We talk to executive editor Emily Heroy about blogging, Sarah Palin, feminist police, and international social-justice issues.
Why Has Nobody Called Jared Lee Loughner a Terrorist?
Color never fails to be a factor in the way the media depicts assassins.
Study of the Day: Men Like Ugly Women
OKCupid: Having some men think she’s ugly actually works in a woman’s favor.
10 at 10: January 10
The Weekly World News is reporting that the 10 at 10 is the greatest thing since Facebook.
Erik Proulx on Fox 25
Proulx talks about what it’s like being a father of two after growing up without a father himself.
Your Mesmerizing Friday Video
We could use a little fish therapy. Thanks, GeekDad.
Julian Assange vs. The Guardian
The Wikileaks founder threatened to sue the British newspaper for—wait for it—publishing leaked documents from Wikileaks itself.
If You Can’t Fix Stuff
Watch us get through this entire blog post without a single caulk joke. That was … uh … difficult.
The 10 at 10: January 6
Mind the gap and be nice with your nuts. This list features several other lists. The 10 at 10.
Why Wouldn’t Beautiful Women Be Funny?
There isn’t “man funny” and “woman funny”—there’s just funny, period. So save the asterisks for Barry Bonds’ homerun records.
Study of the Day: Why Men Go Bald
“The fact that there are normal numbers of stem cells in bald scalp gives us hope for reactivating those stem cells.”
Amazing Homeless Man With a Golden Radio Voice
No introduction necessary. Just listen.
The 10 at 10: January 4
Bored? really bored? procrastinating? how ’bout some Debtris?
That’s Why I Dumped You
Some of the entries are hilarious, others are appalling. But some speak to a darker side of our gender differences and stereotypes.
How the Mrs. Robinson Sex Fantasy Hurts Teen Boys
The case of Susan and Rachel Brock shows how stereotyping male adolescents as horndogs does a great disservice to abuse victims.
Our Global Population Is About to Hit 7 Billion
The population is growing—alarmingly quickly. Check out this awesome National Geographic video.