Forget green energy and an iron man suit for the military — the most important invention of 2010 is software that detects sarcasm. (Just checking to see if the software is up and running yet.) According to Time magazine, the Semi-Supervised Algorithm for Sarcasm Identification — developed at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem — can pick […]
photo by rohan_chennai The pope says that there are “certain cases” where a condom might be acceptable. But apparently only for prostitutes (or only for male prostitutes, depending on which translation of his interview you read). Well alrighty then. We’re not sure why we expected Catholicism to suddenly start making sense. Jersey Shore Snooki’s birthday […]
photo by ohaoha Apparently winter is bad for the libido — the cold weather and increased carb consumption are to blame. More than one third of pregnancies in the U.S. is unplanned, and in most cases it’s because people are using contraception incorrectly. And you thought all those condom-on-cucumber demos were overkill. Teen girls having sex […]
photo via Nerdy Apple Bottom If every mom in the U.S. was as awesome as this blogger, Nerdy Apple Bottom, we think you could successfully eradicate bullying, homophobia, sexism, and mean-ism in one fell swoop. Or at least make a huge dent in them. Here’s why: Her five-year-old son — who may or may not […]
photo by blue beany A university researcher in the U.K. claims to have discovered that the Neanderthals were incredibly promiscuous. Apparently you can tell by the length of their fingers, who knew? Jake Gyllenhaal on screen in black lacy women’s underwear? (His forthcoming film LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS.) We’re so there. The Real Housewives of […]
photo by Andrew Morrell Okay, so there were some bright spots in the mid-term election results from Tuesday. Like the resounding defeat of both an anti-choice ballot initiative in Colorado and an ex-witch who doesn’t understand the First Amendment (or the myriad pleasures of masturbation). But the rather bleak news is that the House of […]
photo by nateOne The new health care plan may make birth control pills free for women. Jon Hamm makes out with Jason Sudeikis on Saturday Night Live! And yes, we consider this important news. Okay, we’re kind of over the whole Betty White thing, but props to the old lady for speaking out about gay […]
The World Economic Forum recently came out with their 5th annual Global Gender Gap Report for 2010, which, according to Time magazine (Oct 25th issues), ranks 134 countries on “a percentage-based metric that calculates how much they have closed their gender gaps in education, politics, health and economic opportunity.” The good news, according to the […]
graphic via OKTrends We are completely hooked on the dating research blog OKTrends because of how often it reminds us that the world is, in fact, a sane place — no matter how many of our politicians think that gay people shouldn’t be allowed to teach in schools or die for their country or get […]
photo by Stacie Joy So the lurid headline in — natch — The Washington Times reads “More women lured to pornography addiction,” but we decided to find the silver lining in this news. The gist of the piece is that new research shows that women, and even — gasp! — Christian women are finding themselves […]
photo by tbonetaylor Older women want everyone to stop making such a big deal out of their long gray hair already. High-end escort blogger-slash-Swarthmore student turns out to be middle-aged male government worker in Delaware. Last night MSNBC aired a documentary, narrated by Rachel Maddow, called The Assassination of Dr. Tiller, which looked into whether larger […]
photo by rhys alton One of the most popular and commented-on posts is about strap-on sex. It’s not exactly a point of pride for us. We’re much more about the happy feel-good feminist relationship posts. And we worry that this prominent butt-sex mention is what keeps the advertisers away (of course, it could be the […]
As recently as the ’90s, Em was horrified to hear her college roommate say that she was at school to get three letters: MRS. It was said kind of tongue-in-cheek… but not completely. The ironic thing was that back then, having a college degree actually meant that a woman was less likely to get married…and […]
In honor of Columbus Day, we’re taking the day off and reading Eduardo Galeano’s “Memory of Fire.” Tune in tomorrow for new horoscopes, a dream interpretation and other fun stuff.
A great article in the NYTimes this past weekend about cyberbullying — and in particular cyberbullying over sexual orientation — included this line which really made us stop and think: “the punishment must fit the crime, not the sense of outrage over it.” It’s wise and it’s true, but we’d forgotten that — and it […]
photo by Gibson Regester Study finds that highly sensitive fingers in a woman may be linked to her ability to orgasm vaginally. In Indonesia, a mandate being discussed would require girls to pass virginity tests to attend state-funded schools. Just. Wow. Kink study finds that the majority of men are open to fetishes behind closed […]
