Raina Kelley | Newsweek Once upon a time, it took actual talent to become a celebrity in America. Whether you achieved fame in arts and letters, athletics, or politics, it was necessary to have at least some modicum of skill. But now, thanks to cable television and the Internet, there is an endless appetite for [...]
Monthly Archives: November 2009
Sex to sell sexual shame
I had started to read this article at Pandagon because the whole Prejean thing is just so bizarre to me. I could care less if she made a gagillion sex-tapes. I mean, really, who cares? Well, apparently right wingers and christian fundies have all lost their shit over it, because they were more than willing [...]
Study: Swearing may help pain tolerance
This explains a LOT! UPI NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME, England, Nov. 9 (UPI) — A British researcher said his study indicates using swear words increases a person’s tolerance for pain. Richard Stephens of England’s Keele University said he compared the pain tolerance of 67 students of both sexes when they each dropped a hand into ice-cold water, the [...]
Coffee Art
Via: Gizmodo: Sure this reproduction of Michelangelo’s The Creation of Adam is a lil’ bit perverted by the inclusion of a coffee cup, but look closer. The entire masterpiece was painted using only coffee I’m amazed that I haven’t seen these coffee art clones before. They’re the creation of Karen Eland, a former barista, who [...]
Everything you ever wanted to know about balls
Myths About Balls: Why They Dangle, Why They Hurt Jesse Bering, he of the hilarious penis column fame, is at it again. This time, we learn everything we ever (or perhaps never) wanted to know about testicles. Read the rest at Jezebel and then go on to read this: Why Do Human Testicles Hang Like [...]