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Hugh Hefner On ‘The Pill’: It’s Awesome

Amy Laviero :: Friday, May 7th, 2010 6:00 pm

In celebration of The Pill’s 50th anniversary, CNN published a piece containing opinions on its significance for women and society. Women quoted included a model and actress, a CNN Republican strategist, and the founding editor of Ms. Magazine, all of which make sense. However, Hugh Hefner’s bit is totally fucking hilarious. The only man to be interviewed on the subject, Hef manages to use “prophylactics” twice, and essentially discusses his adoration for a drug that allowed him to have gratuitous amounts of unprotected sex. He might as well have just said “ewwwwww, condoms” and left it at that. In all fairness, I suppose The Pill single-handedly allowed Hef to live the life he loves. Click through to check out his comments on the subject. MORE »

Greek Riot Dogs In The Heat Of Protests

Gray Hurlburt :: Friday, May 7th, 2010 5:45 pm

A photo-journal in The Guardian today features a brave canine of the people named Kanellos. The images show a mustard colored dog who’s been showing up to protests in Greece for two years, unfazed by fire, tear gas and loud clashes between activists and police. Kanellos, whose name means “cinnamon” in Greek, has become an extremely enigmatic figure within the resistance movement, though, according to a commenter on Buzzfeed, he passed away two years ago. The pooch in the photos linked above may be one that goes by Louk, who is one of several riot dogs fighting the system in the land of olives: MORE »

“Get Out Of There!” Montage Is The Best Thing I’ve Seen All Week

Amy Laviero :: Friday, May 7th, 2010 5:00 pm

Although the Guy Bauer Half Hour’s “we’ve got company” montage was pretty good, the “get out of there!” montage is even better. Hh1edits, a video editor through Pajiba, created the four minute gem which contains clips ranging from Apocalypse Now, to Family Guy, to Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. You may already know hh1edits’ equally genius “160 Greatest Arnold Schwarzenegger Quotes” video, or “100 Cheesiest Quotes of All Time” montage. If while watching the video you find yourself drawing a blank, Pajiba has provided a complete list of the shows and films referenced in the video. Click through to check it out. MORE »

Justin Bieber and Betty White, America’s Hottest New Couple

Amy Rose Spiegel :: Friday, May 7th, 2010 4:45 pm

Two figures from opposite ends of the age spectrum have emerged as the most beloved and ubiquitous celebrities in modern-day America. What do Betty White and Justin Bieber have in common? Well, they’re both adorable and have swarms of fanatical followers (Twitter followers, in Justin’s case). They’ve both recently done or will do much-hyped SNL appearances that go viral about an hour after they air. Their most important similarity, though, could melt America’s collective brain with a little careful planning. Betty White is a self-proclaimed “cougar,” and the Bieb often professes his crushes on older women. There’s only one logical way that either of them could get any more famous than they already are, and I think I’ve figured it out. MORE »

Tea Partiers Rail Against Palin on Facebook

Gray Hurlburt :: Friday, May 7th, 2010 4:40 pm

When Sarah Palin returned to Facebook yesterday, her web soapbox, she gave endorsement in the race for a California Senate seat to former CEO of Hewlett-Packard Carly Fiorino over Chuck DeVore, the government-reform darling of the Tea Party Movement. This didn’t sit well with the more radical followers of Palin’s, who even go on to call her and Fiorino RINOs, and the comments got nasty quick: uppercases, italics and elipses, you name it. MORE »

Rojo Johnson Makes American Professional Baseball Debut

Matt Kiebus :: Friday, May 7th, 2010 4:30 pm

Minor league baseball uses a lot of promotional gimmicks to attract crowds to their ballparks. The publicity stunts range from bobble head giveaways to dollar beers nights. The Astros’ Triple-A Round Rock Express affiliate decided to let Will Ferrell pitch. Ferrell did not disappoint. Appearing in the 7^th inning disguised as Rojo Johnson, Venezuelan pitching legend, Ferrell strutted out to the mound with a bag of beer cans while wearing a fake mustache and large gold chains. Rojo threw a grand total of one pitch. Of course that pitch was thrown five feet behind the batter and resulted in his ejection from the game and the batter subsequently chasing him around the field.

Phoenix Remix Grizzly Bear (With Help From Brian Eno and You)

Colm McAuliffe :: Friday, May 7th, 2010 3:25 pm

Have you ever spent your days wishing you could experience as an aleatory and combinatory Grizzly Bear remix courtesy of Grammy-winners Phoenix? Well the French quarter have posted on their official site two YouTube clips - one of Grizzly Bear’s “Foreground” and another of Brian Eno’s “Canon In D Major” - which is accompanied by a set of instructions. It is up to the listener to decide when to drop in (or out) each track resulting in said aleatory remix!!

Sexual Abuse: The NFL vs. The Catholic Church

Matt Kiebus :: Friday, May 7th, 2010 3:00 pm

2010 has been a banner year for our ever-popular national pastime, sexual assault. It’s becoming increasingly hard for our society to make it through a week without news of someone putting their penis in places it shouldn’t be. The two main protagonists in the on-going saga are the NFL and the Catholic Church. MORE »

Why Should I Worry About Eskimos When My Flight Is Delayed?

Colm McAuliffe :: Friday, May 7th, 2010 2:45 pm

Have you had plans to travel to Europe disrupted by that nasty volcanic ash emanating from Iceland? Those pesky Icelanders, with their crazy music, ridiculous fairytales and inability to contain their natural resources! How inconsiderate of them to disrupt everyone else’s travel plans. With news that the volcanic ash has upset flight plans as far away as Newark, the world is either at a standstill or at an airport.

But while everyone is so concerned with their own trips, does anyone actually care for the effect this is having on the Icelandic people themselves? Not really it seems. Why should I worry about eskimoes when my trip to Ibiza has been delayed by two hours?!
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Freshway Foods Romaine Lettuce Not So Fresh

Amy Laviero :: Friday, May 7th, 2010 2:30 pm

Everyone knows salad bars are fucking gross. First of all, food that sits there all day is undeniably recycled the next. Second of all, you never know who’s sneezing in or around the food. Then there’s little Johnny and his idiot parents who think he’s a perfectly civilized seven year old capable of serving himself, when in actuality he’s sticking his grubby little hands all over the stuff that ends up in your plate. MORE »

Twilight’s Baby Brainwash: Jacob and Isabella Top Name List

Shannon Hassett :: Friday, May 7th, 2010 1:15 pm

I think I may have just thrown up in my mouth. The two most popular names for baby boys and girls this year were Jacob and Isabella. As in, Jacob and Isabella the two leading characters from “Twilight”. While Jacob may be unrelated to the Stephanie Meyer induced mayhem — it’s been the most popular name for boys in the U.S. for the past 11 years — Isabella made a meteoric rise from the top 1,000 in 1990 to the Top Ten in 2004 and now number one, ousting former front runner Emma into number two. If you’re still not convinced the trend has anything to do with “Twilight,” consider this: Cullen (Pattinson plays vampire Edward Cullen) was the fastest rising name this year, jumping from 782 to 485. I would have gone for Sookie myself, but with Nevaeh coming in at 34 (that’s Heaven spelled backwards), my tastes are clearly behind the rest of the country’s. MORE »

Has Britain Become A Joke?

Colm McAuliffe :: Friday, May 7th, 2010 1:00 pm

Yesterday’s British election was an absolute fiasco. Instead of an outright winner declared, the Brits have descended into a hung parliament which unfortunately isn’t where politicians are killed for their greed and misdeed but in fact occurs when no one party wins an outright majority. So the nation has spoken but no one is exactly sure what they have said yet…
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Review: Sia at Terminal 5

Danielle Johnsen :: Friday, May 7th, 2010 12:30 pm

It was hard not to be completely in love with Sia when I left Terminal 5 last night. The Australian chanteuse entertained folks for an hour and a half at her NY stop from her ‘We Meaning You’ tour with her carefully crafted set list of classic heartwarming standards and dance pop ditties. In support of her forthcoming album “We Are Born” Sia treated the enthralled crowd with her perfect mixture of a diva vocal range and childlike charisma. With a backdrop of colorful macrame and craftacular knick knacks, she not only got the crowd moving on their feet, but encouraged their participation. At one point, the adorable singer, who sported a hand knit plastic dress and a pinwheel bubble backpack, asked the crowd, “So who’s going to heckle me?” And we quickly learned that this crowd was much more interested in singing along than poking fun. MORE »

Kristen Stewart Confirms “On the Road”

Shannon Hassett :: Friday, May 7th, 2010 12:00 pm

I don’t know what’s worse: the thought of Robert Pattinson playing Cobain, or the latest headlines that Kristen Stewart is set to star as Marylou in the big screen adaptation of “On the Road.” I get the “Twilight” craze; it’s an hour and a half of sexual tension heightened by an attractive cast. But the book series was made for the movies, with its sappy dialogue and built in special effects faring better in film than on the page — that rare book that is bested by its cinematic counterpart. MORE »

We Need a (Super) Hero

Andrew Belonsky :: Friday, May 7th, 2010 10:30 am

Iron Man streaks into theaters again this weekend. Thor, The Green Lantern and Captain America will soon fight big screen injustice, while Superman, Spider-Man and Batman have long reaped Hollywood success. Clearly there’s a demand for super heroes and their cinematic adventures. They’re flashy, exciting and bulging with testosterone. They’re wonderfully entertaining, yes, but super hero movies can also be terribly depressing. MORE »