Thursday, October 23, 2008
Hey: do you remember “Girls Say Yes to Boys Who Say No?” You know, the infamous poster/slogan that became a touchstone for the second wave of feminism, insofar as it illuminated the second-class status of women within left-wing activist communities by presenting women as sexual rewards for radical men rather than as people who were […]
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Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Axl Rose has a Twitter. Well, “Axl Rose” has a Twitter. Apparently he spends a lot of time remastering? My suggestion: ditch the “Chinese Democracy” title. “ReMaster of Puppets” is way better.
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Seriously? If you spend most of Sunday in my room, and I keep asking you how soon you can leave, don’t call me on Monday morning. If you call me on Monday morning, and I don’t pick up the phone, don’t call me on Monday afternoon. If I don’t pick up or call back after […]
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Do you ever think about who you might like to be when you are an old lady? Have you ever considered that you might be best suited for a life as a Salty Old Broad, a la Cloris Leachman? Yes, Cloris Leachman, who is 82, and who, when asked what she would do next with […]
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Two ways to make sex jokes (or porn) about noted conservative figures: A) Recognize that the conservative viewpoint is fundamentally sex-phobic and therefore lame, and playfully situate the conservative in a context of super-louche uninhibited fun times, thereby demonstrating that sex is awesome and that the person in question is missing out. B) Embrace sex-phobia […]
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Tonight, I fear, I am suffering from a condition known colloquially as “bitchface.” Here are some reasons: 1) This morning, I hauled myself out of a very comfortable bed so that my Dread Landlord could install a thermostat. 2) The Dread Landlord told me, upon his arrival, that he had decided not to install the […]
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Thursday, October 16, 2008
Here is something you probably shouldn’t try: defending that movie Irreversible. Yeah, you know – the rapey one. Unfortunately, nobody warned the AV Club, and their resulting examination is about as incoherent as you might expect. As you can imagine, I got a wee bit testy after reading this piece and the resulting conversation. I […]
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Thursday, October 16, 2008
Yesterday, I wrote that John McCain “has no use for you” – you being the ladies – “unless you’re on his dick, and it shows.” Well, check out his awesome scare quotes here: Hey, “John,” I hope your “melanoma” comes back and eats into your “brain.”
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Is Fundamentally Flawed the best single-issue blog ever? Science says yes!
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Hey, ladies, remember that dude who cussed you out last weekend? You know, the one who came up to you when you were talking with your friends at the bar or walking to the grocery store, aiming to bless you with his hideous presence – the one who, when you ignored him or laughed at […]
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