The Weekend Pop Culture To-Do List
4/27/2007 5:19:56 PM
Welcome to another Friday afternoon. Big plans? Hot dates? Bought your sexy sundresses at Forever 21? Shh, we'll never tell. Before we dismiss class, however, we want to offer some weekend activities, besides killing that bottle of wine watching Seinfeld reruns.
Friday, RIGHT NOW: It is your LAST CHANCE to support Nerve by voting for us in the Webbys. Go to THIS SITE (brief, painless registration), and vote for us in the Website category under “Best Magazine.”
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Friday, 6:25pm (PST) : Did you know Coachella Music Festival kicked off today? And that there is a live webcast going on? It’s the music of the fest without the patchouli stink! And tonight, Of Montreal goes on at 6:25pm, Arctic Monkeys at 8:10pm, and Bjork at 10:45pm. All this, and you didn’t even have to pay for parking.
Saturday, noon: Are you as curious about Zoo as we are? It looks so fascinating, and odd, and not nearly as sensationalist as you might expect. Real quick, before the matinee: Reading material.
Saturday, 5pm: It’s at least two weeks before Wilco release their new album, Sky Blue Sky, but tracks leaked nearly two months ago. Enjoy a couple of them.
Sunday, 2pm: If you live in New York, it’s the Cherry Blossom Festival, a time when we marvel at the dual joys of nature and sake. If you don’t live in New York? Eh, sucks to be you.
Sunday, 10pm: Get in bed, bone your pregnant wife, consider the mysteries of the universe and the Paris Hilton autopsy. Dream of whatever happens next.
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Clay-Model Paris Hilton Even More Lifelike Than Actual Paris Hilton
4/27/2007 4:20:50 PM
The news of the clay-model Paris Hilton Autopsy has rendered us speechless. Forgive us while we quote from the press release: “An interactive Public Service Announcement featuring the graphic display of a tiara-wearing, autopsied Paris Hilton with removable innards is designed to warn teenagers of the hazards of underage drinking.” Removable innards! Fortunately, for the artist, there was no need to sculpt a heart OR a brain. (Thanks to Cara and Nicole.)
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Triple Shot Friday, Yet Another Video of the Day: Alex Jones, Public TV Nutter
4/27/2007 4:08:03 PM
Back when we lived in the great city of Austin, Texas, we occasionally caught the paranoid ramblings of Alex Jones, radio host and public television nutjob. Alex Jones always makes for good viewing, because he lives in his own special little world scored by spooky music and filled with big ideas about the illuminati and other secret estates. You may ask: Scanner, why so many videos today? It’s simple. Because we are interviewing Diego Luna right now, and you are not.
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Video of the Day, Double Dip: Facebook Parody
4/27/2007 2:00:00 PM
Sometimes we wonder what college would have been like if something like Facebook had been around. See, we went to school back in the dark ages, when you actually met people in person and you had to count your beer money on an abacus. That was hard! Kids, you have it so easy.
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Stolen From Screengrab: The Top 10 Nude Scenes We Could Have Done Without
4/27/2007 1:30:00 PM
Most of us can rattle off our favorite nude scenes. Anything starring Salma Hayek. Happy Feet. But what about the worst nude scenes? Or, to put a finer point on it, “gratuitous nudity,” the kind that really didn’t need to be there, especially considering how scarring it is. Today our pals at Screengrab come up with a list of the Top 10 Nude Scenes We Could Have Done Without. Yes, Burgess Meredith is included. And before you pen that nasty letter to the editor: We have word that Harvey Keitel will be getting his own category.
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Video of the Day: How to Hide Your Vagina
4/27/2007 1:00:00 PM
Via: FlixyaOne of the biggest threats facing today's celebrities isn't Alec Baldwin. It's finding ways to exit a car without flashing all your naughty bits. Let's face it. Celebrities don't wax, soak, and spit-polish their vaginas just so some cheap paparrazzi can make a cheap buck. If their vaginas are going to posted over the internet, how about some nice lighting and a bear skin rug, people? Thankfully, this video is here to help.
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Birds Do It. Bees Do It. Even Educated Fleas Do It.
4/27/2007 12:00:00 PM
We have some shocking news. Babies do not come from storks. Also, babies do not come from blowing your nose too hard. Yes, we told you this. But we were just trying to be funny. Babies are actually made when two praying mantises bone each other on top of a wooden railing. Didn’t know we all descended from praying mantises? You heard it here first. Oh, and also: A photo gallery of animal sex can be found here. In the meantime, we probably need to do a little more scientific research. (Thanks to Amanda)
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When All Hope Is Gone, Know That These Pantsless Men Are Drunker Than You
4/27/2007 11:00:00 AM
Here is something to calm you in a troubled world. When drunk Scotsmen strip off their pants and knickers and flap around their twigs and berries while singing “Twist and Shout,” The Scottish Sun will be there.
And they will post the video online. (via)
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Pregnant Sex? Scanner Is Very Pro.
4/27/2007 10:14:14 AM
We’ve never had a kid. But we’re looking forward to the day when we do, and take it from us, there will be some hot and heavy round-bellied action. Today, in “10 Zen Monkeys,” Jayden Devereux comes out hard for comes out hard for pregnant sex: “Nobody told me pregnancy entailed passionate, crazy, kinky boinking like this.”
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Marry, Fuck, or Kill: The Anchormen
4/27/2007 9:44:30 AM
Growing up, we had a giant crush on Tom Brokaw. He was suave, and wise, and he could pronounce the shit out of those crazy Russian names. Ever since then, we have had an uncommon bond with the men reading us the evening news. We feel as though we know them, that they are speaking directly to us. And so we come to today’s competition, in which you must decide which of these three anchormen you want to marry, which one you want to take pantless behind the news desk, and which one should be pummeled to death with his own teleprompter.
Marry, Fuck, or Kill?
- a. Anderson Cooper
- b. Wolf Blitzer
- c. Brian Williams
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In the News: Phil Spector Is a Wee Bit Nervous These Days
4/27/2007 9:00:00 AM
Live-blogging the Phil Spector trial. For our money, not nearly enough discussion of the hair.
LA Times male sportswriter announces transsexuality: “Today I leave for a few weeks' vacation, and when I return, I will come back in yet another incarnation. As Christine.”
Whoever wins the French presidency, their spouse won’t be the conventional political partner: “I don’t see myself as a first lady. That bores me.”
Bomb found in parking lot of Texas abortion clinic.
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How Dare the Public Library Stock Books About How Other People Live!
4/26/2007 4:55:04 PM
This is a few days old, but we just found out about an Arkansas father suing a public library after his teen boys found a book on lesbian sex, called The Whole Lesbian Sex Book. The dad is outraged. Outraged! Apparently, he is not familiar with what they’ve been stocking on the internet these days. He says the book is “patently offensive and lacks any artistic, literary, or scientific value.” Which pretty much describes The Da Vinci Code, if you ask us. Dan Brown, consider your ass sued.
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Rapper/Impresario Eve Jeffers’ To-Do List
4/26/2007 2:55:30 PM
It is a lot of work being a female rapper and impresario in today’s world. You gots to have moxie. You gots to have French tips. Today, Eve lets us take a peek at her busy schedule.
1. Drink, drank, drunk
2. Bust up Maserati in early morning smash-up
3. Get hair, nails did.
4. Receive jailhouse visit from Sean Penn.
Congratulations, Eve! This has been a busy day for you. —SH
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Eight Million Horny Frat Dudes Can't Be Wrong
4/26/2007 2:33:05 PM
FHM—our trusted source for soft-porn “fuck-me” shots of minor stars and their Vaseline-smeared cleavage—has chosen the sexiest woman alive. Or rather, their readers have. “It’s Jessica!” raves the website. But Simpson and Biel best put the cork back in their Cristal. The lucky lass is none other than Jessica Alba, best known for the role her body played in Sin City. Once again, Angela Landsbury was robbed. —SH
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Nobody Puts Baby in the Corner, Unless Maybe Her Pelvis Is Bent
4/26/2007 1:53:29 PM
Dirty Dancing is coming back to theaters May 1-2 as part of its 20th anniversary celebration. Wow, things sure have changed since then. Patrick Swayze is 54 (!). Jennifer Grey is unrecognizable. And the culture is so different from those prudish mid-century summers in the Catskills. OR ARE THEY?? Ask students at a Charleston High School, where the principal has waged an all-out war against the “booty pop” and other dirty dancing signature moves. The Charleston Gazette reports that kids had to sign a contract which read, in part:
“Any variation of dancing that approximates the following is expressly prohibited: A student (male or female) bent over at the waist with the pelvis of another individual (male or female) pressed against their buttocks while holding (or not holding onto) the bent over student’s waist or hips is prohibited at all times at functions at Capital High School where dancing is permitted.” So, we’ll assume that pantomimed spanking is out.
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Children's Author in Doggone Mess
4/26/2007 1:31:08 PM
Sometimes, this blog just writes itself. (In which case, we wish it would be a little funnier.) The Baltimore Sun has reported that a children’s author was banned from visiting public schools after suggesting a 10-year-old jump on the lunchroom table and strip. That’s classy, sir. But the real kicker? This is him:
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Video of the Day: In the Future, Everybody Will Be Naked for 15 Minutes
4/26/2007 12:59:09 PM
We have seen the future, and it needs to put on some boxer briefs. In this Reno 911 clip, a nude messenger is sent to rob a liquor store with an Uzi. Or something like that. Anyway, here is your dose of asinine for the day. WATCH
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Conan O’Brien Peers into the Dark, Twisted World of … Conan O’Brien
4/26/2007 11:50:13 AM
We have sung the praises of Liev Schreiber before. He is a damn fine actor, a gifted director, and a quality impregnator. Lest you think that furrowed brow is without a sense of humor, however, watch his recent appearance on Conan O’Brien, in which he plays… Conan O’Brien. “From Aaron Sorkin, the creator of The West Wing, comes the television event of the season: ‘Studio 6A on the Sixth Floor of the Rockefeller Plaza.’ It’s an unflinching glimpse at the high-stakes world of late-night comedy.” If only Studio 60 had been this interesting. —SH
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Matthew McConaughey Still Beautiful, Despite Desperate Attempts
4/26/2007 11:36:21 AM
Jennifer Aniston! Halle Berry! Matthew McConaughey! It’s People’s 50 Most Beautiful blah-blah, etc. etc. This year’s list is pretty much the same as every year’s list, but with Pete Wentz and 20% more Grey’s Anatomy stars. A moment on Scarlett: Is it us, or is she boring you, too? We remember those exciting days of Ghost World, when her weird hotness was practically popping out of those awkward fitting shirts. But we are way bored by the sex kitten thing. Our vote for the most beautiful person? Gael Garcia Bernal. And our kitty cat. —SH
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The New Hotness: Air Sex
4/26/2007 10:00:00 AM
You’ve heard about Air Guitar Championships. Well, shredding an invisible Fender has nothing on “Air Sex Championships,” which involve a whole lot more than miming the G chord. Watch this video from Fleshbot to meet the lonelyhearts who have turned humping their pillow into an all-out art form. Are you ready to not be surprised? It’s all going down in Japan. —SH
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In the News: Alec Baldwin Is Having the Worst Week Ever
4/26/2007 8:55:16 AM
Alec Baldwin’s tirade points to new era in celebrity dirty laundry. And if Alec Baldwin gets his way, 30 Rock won’t be nearly as good as it has been.
Couples screen embryos to assure babies have no risk of breast cancer.
.Go, Spitz! New York governor pushes bill to shore up abortion rights.
Indian court orders arrest of Richard Gere, saying his kissing of a Bollywood actress was obscene. If they think that was bad, watch Dr. T and the Women..
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Vote for Nerve in the Webbys!
4/25/2007 5:00:00 PM
There's only TWO MORE DAYS to vote for Nerve in the Webby awards. Why do we keep bugging you about it? Because we know you haven't voted yet! DO IT NOW. Go to THIS SITE (brief, painless registration), and vote for us in the Website category under “Best Magazine.” Because you know it’s true! —SH
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Pirates in the News: Ain't No Party Like a Pirate Parrrrty
4/25/2007 3:00:00 PM
The AP reports that pirate attacks have hit their lowest rate in the past decade. Didn’t know pirate attacks still happened? Arrrrren’t you keeping up on your pirate news?Interestingly, just as real pirates are abandoning the high seas, the popularity of pirates in popular culture is skyrocketing, thanks in no small part to a little action trilogy and the sexual juggernaut that is Johnny Depp. We spent the past weekend in New Orleans, where our Holiday Inn was ground zero for the first-ever pirates convention. Saturday Night Live once did a skit about this idea, but in all honesty, the pirates were awesome. They brought their own silver mugs to the bar, and invited us to their festivities. Did we party with the pirates? We did not. We know our limits. But we did meet the people behind “Talk Like a Pirate Day”. This is what they look like, and let us tell you something: They came to PARTY. —SHp
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Sex Diaries and the City
4/25/2007 1:52:35 PM
If Sex and the City is to believed, then New York is a magical place of wanton sexual escapades and romantic fantasias, where young singletons not only fall in love on the street but also with the city itself. Then again, if Sex and the City is to be believed, then writers in New York have closets full of couture dresses and $500 designer foot binders, as opposed to a drawer full of crap from Target. In this week’s New York magazine, six city dwellers put the NYC mythos to the test, keeping diaries of their sex lives. The verdict? Stay put, Midwesterners. —SH
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Video of the Day: Fear of Girls, Dungeons & Dragons Mockumentary
4/25/2007 1:00:00 PM
Laughing about gamers is a little old-hat. Truth is, gamers are going to be running this country in a few years, and who will be laughing when we’re all wearing cloaks and rolling 26-sided die to decide whether orcs or mages will be the next president? Still, this goof on super-D&Ders is pretty funny. We'll get behind anything that drops a reference to Pleasure Prison of the Bethuvian Demon Whore. —SH
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Long Before Zarf, There Was Ed Wood
4/25/2007 11:37:31 AM
The 1953 Ed Wood film Glen or Glenda is remarkable for two reasons. 1) Its sex-change storyline and sophisticated gender politics were waaay ahead of the curve. 2) It resulted in Johnny Depp one day wearing an angora sweater. The 68-minute film, having passed into public domain, is now available on YouTube. It’s a bit of a slow burn, and Bela Lugosi keeps showing up to spout portentous nonsense as if he were Elvira hosting a midnight movie marathon. But nearly a half century before Hilary Swank won an Oscar for Boys Don’t Cry, Ed Wood was kicking out these hardcore jams. —SH
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This Just In: The View Will Still Suck, But Now Without Rosie
4/25/2007 11:03:40 AM
Controversy queen and master of the tossed-off haiku, Rosie O’Donnell, has just anounced she is leaving The View at the end of this season due to contract negotiations. “It’s not sad,” she said “Because I loved it here and I’m not going away.” Barbara Walters, speaking for no one but herself added, “You will be missed very much.” —SH
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Jonathan Rhys Meyers Says No to Drugs, Yes to Rehab
4/25/2007 10:30:00 AM
We have been worried about Jonathan Rhys Meyers. Every time we see pictures of him out in public, it’s like his eyes are so glassy, his irises so dilated that he makes us grind our teeth. Not long ago, we posted a picture of poor JRM looking riddled with adult chemicals and asked you to help us figure out his drug of choice. Only one reader responded, but he sounded authoritative: Coke and pills. (When we first read that we were all, huh? Is that like pop rocks and Coke?) Anyway, we can all breathe more easily now, because Jonathan has checked into rehab. However, he and his insouciant pout are still starring in the bodice-ripping Showtime hit, The Tudors. —SH
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Now That's Grillin' and Chillin'
4/25/2007 9:54:16 AM
Rapper's grills have kind of jumped the shark along with Lil Jon (who, by the way, recently made an appearance on the game showIdentity, if that tells you anything about his career). But that won’t keep grill true-believers from sporting their wares on ye olde interweb. For example: See My Grill is a site where you can post pictures of your diamond grills, gold teeth, and bling teeth so that people can rate your pictures. Why? Just because. As a Texas girl, it’s nice to see that H-Town, Big D, and Beaumont (Beaumont???) are representing in the Top 10 Hoods category. Now we must stop writing, lest we attempt to use the phrase “bling teeth” again. —SH
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Today in Student-Teacher Sex: The IM Relationship
4/25/2007 9:30:00 AM
Here at Scanner we like to keep you up to date on the ever-escalating genre of news known as female student-teacher sex. There is so much of this stuff that sometimes, it makes you a little nostalgic for the ol’ football coach-and-cheerleader routine. But that is soooo last century. Last week, in Ireland, an eighth grade private school teacher was arrested for sexually explicit IMs with a male student. What’s the emoticon for that? —SH
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In the News: Mexico City Coming of Age
4/25/2007 9:02:17 AM
Mexico City officials voted to legalize abortion on Tuesday.
Miss America went undercover with police for a sting operation to catch sexual predators. But what she really wants is world peace.
Dog lovers rejoice as Times reveals nuanced ways to interpret your dog’s tail movement.
Threatening letters sent to television stations to protest their coverage of … college cheerleaders? FBI offers reward to find the culprit.
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Drive-Time Meditation: Cheating Around the World
4/24/2007 5:00:00 PM
According to this interview with the author of Lust in Translation:
- In Japan, women don't mind if their husbands cheat, as long as they do it courteously and discreetly.
- The French talk a big game, but in reality they don't cheat more than Americans.
- Russians are very into adultery.
In your own world traveling experience, do any of these generalizations hold true?
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Sex Ed Sucks in England Too
4/24/2007 4:00:00 PM
According to a new poll, 16% of British university students believe that two condoms are safer than one.
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News Flash: Britney Spears Hot Again
4/24/2007 3:00:00 PM
Okay, yes, she's dressed like a reject from the Chorus Line auditions. But it's a good start!
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Let's Do the Time Warp
4/24/2007 2:00:00 PM
Today on CNN is a heartwarming story about a Georgia school's first integrated prom, which took place in 1965. Wait, did we say 1965? We meant SATURDAY. That's right — up until this year, Turner County High School had separate black and white proms (as well as two homecoming queens). The first integrated prom was well-attended but controversial; one student says her friends weren't allowed to come because their parents "don't agree with being with the colored people." Also, rock and roll is the devil's music and long hair makes you a Commie. — GW
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Video of the Day: The Bachelor Claus
4/24/2007 1:00:00 PM
Let's pretend it's Christmas. In which case, where's our present, fool? Anyway, while we settle in with some eggnog and fruit cake, let's watch Patrick Wharburton, aka Seinfeld's Puddy, get freaky with some Christmas elves in "The Bachelor Claus." —SH
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Five Decades of Reading It For the Articles
4/24/2007 12:00:00 PM
Have you been watching Girls Next Door? If you have, you might agree that it’s weirdly alluring, and that Hugh Hefner isn’t the giant dickwad you might have feared. At the very least, he’s a giant dickwad who moves and walks very slowly. But Hef is actually a fascinating guy. He built an empire as a young man, bringing together two great things, nude women and intellectuals, into one incredible package. And NPR has a piece about his strange, fanstastic life, which we hope you enjoy. —SH
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Phone Sex Not Nearly As Good, Profitable As Actual Sex
4/24/2007 11:00:00 AM
Have you ever considered a career in phone sex? Yes, us too, right after a career in jazz hands and a sideline in crotch thrusts. But, as it turns out, a career in phone sex is (gasp!) not that sexy!! To boot, this story:
“Two words for anyone who wants to get rich giving phone sex: don’t bother.” Two more words? “Plastics.” Was that just one word? (Damn.) —SH
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Come on Baby, Light My Fire. With Your Condom.
4/24/2007 10:00:00 AM
Condoms are so great. They are super-useful in a water balloon war. And they come in handy in—what’s that other thing? — preventing STDs and unwanted pregnancies. Oh, but did you also know condoms can help start a fire? (We’re not speaking metaphorically.) Witness this video, in which your typical Trojan turns into an unexpected hero. —SH
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In the News: Three Little Words
4/24/2007 9:55:09 AM
Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons wants to ban three words from rap songs on the radio airwaves: “bitch,” “ho,” and “nigger.” Welcome to silent rap.
Guilty of lust, in the first degree: A Colorado judge admitted to having sex with a female prosecutor in his chambers, and sneaking into the women’s showers.
We definitely won’t have what he’s having: “Horrified diners watched in shock as a maniac sliced off his manhood in a crowded pizza restaurant.”
Virginia Tech killer hired a female escort last month. Not surprisingly, he creeped her out big-time.
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Sheryl Crow Cannot Spare a Square
4/23/2007 5:00:00 PM
So how did you celebrate Earth Day? We burned all our plastic bottles and toxic rubber goods with some leftover fossil fuel we had lying around. Was that wrong? Well, everyone contributes to this global effort in their own way, and if Sheryl Crow has her say, that will include getting you wetter—with your own pee, that is. The singer, the new It Girl for the Environment, has suggested on her website that we use "only one square [of toilet paper] per restroom visit, except, of course, on those pesky occasions where two to three could be required.” Of course, in a jam, you can always wipe your ass with her last album. —SH
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In Case You Missed It: Bjork on SNL
4/23/2007 4:00:00 PM
Watch everyone's favorite age-defying musical genius growl her new single "Earth Intruders," complete with a cute little dance and a colorful band of singer-percussionist-horn players.
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Darling It's Better Down Where It's Wetter
4/23/2007 3:00:00 PM
Got a date to impress? Consider whisking them off to the Republic of Maldives, where the world's only undersea restaurant is located. While you're there, make sure to take the obligatory pointing-at-the-fish picture.
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And Yes, I Got an A on the Orgasm Paper
4/23/2007 2:15:00 PM
When I was in high school, I collected vintage paperbacks of second-wave feminist books like The Feminine Mystique and The Female Eunuch. These inspired several book reports that made my teachers very uncomfortable (including a classic 12th grade treatise on the clitoral orgasm), and a lot of self-righteousness on behalf of my grandmother’s generation. Amazingly, it wasn’t until college that I realized feminism was alive and well – and that I should be self-righteous on behalf of my own generation. So my inner seventeen-year-old is pretty happy about Full Frontal Feminism, the new book by Feministing editor Jessica Valenti. It’s an honest, informative and fun-to-read guide to the tricky terrain of being young and female. Pick up a copy for your sixteen-year-old sister, your thirteen-year-old niece or the underage celebrity trainwreck of your choice. – Gwynne Watkins
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Today in Zarf: The End of Zarf
4/23/2007 1:57:10 PM
This has been coming for a while, but we cannot protect you from the truth any longer. Zarf—aka Zoe, aka daytime’s television first MTF transsexual and quirky goth rocker/yoga aficionado— is making his last appearance on All My Children this Thursday, April 26.
So what happened? Zarf seemed to be an AMC experiment that backfired. Soap opera fans bristled at such an eccentric intruding on their “stories,” and transgender advocates probably felt queasy embracing a bizzaro character who had some of the worst lines since Showgirls. The only group that truly loved Zarf was the audience AMC was never courting, pop culture fanatics who laughed about the clips online on sites like this one (we loved Zarf first, by the way) and the Best Week Ever blog, which had a commitment to Zarf that would impress a mother bear. Speaking of that site, they have posted a truly mind-boggling music video from AMC. It’s Zarf/Zoe singing “The Me Inside.” Take a look at the pictures below. Yes, it’s that good. YOU MUST WATCH..  |
While you’re on that site, take a moment to savor all the exquisite moments Zarf has brought us, including our personal favorite, which ends with the classic aphorism, “What am I? Isn't it obvious? I have a penis.” Remember that next time you’re signing someone’s yearbook.
But Zarf fans, have heart! Actor Jeffrey Carlson will be headlining a Washington DC production of Hamlet. (There is even a Zarfcon being arranged for the event!) Alas Zarf, we knew him well. —SH
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Video of the Day: Scary Ronald McDonald Wears, Sells Trash
4/23/2007 1:00:00 PM
You thought today's Ronald McDonald was scary? Check out the homeless crack addict who took a quick break from flashing children underneath the bridge to star in this, the first McDonald's commercial. Why don't more clowns wear a plastic cup on their nose? Oh, yes, we're lovin' it. —SH
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Headline of the Day: Testicle "Worth More Than Fallopian Tube"
4/23/2007 12:00:00 PM
What is going on in Sweden? Men who lose a nut in surgery get compensated while women who lose a fallopian tube get nothing. Hey, no fair! The good news is, three testicles will buy you a nice steak dinner for four. —SH
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We Are Definitely Protesting Tonight, Maybe After a Few Glasses of Wine
4/23/2007 11:00:00 AM
Let’s face it, today’s kids aren’t exactly known for their political activism. Imagine if half the energy that went into maintaining a MySpace profile went toward fighting injustice. But maybe that would be different if protest itself were a little more exciting. Russian protesters found a way to do just that, taking a literal twist on “Make Love Not War.” Mounting a mattress on the roof of a car, they drove around Moscow while couples had sex in public. This was an articulate, unusual protest of, umm, something. Read more here. —SH
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Girl Ran for Prom King? Now That Takes Balls
4/23/2007 10:30:00 AM
17-year-old Cinthia Covarrubias may be the first transgender student to run for Prom King. "‘I would never have run for anything if I had to wear a dress,’ Covarrubias said.” Eddie Izzard would approve. (Though he’d probably keep the dress for himself.) Covarrubias lost on Saturday night, but as Al Gore knows, that makes her much cooler. —SH
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Crush of the Week: Eddie Izzard
4/23/2007 10:10:00 AM
There aren’t too many cross dressers who have broken through to become household names. (Dee Snider? Maybe.) But Eddie Izzard is more than an eccentric vamping in lip gloss; he is a total original. An actor who stars in one of the best new shows on cable, a stand-up comedian who specializes in riffage ad absurdum. As Doug Rich, a con man masquerading as a lawyer in upper-class suburbia, Izzard is the charismatic anchor of The Riches. He also nails the American accent. (Minnie Driver? Not so sure.) This guy is not to be trifled with: He likes to wear lacy dresses, and he has an Emmy. Hey, he likes to wear lacy dresses, and women still want to nail him. And for that, he is our Crush of the Week. —SH
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In the News: Gay Americans
4/23/2007 10:04:19 AM
Jim McGreevey’s ex-wife writes racy tell-all book, claiming the sex, and the lies, in her marriage were great. The former New Jersey governor refuses to sling any mud.
Go, Spitz! New York governor plans to introduce same-sex marriage bill.
Logo television’s new gay sketch comedy show.
The strange history of racist spokescharacters.
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