Month: April 2014

This is why old celibate men should not make reproductive policy. Top Catholic official: It's OK to deny women healthcare because "all you have to do is walk into… Surprise! New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan knows nothing about birth control VIDEO

"The key element in these titles is the relationship between the first sentence and the second. The first is relatively traditional- while the second sentence is short- annoyingly informal- and conspiratorial. … The second sentence is intentionally vague: click here to finish the thought- answer the question- solve the riddle!" Life Sentences: The Grammar of […]

Headline of the day from The Onion: Avg American Consuming 4 Oz of Cheese RIGHT NOW COLLEGE PARK- MD–According to a report released Monday by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Public Health- the average American is currently eating 4 oz.

I predict this is will be our next teenage moral panic. Powdered Alcohol Is Officially A Thing In The United States Alcohol is primarily known as a liquid- but it can also be whipped- solidified- and practically vaporized. But now it's available in powdered form — a product called "Palcohol" that was just approved by […]

"As soon as we proved that these new formats could work- the dinosaurs who stood to make actual money with them would co-opt these channels and fill them with the same media (and the same business models) they've always followed." How Social Media Destroyed Itself | Justin Kownacki Those of us who were busy pioneering […]

"In many ways- San Francisco is a museum. It's a city that continuously attracts new waves of people who are drawn to what the city has represented- and therefore they want to keep it a museum." I see rich people When Apple announced plans to build a Union Square store where Ruth Asawa's San Francisco […]

We need a media blackout of any of the cheerleaders from the Iraq war. You were wrong over and over again so we don't need to hear from you ever again. David Brooks: Obama Has A 'Manhood Problem' In Middle East New York Times columnist David Brooks on Sunday criticized President Obama's foreign policy in […]

Can the Klan rebrand? No CNN- they can't. CNN Shamelessly Wonders About the Ku Klux Klan's Rebranding Potential In a landmark expression of idiocy- international news organization CNN has put together a handy little article on the future of the Ku Klux Klan. Accompanied by a detailed slideshow and about 2-000 words- the headline reads […]

"When people say- "I hate Facebook-" what I think they're really saying is- "I wish my real friends would post more stuff so my feed wasn't full of randos." Facebook's friend problem When I arrived at the University of Michigan in fall 2007- everybody said "Facebook me." In the following days- even a passing meeting […]