Controlling the Chaos of Fame: The Bling Ring and This Is the End
If you want to wrap your head around the absurdity of celebrity in 2013, the New York Times Magazine's recent profile of Stalker Sarah is a good place to start. Sarah, 17, spends 40 hours a week...
View ArticleDear Twitter Friends, I am building a box with wallpaper & a nude woman.
Dear Twitter Friends, I am building a box with wallpaper & a nude woman. What are you doing this weekend? — David Lynch (@DAVID_LYNCH) June 14, 2013
View ArticleKmart Swears It Had Nothing To Do with This Really Racist Ad for Kmart
Kmart's Twitter account is being flooded with angry tweets from customers demanding an explanation for the blatantly racist ad it released this week. Following in the footsteps of previous oronymic...
View ArticleNYC Realtor Lists Gorgeous $2000 Loft Located Inside Spacious Penis
A Manhattan real estate agent inadvertently exposed more than the beautiful brickwork inside a $2000 Upper West Side apartment he listed Friday, when he uploaded a photograph of a large* penis...
View ArticleIn Texas, the War to Save Christmas From Godless Heathens starts in June.
In Texas, the War to Save Christmas From Godless Heathens starts in June.
View ArticleWe Don’t Need Another Superhero: Man of Steel
There’s nothing like superhero flicks to make a moviegoer feel powerless. They are as inevitable as the changing of the seasons, and the changing of the seasons into summer triggers a bunch of them....
View ArticleDeadspin Beer-Wielding Mets Fan Tumbles Over Seats | Lifehacker Why Am I So...
Deadspin Beer-Wielding Mets Fan Tumbles Over Seats | Lifehacker Why Am I So Tired Even When I Get Enough Sleep? | Gizmodo The Origins Of Pacific Rim's Giant Robots Explained | Jalopnik Watch This Guy...
View ArticleNaomi Wolf Is a Snowden Truther
Naomi Wolf—the author, Thought Leader, and political consultant/non-consultant—has been following the story of Edward Snowden, and she has decided to share her thoughts on Facebook. Specifically, Wolf...
View ArticleBacktracking: 20 Feet From Stardom's Look At Backup Singers
20 Feet From Stardom, from music documentary veteran Morgan Neville, is a film entirely devoted to the overlooked lives and jobs of back-up singers. Everything from the sound and vision to the...
View ArticleThe White House has Pride
President Obama hosted hundreds of members of the LGBT community and their straight allies at the White House yesterday afternoon for a celebration of Pride Month. There was no glitter, or go-go boys,...
View ArticleFlipping the Fuck Out, Obsessions With Writers, and More Hate Mail
This week, a couple of our pen pals wrote some ostensible "fan mail" that turned so aggressively creepy that it bounded over that fine line between love and hate. Other writers served up some checks to...
View ArticleMatthew Weiner Kills the Internet's Favorite Mad Men Conspiracy Theory
Two weeks ago the Internet came up with what seemed at the time like an airtight Mad Men conspiracy theory: Megan Draper was Sharon Tate, and just like Tate, Draper too was going to die. [Spoilers...
View ArticleThe Week in Movies: Man of Steel, This is the End, and The Bling Ring
Welcome to Annotate This, where we gather reviews, trailers, and annotate the posters for movies coming out this week. It will help you decide what to avoid, what to see, and what to pretend to see....
View ArticleDetroit Stops Paying Debts in Last-Ditch Effort to Avoid Bankruptcy
Detroit's Emergency Financial Manager, Kevyn Orr, had bad news for the beleaguered city's creditors today: Detroit has made the strategic decision to stop paying down some of its billions of dollars...
View ArticleLeathery Texas Governor Rick Perry has vetoed a bill that would have helped...
Leathery Texas Governor Rick Perry has vetoed a bill that would have helped prevent wage discrimination against women working in his state. The Huffington Post notes that 42 other states have passed...
View ArticleHassan Rowhani, the most moderate Iranian presidential candidate, is leading...
Hassan Rowhani, the most moderate Iranian presidential candidate, is leading by a wide margin in early counts of yesterday's vote.
View ArticleSmith & Wesson Gun Sales Hit All-Time High
Americans are not only interested in giving away a large amount of weapons, they're also buying them in record numbers as well. Smith & Wesson reported a 43% rise in gun sales over last year, with...
View ArticleDef Jam "Leaks Division" Is On The Case
Edward Snowden, move aside. America has a new leaker, and Def Jam Records is on the case. The record company, which apparently has a "leak division," has been investigating yesterday's unplanned...
View ArticleGhost of Daddy's Passing
The house smelled just like him. Momma and I stopped by unannounced. He wasn't there, but it smelled like he'd run out for a minute, probably to pick up a box of King Edward cigars or whatever it was...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Closes 23 Schools, Lays Off Thousands, Builds Huge Prison
Philadelphia laid off thousands of school employees last week after the state of Pennsylvania continued its austerity measures against public schools. And while the state is essentially destroying...
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