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While food now regularly comes with a warning label if it "may contain nuts" and many schools are instituting no-peanut policies, researchers have found that many people still don't believe in nut allergies. That presents a huge problem for parents whose kids could die if someone in the room decides to unwrap a peanut butter sandwich. More »
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Roseanne Barr was on The Late Show with David Letterman last night, radiant in a citrusy caftan and feathery extensions in her hair. When asked why she had moved to Hawaii and purchased a macadamia nut farm, she replied, "Menopause." And added: "When you get old, you want kind of a less dumb-ass lifestyle." More »
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The $30 million makeover resulted in a Wes Andersen-esque animation voiced by Robert Downey Jr. If you're the sort of person who is a) not allergic to peanuts and b) charmed by commercials, then yes, you might find this charming. More »
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In addition to "balls," "nuts" and "cojones," the Cosmo story "Two Spots He's Dying For You To Touch" uses "his boys," "package," "his twins" and then prints ten weird nicknames guys allegedly use. Winston Churchill? Ghandi? Both bald and wrinkly. More »
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Tea Party protesters have once again descended upon Washington, D.C., and this time, in addition to carrying their obnoxious, misspelled, and vaguely racist signs, they've decided to spout hateful epithets at passing lawmakers as well: More »
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A British study says "lad mags" with scantily clad women are responsible for sexualizing young people, and that the government should put age restrictions on their sale. But would such restrictions fix the problem? More »
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Memo to Natasha Walter of the Times of London, and to everybody else talking about young women's sex lives these days: girls got 99 problems, and "promiscuity" ain't one. More »
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A DC venue is putting on "an all male spin to the Vagina Monologues," titled Deez Nuts. Our favorite viewer testimonial: "I was befuddled by the title." [The Sexist] More »
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Senator Barbara Boxer isn't playing around. Laying out a logical case against Ben Nelson's amendment - which is really Stupak 2.0 - she blows off all the discussion of riders in favor of real talk on gender discrimination and privacy. More »
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"Poll: Majority Of Republicans Think Obama Didn't Actually Win 2008 Election — ACORN Stole It!" No, that headline - and the accompanying story - is not from the Onion. [TPM] More »
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Grape-Nuts is shooting for that coveted men 45-and-over demographic. Says "insights director" Kelley Peters, "Men aspire to it...It's strong and stern, the father figure of cereals." [WSJ, Gawker] More »
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In an effort to protect children with allergies, schools across the country are banning nut products and establishing "nut free zones." But the precautions are turning into a form of a social hysteria? More »
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MP Claire Curtis-Thomas in England wants lad mags like Maxim and Nuts to carry film-style ratings. In a report released this week, Curtis-Thomas said that these lad mags are not rated and treated the same way as porn even though she sees the magazines as being "little more than pornography." She also wants downmarket English newspapers like the Daily Sport to carry age-appropriateness ratings. Ben Todd, an editor at lad mag Zoo thinks of his magazines as a "cheeky seaside postcard" and says that if they are restricted by age because of topless photos then newspapers like the Sun that print photos of topless models should be restricted as well. [Daily Mail] More »
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Michael Grove, the shadow education secretary and a prominent Conservative in England, gave a speech today at a meeting organized by the think tank IPPR condemning lad mags (like Nuts, Zoo, and Maxim) for promoting "instant-hit hedonism" and presenting women as "permanently, lasciviously, uncomplicatedly available." The result, according to Grove, is that the magazines promote a deterioration of responsibility in young men towards women, leaving British communities with apparently the worst social situation that could ever occur: single-parent families. Yes, lad mags may present a sexist image of women, but is focusing on the importance of "male responsibility" towards women reinforcing sexist and misogynist attitudes towards women or destroying them? (A poll on the website of the Guardian reveals that, as of this morning, 54% of respondents think that lad mags do not "make men feckless".) More »
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Perhaps you've seen trucks or trailers with large rubber testicles attached to the back? Virginia state delegate Lionel Spruill has introduced a bill to ban "displaying replicas of human genitalia." He claims the big balls are a safety issue, because drivers can get distracted. Spruill was prompted to take action when a constituent's young daughter asked her father to explain the nutsacks. Spruill also had the stones to say he'll bring a set of the $24.95 trailer testicles with him for legislative show-and-tell. Frankly, it's unbelievable that these things haven't been outlawed already. Think they'd let women drive around with labia majora on their cars? Bollocks! [CBS News] More »
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Like an anorexic best friend, DailyCandy gets no greater satisfaction than the sight of you stuffing your face. Mmmmm doesn't that fattening, carbohydrate-laden food look tasty? Mmmmmm don't you want some? But you're so skinny! You're probably skinnier than me! More »
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