It’s mad early in the year to be thinking about fall TV, I know. But the whole point of May Upfronts—where networks preview their upcoming programs—is for advertisers and critics (and all you lowly viewers) to get a taste of the best and trashiest shows guaranteed to be on television for decades.
The Axis Powers of Disney, the oil industry, and pop music have joined forces to launch a campaign to brainwash the children of Ohio's public school system into supporting the practices of the oil and gas industry of Ohio. Because you can do anything if you have a dream, a shit ton of oil money, and an excess of…
Shale oil formations in the pastures of North Dakota have been reining in men across the country with labor-intensive work and high paying salaries (some men make up to six figures), but the promise of work has had an interesting and unique side effect on the small, remote oil towns. Basically, there are too many men,…
Shell Oil recently held a private event at the Seattle Space Needle to send off a new set of rigs to the arctic (yaaaaaaay). Things did not go as planned.
Women have been clued into the fact that their diets affect their fertility for a long while now, but a new study has found that what men are eating might matter just as much. The researchers found that the kinds of fat men ate made a difference in the quality of their sperm. For instance, saturated fat found in the…
OK, you don't actually have to shove rosemary all the way up into your nose, but a new study has found that smelling it improves your cognitive performance. British researchers exposed 20 volunteers to different levels of rosemary aromas, then assessed their cognitive performance and mood. They also did blood tests to…
Guys, I was on BBC radio today talking about Steven Meisel's oil-drenched Vogue Italia shoot — and so was editor Franca Sozzani. Check out this link, and fast forward to about 26:30, where the discussion begins.
• Rielle Hunter is reportedly suing Andrew Young, author of the The Politician, for all profits from the memoir's sales.
[Pensacola, Florida; June 6. Image via Getty]
[Dauphin Island, Alabama; June 2. Image via Getty]
On the Today show this morning, Hoda Kotb announced her idea for solving the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf Of Mexico: "A gigantic, huge tampon."
What were the folks at the US Minerals Management Service doing when they were supposed to be preventing millions of gallons of oil from spewing into the ocean? Apparently, looking at lots of porn. [Daily Beast]
[Fort Jackson, Louisiana; April 30. Image via AP]
Dodai points out that this chart, which compares the relative prices of different liquids, would be more interesting if it included perfume. Also: Breast milk. And when it comes to vodka, are we talking Grey Goose, or Mr. Boston? [BuzzFeed]
Question: What do Sarah Palin's new book and Vogue magazine have in common? Answer: Both are glossy, insubstantial, and full of lies.
Both Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin wrote, and published, op-eds this morning. While Secretary Clinton argues that food security and agricultural stability is vital to national security in the Guardian, Palin pushes "drill baby drill" in the National Review.
Sally Quinn just got back from a Brookings Institute conference in Doha and, judging by her appearance on MSNBC talking about the status of women in the Middle East, she didn't apparently learn much.
