Coachella’s Stupid Tech Gimmicks Are Pissing Me Off

Just when you thought the terrible attire at Coachella couldn’t get any worse, reports emerged yesterday that everyone’s favorite culturally insensitive feather headdress parade will be providing this year’s attendees with virtual reality headsets.
My So-Called Life Coach
Karen made me uncomfortable. I didn’t like her face: her makeup revealed a hasty hand, her skin, often uplit, looked like a thin sheet thrown over a bare mattress, and her eyes were dangerous voids concealed with emotion, like deep hole traps used to catch animals in the forest. She scatted to herself the first time…
Why I'm Afraid of Social Tweedia
I love the term the New York Times came up with to describe self-consciously styled lifestyles: "The Over-Propped Life." The Times makes it easy for you: if you own more than three of the "props" in their slideshow — books arranged by color, vintage typewriter, Edison bulb, terrarium, monogrammed towels, taxidermy,…
Men Inhabit Women's Bodies In Virtual-Reality Experiment
A Barcelona University study put men in virtual reality helmets that made them see themselves in a woman's body. Supposedly this temporarily "affects their behavior and the way they think," but how many dudes were just ogling themselves? [The Guardian]
eQuality
eHarmony has settled a lawsuit brought against the dating site by gay, lesbian, and bisexual singles. The formerly straight-only matchmaking service - founded by evangelical Neil Clark Warren - will send gay customers to their sister-site, Compatible Partners.[UPI]

