedding, but I was intrigued by William’s favorite chocolate cake made with cookies/biscuits. The recipe is a Royal secret, which I think is rather bullshit.
King Arthur Flour posted an approximation of the chocolate cake. This requires you to bake their sugar cookie recipe, as no commercially available American cookies are like...
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Anchovy Parsley Toast
I’ve been getting hits on the post with a pic of April Bloomfield’s anchovy parsley toast from people searching for “john dory anchovy parsley toast” via Google. I’m assuming they are looking for a recipe. I adapted a recipe for anchovy toast from Joy of Cooking, which I can’t seem to find online. But basically, I took:
1 bunch of flat leaf parsley, leaves...
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“I challenge you to freeze-frame Bryant’s face in that moment of conflict with...”
– A Gay Former Player Responds to Kobe Bryant - NYTimes.com
Please, go read this heartfelt and heartbreaking piece by John Amaechi. And tell your friends to read it. When a revered athlete (whether that reverence is deserved or not by out-of-game behavior) spits hate speech, we all lose something...
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“There is a lot of money to be made off of female desire and, it’s...”
– Why do we care so much about “porn for women”? - Pornography - Salon.com
Unless male and female desire and taste in porn is hardwired into our biochemistry, I say “I reject your reality and substitute my own!” Desire is a product of cultural and social indoctrination.
Even...
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“ICBM fields, unnerving though their purpose may be, are engineering triumphs....”
– Print - Meet the Airmen Who Watch Over America’s Nukes—And Await the Unthinkable - Popular Mechanics
9” floppy discs, DirecTV and secret passwords are what you’ll find in the Launch Control Center for ICBMs that protect you from commies, Axis of Evil, and asteroids.
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“I used to bet on the Super Bowl with my buddies over who would score first — a...”
– Norm MacDonald Is Back With a New Show, More Frank Stallone Jokes, and a Weird Stalker — Vulture
I got rid of cable but if Comedy Central will stream Norm MacDonald’s show, I’ll watch. I saw him do standup a few years ago. It wasn’t even standup. He didn’t have...
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“In other words, person for person:
Asians are the most desired racial group...”
– What If There Weren’t So Many White People? « OkTrends
Booyah! Asians are the most desired race when OkCupid crunched their messaging data by race. Whatever you feel about online dating, the OkTrends posts always have something interesting. It reminds me that when you finish interpreting and...
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Conditional Prize Payout for Women's Event at Tour...
Dear Sirs and Madams,
As a longtime cycling fan and California resident, it’s been absolutely fantastic seeing Amgen Tour of California blossom into an important race on the UCI calendar that attracts top riders from the European and North American circuits. I’ve done my best to support the event over the years by volunteering and watching every broadcast. Your addition of the women’s time trial...
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“Another finding: Young girls’ brains tend to mature faster in the front...”
– As Little Girls and Boys Grow, They Think Alike - WSJ.com
The more we know about the brain, the more it reinforces stereotypes? Or the more stereotypes are ingrained into scientists, more stereotypical interpretations they make of their data?
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WatchI know, I know, I know it’s Pitchfork. But come on, DAS RACIST! They never fail to make me LOL.
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“I am in a wonderful relationship with a beautiful woman. She excites me,...”
– Peach Fuzz, Monogamous Nonrelationships, and Friends Like Pippy | The Hairpin
This bra issue compelled a guy to write into an advice column. I hope it’s a hoax. Otherwise, America is getting way too soft.
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“Above all, Diveroli cared about the bottom line. “Efraim was a Republican...”
– The Stoner Arms Dealers | Rolling Stone Politics
Pineapple Express meets The Social Network meets Lord of War? I’m sure this story about stoners in their early 20s who won a $300 million defense arms contract has been greenlighted and will star someone like Jesse Eisenberg or Andrew Garfield....
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“What’s a bummer about it, for me, is the whimsification of meat and the...”
– David Roth, The Writer: Our Pizzas, Ourselves
Bro-condiment. It’s true and it’s despicable and this musing on commercial pizza is a delight to read. 