Monthly Archives: May 2009

drive-by posting

It’s sad when you’ve got the TV on with the sound off and you glance up to see an “older” (say, 40-50 years old) couple canoodling and you automatically know it’s an ad for an erectile dystunction drug.  Because people … Continue reading

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and your food sucks.

Ha, ha! Get it? Because women are objects! Just like cheap-ass Burger King Star Trek glasses. Oh, it’s hysterical.

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oh cheerios, wholesome foodstuff of my childhood. why do you hurt me so?

In a round of Overrated/Underrated over on Feministing, I kept seeing “analysis of sexism in the media” pop up on the overrated lists. “Yes, we know it exists already,” one commenter said. The lists are bringing up a lot of … Continue reading

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links of interest

*Shakesville discusses the Katrina documentary Trouble the Water, takes on a couple of anti-fat ads, and attempts to construct a Unified Apatow Field Theory. In a similar vein, Collegehumor.com pictures life In an Apatow World. *A great list of the … Continue reading

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race, racism, fashion

Jezebel has a fascinating and troubling photo spread of Giselle and several black male models. Click over there to see all the images. On one hand, I get that, aesthetically, the contrast of slender pale figure against heavily muscled dark … Continue reading

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requiescat in pace

I’ve mentioned my childhood obsession with The Secret of Nimh–I first grew to love Dom DeLuise as the amorous,  ribbon-collecting crow Jeremy.  I think my other favorite role of his was Don Giovanni in Robin Hood: Men in Tights, which … Continue reading

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from the department of things that make me insanely gleeful

This.

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quotes of the day

In which I still have no real content. In my defense, grades are due next week. So here are some funny things other people have said lately. The first one isn’t pop-culture-related, but the litgeek in me loves it so … Continue reading

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