The entire salary cap number of a women’s basketball team is less than what one bad NBA player gets paid. Yet men still seem to resent the WNBA a disproportionate amount.
Archives for August 2011
I Was Just Trying to Help
Does doing good deeds mean you have to think nice thoughts?
News: Technophilia for August 14, 2011
Apps and code, hard drives and speedy processors, Technophilia gives you all the details on the world of technology and the future.
Russell Simmons Supports the My Fellow Americans Project
Russell Simmons records a video in support of the My Fellow Americans project, and you can too.
#whodwin Wednesday: Issue #4, “Man Vs. Machine Vs. Monster vs. Martial Arts”
Iron Man vs. Steel! The Pitt vs. The Abomination! Shang-Chi vs. Val Armorr! Thanos vs. Darkseid! Find out who fans favor!
Ten things I've learned from working for a dance music record pool
Note: shout out to Richmond Records. If you are a DJ, sign up for this record pool. DJs are peculiar people. They are usually some combination of super cool, charismatic party machines, and nerded out tech/music geeks. On the cooler side of the spectrum, the DJs tend to be more aloof and, often, intimidatingly attractive.…
Comics: Six Days of Blackjack: Alex Simmons on It’s Komplicated [@BlackjackAD] (2 of 6)
Here’s some promotional art to get you hyped for the legendary creator’s appearance on our live webcast.
The 10 at 10
Miami football is in trouble, Deadspin goes undercover at the Gathering of the Juggalos, and 1 in 5 American children live in poverty.
Poll Results: Aunt Viv’s The Worst Black TV Sitcom Retcon Ever [#blacknerds]
Our readers decided that one weirdo change was worse than any other. Which one? Find out!
News: Word on the Tweets from August 14, 2011
A summary of news items from our webcast It’s Komplicated on the Geekweek Network.
Please Sir, Can I Read Some More
When Kalimah Priforce was eight years old and in foster care, he got more books the only way he could. He went on a hunger strike.
When Kalimah Priforce was eight years old and in foster care, he got more books the only way he could. He went on a hunger strike.
The Results are In: You Can’t Measure Promiscuity
My single favorite fill-in response to the question “does identifying someone as promiscuous disqualify them as a potential sexual partner?” was: Is he holding a guitar?
Good Men—and Women—Weigh in on Promiscuity
The results are in: a qualitative analysis of the exclusive GMP survey on promiscuity.
Forgiveness Is Macho
Lisa Hickey travels from Germany to the comments on a blog post to discover that forgiveness is an action word.
Pride in Battle: An Attempt at English Soccer Fandom
A newly christened soccer nut sets out to settle his Premier League fandom once and for all—and rediscover what it means to be a “fan.”
Reading For All Mankind: The Voodoo Wave
Andrew Ladd reviews a new book about surfing, and wonders what it can teach us about being a good man.