10 Things You May Have Missed In TV This Week
In this week's TV roundup, SNL celebrates a milestone, Jane Lynch does Maddow, Chris Rock has a point and Smash gets a Marilyn.
A Cupcake Is Never Just a Cupcake: The Psycho-Sexuality of a Twee Treat
Cupcakes are not new. Cupcakes have been around the block. Cupcakes have been declared the "it" treat for years, both "recession proof" and simultaneously "over." Yet cupcakes persist, now more than ever. More »
Congrats, New Grads! By the Way, You Don't Know Anything
It's the time of year when the internet is deluged with condescending lists of "advice for graduates"-stuff like "experience Paris" and "learn to wear purple until you laugh until you cry until you laugh." More »
Rihanna Does Whatever She Wants With Her Vagina and for Some Reason That's a Problem
Sluts. They're the worst, right? Always having sex for pleasure and walking around with visible ankles. Thank God we came up with this foolproof slut eradication technique. More »
Strapless Wedding Dresses, We Are on to Your Bullshit
It's not a secret that strapless bridal dresses are about as ubiquitous as that scene in movies where the officiant asks people in attendance at a wedding to speak up or forever hold their peace and someone speaks up, with comical results. More »
Why France's New First Lady Is Straight-Up Awesome
We're falling in love - slowly, naturally, just letting it happen - with Valérie Trierweiler, the new first lady of France. Allow us to explain. More »
Queen Latifah and the Case for Not Coming Out
Since it was announced that Queen Latifah will be headlining Long Beach Pride Weekend this month, various blogs have wondered whether this was a small, subtle step out of the closet for the entertainer. More »
'Pro Family' Conservative States Aren't Doing Squat to Make Life Easier for Families
Conservative Americans demand their politicians spout sepia pleasantries about how America needs to experience a resurrection of "traditional family values." More »
Fashion Doesn't Need to Make Women Feel Like Shit in Order to Make Us Go Shopping
Brands often say that they rely on a cast of extremely young, acutely thin, and overwhelmingly white models because fashion is supposed to be "aspirational." More »
Advice From the Real Olivia Pope
On the ABC show Scandal, Olivia Pope is a fixer, specializing in crisis management. Her clients have delicate, urgent, serious problems; she solves them. More »
The Bachelorette is Racist Against Interesting People
Last night, as I watched the premiere of what seemed like the 100th season of The Bacheorette on ABC, I realized my favorite hatewatch isn't racist at all. More »
Most Popular Baby Girls' Names Sounding More and More Like Genitalia
The US Social Security Administration released a list of the most popular baby names from 2011, and each of the top 5 girls' names ends with the letter "a." You know, like your privates. More »
What's the Best Way for Women to Trick Their Husbands Into Buying Them Shoes?
"How do modern couples manage their finances - and how does that affect the status of women, their long-term financial security and even their career prospects?"
That's the opening line of Katrin Bennhold's piece in today's New York Times. More »
Donald Trump Hates Women as Much as He Loves Money
Donald Trump is in the news again for sparking yet another celebrity feud, this time with Cher. More »
This Week In Tabloids: Reese Witherspoon's Dad Is a Hoarder
Welcome back to Midweek Madness, in which we sniff the pollen-spewing blossoms of gossip from In Touch, Us, Ok!, Life & Style, and Star.
A Clever Plan to Breed White Ladies Out of Existence
I'd like to take this moment to thank Men's Rights Activists for filling my cold black heart with delirious glee every time they come up with a new dumb idea. More »
Why I Love Weird Porn
The information age has made what was once underground accessible with just a few keystrokes. And few things make one guy happier than letting his fingers lead him to the weirdest, most fucked up porn imaginable. More »
Mad Men: The Ghosts of Marriages Past
Despite their efforts to never have any face-to-face interactions - even conducting their custody swaps remotely - Don and Betty still have a haunting presence in each other's lives. More »
Great Moments From the Michelle Obama-Oprah Feud That Never Was
Have you heard? Michelle Obama is a jealous, controlling bitch who, above all, hates Oprah for every reason listed in the ancient Book of Female Stereotypes. More »
Someday Buying a Vibrator Will Be as Boring as Buying an iPod
What if buying a vibrator were as commonplace and uneventful as popping into the Apple store for an iPod or buying a juicer from Williams-Sonoma? That's exactly what Ethan Imboden, founder of the company Jimmyjane is aiming for, and he's well on his way to achieving it. More »
