- Yesterday - July 10, 2009
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pot psychology
"I Don't Want To Go To My Friend's Wedding…"
It's time for another installment of Pot Psychology, the biweekly "advice" column in which we attempt to solve everyone's problems with an herbal remedy. More » -
Hi/goodbye
Stick A
It's good I replaced my broken blender because today is - drumroll, please - National Piña Colada Day. Thing is: I need a great recipe. Ideas - and the usual yakking - in the comments, please. See you Monday. [TheNibble]ForkStraw In It -
Dirt Bag (After Dark)
Michael Proposed To Brooke Shields; Reese Explains Her Black Eye
- In Rolling Stone's upcoming Michael Jackson tribute issue, Brooke Shield reveals, "There were times when he would ask me to marry him..."
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Avian adventure
British Budgie Rescued From Watery Fate
Divers saved this adorable budgie from drowning half a mile off the coast of Berry Head in England. The budgie, now called "Captain," is doing well, and British animal control officials are looking for his owner. [This Is South Devon] -
Erotic integration
Can Interracial Porn Ever Not Be Racist?
That's the challenge posed on Racialicious by Wendi Muse — but she's got some caveats. More » -
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Party of no
The Predictable Reactions Of White Men To Racism, Sexism And Sonia Sotomayor
Watching these clips of media sexism directed at Sonia Sotomayor, I'm forced to wonder how a bunch of white guys hate the term "identity politics" so much and yet are unable to identify with anyone other than other white guys. -
war stories
Enfants Terribles: French Children Of German Soldiers Seek Closure
After decades of shame and secrecy, les enfants de Boches - the products of French mothers and German soldiers - are trying to get some acknowledgment before it's too late. More » -
notable/quotable
Fat Studies In The UK Author Takes On Susie Orbach
"It's basically a diet book that pretends not to be a diet book." — Corinna Tomrley, on Fat Is A Feminist Issue [Obesity Timebomb, via The F-Word] -
Weighty Matters
Sad, Not Surprising: Overweight Girls Experience More Emotional Problems
A new study claims that overweight children, especially girls, experience more depression, anxiety, and loneliness. Heavier kids are perceived differently by their teachers, their peers, and themselves as early as kindergarten. More » -
Snap Judgment
"Yeah, Yeah, A Portal On The 7½ Floor. Sure."
[Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic; July 9. Image via WENN]
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Clips
Moving Pictures
This - Obama's arrival in Ghana a few minutes ago - just about made my day. If you look carefully, you can see little Sasha towards the end of the clip. Enjoy. -
Leftovers
Zoo Renames "Obama" Monkey • Apology Might Secure Journalists' Release
Responding to criticism from the Initiative for Black Germans, the Dresden Zoo has changed the name of one of its baby mandrills from "Obama" to "Okeke" — unfortunately, also a common African surname. • More » -
Occam's razor
Denial Is Not Just A River In Egypt
Magdalena Kwiatkowska is suing the Egyptian hotel where her 13-year-old daughter stayed, claiming her daughter was impregnated by "stray" sperm in the pool, not a boy. I've a bridge in Brooklyn to sell Kwiatkowska when she wins! [Above The Law] -
Face to facebook
Are Love And Hate On The Internet Just Love And Hate Of The Internet?
This week we wrote about the stigma (or lack thereof) of online dating. Now Virginia Heffernan asks whether an online love affair is really just a love affair with being online.
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unsolved mysteries
Who Killed Romance? Investigating The Allegations Against Feminism
Have you heard the news? Romance is dead, and feminism is the culprit. We decided to come to her defense and suggest a few other possible perpetrators. More » -
fine lines
A Taste Of Blackberries: Only The Goofs Die Young
Welcome to 'Fine Lines', the feature in which we give a wrinkled look at the books we loved as youth. This week, Lizzie Skurnick rereads Doris Buchanan Smith's A Taste of Blackberries', which gave readers everywhere a fear of hives.
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Sticky situations
When Do You Stop One Abuse, And Can You Stop An Abuser?
Last month, Liv Tyler pulled over to check on the welfare of a child she saw being yelled at and got in a argument. NY Times writer Spence Halperin had the same thing happen to him on the subway. More » -
Mixed bag
10 Things You May Have Missed On TV This Week
Many weeks, we come across stupid stuff on TV that might fall through the cracks. In Mixed Bag, we collect those odds and ends, for a multimedia compilation of pop culture crap. More » -
Rant
Female Fans Prepare To Trample Men At Comic-Con
Just a few weeks ago, we endured condescending articles about how girls don't like Comic-Con. This week, we hear that the worst part of Comic-Con is going to be all the female fans of Twilight. Wait, what? [io9] -
consumption junction
The Bizarre Language & Psychology Of Collectors
Today's Washington Post has a piece about the "box debate" at the recent National Barbie Doll Collectors Convention. You would not believe some of the sentences that come out of these people's mouths! More » -
Ask dorothy parker
How Do I Tell Everyone That This Guy Died Of Prostate Cancer Because He Was An Adulterer?
This week, a concerned citizen wrote in to Obit's resident sage, Judy, with a question of doctrinal import. Judy took care of rational advice, so we thought we'd ask a bunch of dead people!
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words of wisdom
Gloria Explains It All
Yesterday, Gloria Steinem gave her annual interview with radio station KUOW about the state of modern feminism. Some choice quotes, after the jump. More » -
Forensics
A Frame-by-Frame Analysis of Obama's Alleged Ass-Peek
ABC News has come up with video purporting to prove that Barack Obama did not lasciviously check out a woman's ass in Rome yesterday. We undertook a Zapruder treatment and determined that he probably did, but had no choice. [Gawker] -
what not to wear
7 Completely Undignified Things Every Woman Should Wear Once
MSN just ran a gallery titled "What not to wear beyond your teens," excoriating various youthful and undignified trends. But the whole point of being an adult is that you can dress ridiculously if you want! Well, on the weekend. More »






















