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Princess Cold War
For years now, Moscow's clubbers have suffered under the harsh authoritarian rule of Pasha Face-Kontrol, who lords over Moscow's elite clubbing scene with all of the arbitrariness and cruelty of a Byzantine despot. Er, that is, a very metrosexual Byzantine despot. Meet Pasha Face Kontrol, a Russian nightclub doorman who has become the sort of celebrity I would totally hate on principle if it were in America but because he's safely in Moscow and I don't have to know about him from the same sources that brought me Moment of Truth, I'm totally obsessed. Pasha was a doorman at a club called Diaglev Project who came to notoriety via his rigorous standards for "Face Kontrol" — what it sounds like, duh — had several techno songs dedicated to him and turned one local clubgoer Alyona "Barbie" into folk hero for scratching him in the face. Then the club burned down. A reality show could be the only possible next move...
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Where should the quarter million excess single women of New York move when they finally figure out how to get a job elsewhere? Richard Florida, the overrated sociologist or pop economist or whatever who wrote the Rise of the Creative Class — an academic treatise on gays and how they make cities more fun to live in, duh — has finally contributed something truly worthwhile to humanity, which is to say, a helpful map illustrating just how big and bad the male/female ratio is in metropolitan areas throughout the United States. (Jump to view the whole wide depressing motherfucker!) Apparently it's time to move to Seattle. (Think I should send my resume to Dan Savage?) And where were all those desperate dudes when I lived in LA? Oh right, probably working in porn.
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A Statistical Guide To Why You're Not Getting Laid
Where should the quarter million excess single women of New York move when they finally figure out how to get a job elsewhere? Richard Florida, the overrated sociologist or pop economist or whatever who wrote the Rise of the Creative Class — an academic treatise on gays and how they make cities more fun to live in, duh — has finally contributed something truly worthwhile to humanity, which is to say, a helpful map illustrating just how big and bad the male/female ratio is in metropolitan areas throughout the United States. (Jump to view the whole wide depressing motherfucker!) Apparently it's time to move to Seattle. (Think I should send my resume to Dan Savage?) And where were all those desperate dudes when I lived in LA? Oh right, probably working in porn.
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Global Beauty
The "Miss Landmine Survivor" pageant will be held April 2nd in Luanda, Angola, reports the BBC. The contest, organized by Angola's de-mining commission, aims not only to give victims confidence, but to raise awareness. Millions of mines were planted in Angola during a 27-year civil war that ended in 2002. Tens of thousands of Angolans have lost limbs or suffered injuries from mines and the UN says that millions of landmines remain hidden in the country. Eighteen women will take part in the pageant: One from every province in the country. All of the contestants have been maimed by mines. [BBC News]
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More SkyMall: The Mile-High Commerce Club
The good news? It's almost time for a few days off. The bad news? Your flight is probably already delayed. Before you search for a Valium or consider jabbing the armrest-hogging guy's ribs, reach into that seat-back pocket and pull out SkyMall. Return tray tables to the upright position: Part two of a two-part series begins after the jump, featuring a laser comb, a suicide-assisting neck traction device and, uh, a day (of the week!) clock. More »
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SkyMall: Shopping The Friendly Skies For Pointless Products
Traveling this week? Yeah, so are millions of people. Well, while you're stuck on the tarmac for five hours with the toilets backing up and a 7-month-old raising hell nearby, reach into that seat-back pocket and pull out SkyMall. Everyone's favorite aeronautic shopping sensation is actually a catalog made of catalogs. You'll find products from places like Sharper Image, Hammacher Schlemmer and Frontgate — 98% of which have a similar distinguishing trait: They're not useless, but no one really needs them! Fasten your seat belts: Part one of a two-part series begins after the jump, featuring hot dog cookers, robotic sharks and luggage made for wine! More »
world's longest runway
Just hours ago, Fendi concluded Red China's first major fashion show on the storied Great Wall. Millions of Chinese toiled and died in a centuries-long endeavor beginning 10,000 years ago so actress Kate Bosworth and socialite Tinsley Mortimer could watch models make their long march down this thing, and that's just fine with us because it was never that great at keeping out the likes of Genghis Khan or whatever. Aside from Kate and her ginormous furry coat, the wall was graced with the presence of Thandie Newton, Zani Gugelman, Julia Restoin-Roitfeld, Amanda Hearst, Elle magazine editor and olive-dieter Anne Slowey, Zhang Ziyi and doppelganger Riyo Mori, and of course Fendi designer Karl Lagerfeld, but no big Chinese dignitaries showed up because it was considered a "loss of face" that they didn't send Anna Wintour. More »
China Celebrates 58 Years Of Socialism With Great Wall Fashion Show, Kate Bosworth
Just hours ago, Fendi concluded Red China's first major fashion show on the storied Great Wall. Millions of Chinese toiled and died in a centuries-long endeavor beginning 10,000 years ago so actress Kate Bosworth and socialite Tinsley Mortimer could watch models make their long march down this thing, and that's just fine with us because it was never that great at keeping out the likes of Genghis Khan or whatever. Aside from Kate and her ginormous furry coat, the wall was graced with the presence of Thandie Newton, Zani Gugelman, Julia Restoin-Roitfeld, Amanda Hearst, Elle magazine editor and olive-dieter Anne Slowey, Zhang Ziyi and doppelganger Riyo Mori, and of course Fendi designer Karl Lagerfeld, but no big Chinese dignitaries showed up because it was considered a "loss of face" that they didn't send Anna Wintour. More »
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How To Outsource Your Pregnancy To India, Brought To You By 'Marie Claire'
Because our skills are so very very unique and, as globalization fanboy Tom Friedman would say, "untouchable," we didn't really worry about career competition from the, you know, caste of characters formerly known as the "untouchables." But then! Perez Hilton exposed the fact that even celebrity bloggers are coming from the Third World these days. And now this, from the August issue of Marie Claire:Customer service, tech support..these days we outsource everything to India. So why not pregnancy?NO LIKE REALLY TRULY. Pretty soon the Indians are not only going to be photographing and blogging about our celebuspawns, they're going to be, like, spawning them! More »
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