Comedy Central gets a good laugh in on the ‘con goers.
Archives for July 2011
What’s Wrong with Tucker Carlson’s The Daily Caller?
Founded to be a conservative ‘New York Times,’ Tucker Carlson’s The Daily Caller has a long way to go.
It Shouldn’t Be a Dirty Little Secret: A Feminist Makes a Case for Porn
Jennifer Evans is a feminist and an academic, she’s married and raising two girls, but she’s also pro-porn.
How to Make Sports Fair: Get Rid of the Rules
When it comes to what’s fair in sports, there are the rules, and then there are the Rules.
The Album That Should’ve Changed My Life
Inspired by the release of ‘Beats, Rhymes, and Life,’ Ryan O’Hanlon finally listened to ‘The Low End Theory.’
An Ambient Birth Story
If you want to hear what the birth of Bryan Parys’ son was like, then you better pull up a chair and put on Julianna Barwick’s new album.
Captain America Is the Best Man
Mark D. White’s personal hero, Captain America, may be the best example of a good man.
Advertising Sins: Summer’s Eve
Tireless commenter typhonblue suggested someone do a post on this ad for the Summer’s Eve line of vaginal cleansers: Shit, how can I resist a big, slow-moving target like that?
‘A Devastating Cadence’: The Tour de Heroes
The Tour de France fascinates me in large part because there are so many subplots — and on a day like today each of these stories can produce a hero.
Opinion: The Commentary Track for the July 21st Buy Pile, Issue #2, “Hammers, Shoes & Snow” [@cbr]
An analysis of elements from Hannibal Tabu’s reviews column on Comic Book Resources.
Where Are Women in the Debt Deal?
As a new budget deal appears to be in sight, we ask the question.
On Laundry: Shrinkage, Fairies and Tea Service
What Hugo, Derek, and Jim have to say about laundry when they are not talking about sex, parenting and family.
Music: The Perfect Chord from @darrylzero: Follow For Now
After forty-plus years of being relegated to “also-ran” status in a genre they created, Black rock musicians were finally receiving the popular attention and acclaim afforded their white peers. It was into this promising environment that Atlanta-based Follow For Now, named for a Public Enemy lyric and fresh off an infamous New Year’s Eve headlining spot at their hometown Roxy Theater, released their self-titled debut album. It flopped…
Are You a Controlling Shrew if You Don’t Want Your Partner Using Porn?
In the discussion about porn, Hugo Schwyzer wants Oscar and Ophelia to get the same amount of respect.
TV: @TracieThoms Says, “Wonder Woman Isn’t Vulgar” in SFW Pilot Footage
Check in for clips from the stillborn live action series and make your own judgement.
Movies: Afro Samurai Jumps from Animation to Live Action [#sdcc]
The Samuel L. Jackson fueled anime series is slicing its way towards the silver screen.