If I were the prime minister of Russia, I’d want an awesome pop song devoted to me. I’d want it played everywhere I went, and I’d want my young “in-crowd” supporters to scream whenever they heard it. And clearly Vladimir Putin agrees. His own private propaganda song is blasted at rallies and played pretty much…
Archives for September 2010
Picture of the Day
Can you find the dead fish?
Saying ‘I Do’ in Eye Shadow?
You know what really says “I will love you for the rest of my life”? Blush, foundation, and just a hint of eyeliner. At least that’s what awesome-weddings.com would have us believe. An online wedding resource center, Awesome Weddings writes authoritative articles on what brides and grooms should do to prepare for their weddings. Now…
Vintage Men's Magazines
More campy covers here.
Study of the Day: Is Your City Making You Commit?
The population of all the single ladies (all the single ladies!) might affect how soon you’re willing to put a ring on it. In a study reported in the Evolutionary Psychology, researcher Daniel Kruger found that the average age of marriage in a city was closely linked to the way gender is distributed across the…
Man in the Dark
Bored at work? This should keep you busy for two minutes, at least.
Good Men Picks: Giants or Colts
Even without the point spread, picking winners consistently in the NFL can be maddening. Taking a new approach to the question, “who is the better team?”, last week we introduced a regular feature, in which we attempt to pick winners based on their relative virtue. We’re off to a bumpy start:
The News—Oil Companies Fight Green Regulations, New York Hit by a Possible Tornado
California Braces for Showdown on Emissions A landmark California law designed to curb greenhouse emissions could be overturned by a ballot initiative in November. Passed four years ago, the Global Warming Solutions Act calls for the power industry in California to put a cap on greenhouse emissions. The initiative to suspend the act is supported…
Man of the Day: Geoffrey Canada
Geoffrey Canada is a game changer, says The Huffington Post. The news site just released its top 100 “Game Changers,” people who are making a difference in the world and the way we see it. They divided their choices into twelve sections. Canada currently ranks first among “Impact” selections, focused on philanthropists and activists. The…
Jon Stewart is an Intelligent Man
I’ve peed myself once or twice watching The Daily Show, but sometimes we forget that the host is pretty damn smart, too. Watch Jon Stewart give Tony Blair an education on terrorism. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Tony Blair www.thedailyshow.com Foreign Policy has a full transcript of the interview.
The Man Who Mailed Himself
My dad used to tell my little sister and me stories about a magic box that could fly us anywhere in the world. In my head it was a fusion of Return to Oz’s flying moose couch and the Phantom Tollbooth and likely accounted for my childhood obsession with boxes. Simple packages that arrived in the…
Photo of the Day: What Whiskey Looks Like Under a Microscope
For more photos of highly magnified booze (including vodka, sake, tequila, and more), click here.
The Yankees Hat: a Sign of a Criminal
Keeping your kid out of jail might be easier than you think. Just don’t ever let him wear a Yankees hat. The New York Times is reporting that New Yorkers prefer to break the law wearing Yankees gear. Since 2000, more than 100 people who have been suspects or persons of interest in connection with…
Swear Like a Good Man
This week at the magazine, Keith Ackers muses on the merits of cursing in his essay, “Requiem for an F-Bomb.” He traces his use of profanity from his college years, through his time as a television producer, to the present, where he’s now a father. Ackers was a consistent curser, but now that he has…
Study of the Day: Women Believe in Global Warming More Than Men Do
When it comes to supporting the scientific consensus of global warming, women are proving to be the more willing sex. Aaron McCright, a sociology professor at Michigan State University, analyzed eight years of Gallup Poll data that asked basic questions about climate change: Has it begun? Do humans cause it? Do scientists agree that it is happening?…
Traveling With Jim Crow
If you’ve traveled, then you know the value of a good guidebook. (If you haven’t traveled, then you need to take our word for it. And then you need to start traveling. Life is short.) Books like Lonely Planet and Frommer’s point us toward the sweeping vistas, historic churches, and party hubs from Copenhagen to the…