I’m not surprised that there is an online dating site for Muslims. I am surprised that their ads are showing up on this site. Look at our homepage. What on earth are Google AdSense and its content matching algorithms thinking? … Continued
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Ponder while practicing yoga or drinking profusely: 1. Did Elton John’s Rocket Man ever meet up with David Bowie’s Major Tom (Space Oddity) in space? If so, what did they talk about? 2. Is “Run DMC” a command? And if … Continued
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is the recent ubiquity of John Oliver. Is it just me, or is he ALL OVER the Daily Show these days? He also had an HBO special in late April, and he’ll be in the new (and… terrible?) Mike Myers … Continued
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So last night I was randomly wikipedia-ing Craig Thompson (points if you know who he is), and when I saw his picture, I said, “Holy crap! He looks exactly like Sufjan Stevens (points if you know who he is)!” The … Continued
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As a new blogger, mostly, what I’m worried about is picking the right subject. What is a female blogger to write about? Other media have rules for us womens, and I’m kind of lost without them. If I were setting … Continued
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Okay, I use the word proof loosely, here, because I did find this on Wikipedia. But check it out: Komodo dragons (already a crazy animal because they are freaking dragons and have red saliva) like to swallow their prey whole, … Continued
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I’m the sort of nerd that doesn’t play videogames, but since college one of my favorite entertainment activities has been watching people with far greater skills play Grand Theft Auto. And unless you’ve been spending eighteen hours a day in … Continued
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[We are delighted to welcome our newest writer, Shana Mlawski, to the blog. As new media moguls, we decided to abuse our awesome power to haze the new girl (mmm…girls…me rikey!) and, in so doing make her introduce herself to … Continued
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It is natural to think of Whitesnake entirely in the past tense; one only ever encounters them duringkaraoke nights, Vh1 Best-Of countdowns, and the occasional feminist musicology/culture studies article. As a result, it is easy to reify the band in … Continued
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In response to Mr. Stoke’s excellent recent post, I decided to do a little image searching on my work computer. I can’t even begin to understand the result: What terrifies me the most is just how frickin’ sexy I think … Continued
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