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Today's Song: Hortlax Cobra 'Berlin' [A Song For Eunuch]

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Hortlax Cobra is the dance project from Peter Bjorn and John's John Eriksson (not to be confused with Smile, the new side project from Peter Bjorn and John's Björn Yttling). Here's a perfect example of the reach of "I Feel Love": the way the arpeggiated bass line propels and steers this track is pure Moroder and unmistakably so no matter how mumbly the indie vocals get. Stylistically, this is nicely balanced. More »

Our Father's Not in Heaven: The New Black Atheism [Rants]

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Several years ago, I pitched a freelance piece about black atheism to a prominent magazine geared toward African-Americans. The pitch was denied, but not for any real reason. "That one might be a bit, uh, hard," is all my editor said. I'd later come to find out that he was merely sheltering me from his ultra-Christian executive editor, who would never let a piece questioning religion run in the magazine. More »

Do You Want Ads on TV, or Ads in TV? [Television]

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TV networks are pissed about a new DVR that can automatically skip over all ads in recorded content, no fast-forwarding necessary. Ha, fuck them, right? Fuck TV ads, right? Okay, well. I hope you love product placement and want to marry it. More »

A Little Person Competes on Toddlers & Tiaras [Video]

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Adam Lambert: As Faggy As He Wants To Be [Music]

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As tied up as we are in waiting for legislation to catch up with our humanity, being a gay man can be supremely liberating. This is especially so on a behavioral level. (I assume this is similar for queer people of all and/or no genders, but I'm just speaking from experience here.) To be at peace with your queerness is to allow yourself to do whatever the fuck. We're not really expected to adhere to the heteronormative confines of masculinity, so why should we? Getting over the fear of being called a faggot really opens up the possibilities of how you represent yourself – you can be as masculine and/or as feminine as you are and/or see fit at a moment's notice. We still have to mind our environment (so, like, ease up on the lip liner in Uganda), but given the right place, we are freer than most. More »

Photographer Takes Climactic Shots of People Getting a 'Blow Job' [Photo Series]

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Anyone who has ever stuck a leaf blower in their face knows the pure childlike joy of having your features contorted by forces beyond your control. Turns out, being on the other side of that experience can sometimes be more fun. More »

Jenny McCarthy to Celebrate Turning 40 By Taking Her Clothes Off for Playboy [Jenny Mccarthy]

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Anti-vaccine activist Jenny McCarthy is returning to her nude roots this summer with a Playboy pictorial due to be published in the magazine's July 2012 issue. More »

Wall Street Journal Fights Back Against Claims Rupert Murdoch and Jon Huntsman Fed It a Bullshit Rumor [Newspapers]

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A Chinese writer is claiming that Rupert Murdoch was behind one of the Wall Street Journal's more embarrassing recent corrections—the paper wrongly claimed that the son of disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai, who preached Maoist austerity, once showed up for a date at former Amb. Jon Huntsman's residence in a cherry-red Ferrari—and that the Journal "badgered" and "threatened" a source that refused to back it up on the story. The Journal's China editor tells Gawker that the claims are "utter nonsense." More »

Tanning Mom Poses for Paparazzi Without Bra [Tan Mom]

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At home in Nutley, New Jersey, Tanning Mom Petricia Krentcil is living like a regular starlet. Here she is cavorting for the paparazzi, braless and with her clothing askew. More »

The 'Tax the Rich' Talk TED Deemed 'Too Political' to Post (UPDATE: Now with Video) [Video]

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Wall Street Guys Love to Be Told How Much They Suck at Boxing [Video]

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Meet Eric Kelly: former boxing champion, current extremely embittered trainer of white collar boxers who suck. If they don't know they suck, Eric Kelly makes sure to tell them, and tell them, and tell them. "Yeah they're making money, working on Wall Street," says Eric of his students, "But in their mouth is where all the balls meet." Eric Kelly is genuinely hilarious, assuming you are not one of his students. More »

Donna Summer Is Dead [Video]

TMZ reports that premier disco queen and conduit for decades of dance-music advancement Donna Summer died today at age 63. She had cancer. More »

The 'Rich Guy Play Toy' Future of Newspapers [Media]

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Media General is a chain of small-ish newspapers across America. Not a particularly prestigious or savvy chain of newspapers, and the company's value has been nosediving off a cliff for the past five years along with most of the rest of the newspaper industry. But! Media General has now been purchased by Mr. Warren Buffett. And just like that, this mediocre little newspaper chain becomes the embodiment of the industry's future. More »

T.I. Comes Out in 'Meh' of Gay Marriage [Video]

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Virginia Lawmaker Who Led Opposition to Gay Judge Says Sodomy 'Not a Civil Right' [Video]

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Coffee Drinkers Live Longer. Who Cares, Really? [Science]

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A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine found that over a 13-year period studied, there "was a significant inverse association between coffee consumption and mortality," meaning that people who drank coffee had a lower risk of death, particularly from "heart disease, respiratory problems, strokes, injuries and accidents, diabetes and infections." More »

Stuck on Runway, Gypsy Punk Band Puts On Impromptu Show for Passengers [Video]

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Canadian Science Museum's Sex Exhibit for Kids Has Wooden Dildos, 'Climax Room' [Sex]

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The Museum of Science and Technology in Ottawa was forced to raise the age of admission to its new "tell-all" sex exhibit for kids from 12 to 16 after they received more complaints from parents than expected. "Sex: A Tell-All Exhibition," which opens today, features several controversial elements that rubbed adults the wrong way. More »

Nine-Year-Old Stands Up to Westboro Baptist Church with One-Boy Counter-Protest [Kids These Days]

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When nine-year-old Josef Miles spotted members of Fred Phelps' Westboro Baptist Church doing their hate-mongering thing on the Washburn University campus in Topeka, he asked his mother, Patty Akrouche, if he could stage a small counter-protest to their message of intolerance. More »

Holy Hell, Rocks Are Now Spontaneously Exploding in People’s Pockets [Explosions]

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A 43-year-old woman in California suffered third-degree burns last Saturday after two rocks she'd collected at the beach SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED while she was standing in her kitchen, causing her shorts to catch fire. (The rocks were in her pocket). More »

Black is the New White: Non-White Births Outnumber White Births for the First Time in U.S. History [White People]

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Between July 2010 and July 2011, non-white births outnumbered white births 50.4% to 49.6%, according to Census Bureau data released Thursday [NY Times link]. More »

CBS Is Still Trying to Convince You It Isn't Just a Network for Old People [Video]

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CBS, the last of the four networks to hold one, had its upfront today. Even though it is the most watched network, it still wants to prove that it isn't just for old people or the people who love the Big Bang Theory, with the result sometimes being How I Met Your Mother and other times being 2 Broke Girls. What does CBS have up its sleeve this year? Let's take a look. More »

Should Kindergartners Decide Whether You Live or Die? [Georgia]

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Kindergartners in Georgia are being groomed to become tyrannical little King Joffreys, wielding unprecedented power over their teachers' lives, according to The Hechinger Report. As part of a new pilot program, feedback from five-year-olds' surveys about their instructors will be used to determine whether teachers retain their jobs or receive raises. More »

If a Cop Pulls You Over in Mississippi, It Might Actually Be a Crazy Person Trying to Kill You [Risks]

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Mississippi police are warning people to call the cops if a cop tries to pull them over, following two incidents in which motorists were shot while driving down rural highways in the early-morning hours. More »

Skechers Will Refund Your Money Since It Tricked You into Buying Ugly Shoes [Skechers]

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All your friends laughed at you when you bought magic sneakers you thought would transform you into Kate Upton while you sat around and watched TV, but who's laughing now that Skechers has agreed to pay out $40 million in refunds to those poor saps like yourself who bought the shoes and their claims, hook, line, and sinker? More »

Welcome to 2002: JLo is the Most Powerful Celebrity in the World [Jennifer Lopez]

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Forbes has just released its annual ranking of the most powerful celebrities in the world/galaxy/universe and, J to the L-O, hello, Jennifer Lopez snagged the number one spot. More »

'World's Fastest Rapper' Drops Some Knowledge on 'Idiots' Who Still Get You're and Your Mixed Up [Video]

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Revenge Porn Kingpin Hunter Moore Is Under Investigation By the FBI [Is Anyone Up]

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We've been waiting for the other shoe to drop in the bizarre shuttering of revenge porn site Is Anyone Up last month, and here it is: Hunter Moore, the site's shithead owner, is being investigated by the FBI. Cool. More »

Republican Congressman to Constituent: Ariel Sharon and Yasir Arafat Must Restart Peace Process [Wtf]

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When Mondoweiss writer Ian Rhodewalt's dad sent his congressman, Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), a letter last year to voice his opposition to a House resolution effectively condemning the Palestinians unilaterally for stalling the peace talks with Israel, he didn't expect much of a response. But a year later, he got back something far worse than a form letter — a really, really outdated form letter. More »

PR Dummies: 'Cat People Deserve to Die!' [PR Dummies]

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The public relations industry features a low bar for entry and an even lower bar for performance. Were the bars to get any lower, it would be an underground prison, rather than a hell on earth. This is PR Dummies. Hella dumb, every week. More »

Chuck Brown, The Godfather of Go-Go, Is Dead [Rip]

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The Washington Post reports that Chuck Brown, the so-called "godfather of go-go," died today in Baltimore. He was 75 and had been hospitalized for pneumonia earlier this month. More »

What To Expect When You're Expecting Makes Me Want To Get A Vasectomy [Grierson & Leitch]

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My wife and I love kids—we just don't want to have any of our own. That shouldn't be a big deal, but sometimes other people sure act like it is. There have been a few too many instances when my wife and I have been around other folks' babies and the inevitable question comes up: "When are you two going to have a baby?" We mention that we weren't planning on having kids and you can just see this ... look come over their face. To my knowledge, I've never responded to that question with: "Are you kidding? I hate kids. I hate humanity. In fact, I hate your child most of all." But from the look I get in return, I guess I might as well have. Choosing to be childless is not an easy decision, especially when you're surrounded by friends and family who have such adorable kids, but I find that our decision is sometimes met with disbelief and confusion. It's like not being on Facebook or owning a smartphone: You're supposed to want to have kids. What the hell's wrong with me? More »

Buying Candles Is a Man's Game Now [Men]

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Lest you think the candle industry is beholden to the ladies, Man Candles, a new Yankee Candle line, have arrived to even things out. More »

Mary Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Wife, Found Dead: UPDATE [Kennedys]

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Mary Kennedy, wife of Robert F. kennedy Jr., was found dead today in her home in Mount Kisco, New York according to Radar. 52-year-old Mary committed suicide, according to a source cited by Radar, though that's not been confirmed by other reports. RFK Jr. filed for divorce from Mary in 2010 after 16 years of marriage; they had four children together. More »

All the Ways in Which Being Poor or Uneducated Will Kill You Quicker [Health]

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The CDC has released its big huge annual report about this nation in which we live (America), and how our health is, here (in America). A special highlight this year is a detailed look at exactly how being poor and/ or uneducated will screw your health. (In addition to your sociopolitical status and fundamental sense of human dignity.) Don't like being disadvantaged? Don't worry, you'll die soon. A rundown: More »

'We Picked Up John Waters Hitchhiking' And You Can, Too [Video]

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The members of Here We Go Magic were driving in Ohio and picked up a hitchhiker. The hitchhiker was director John Waters. Here is their story, as told by guitarist Michael Bloch in an email his record label forwarded to us: More »

'Very Important for Obama to Do Him Job': Explaining Salon's Greatest Moment [Media]

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Two years ago today, Salon's Twitter account pressed send on a single, everlasting tweet: More »

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