Daily Archives: July 19, 2012

9 posts

Project Runway Season 10 Live Blog

Ok Crassholes, here is your Season 10 live blog page. Like throwing this to a pack of lions, we are about to tear into this mother. Heidi, Tim, Ms. Oran-jay and Nina are back and not a moment too soon. Nobody knows what the hell happened with that last “season” but thank god it’s over. A quick check of my local listings says that there is no stupid Project Runway competitor show or stupid runway models squawk box show afterwards either. So we are SAFE (for now…).

We have 10 minutes to showtime so settle in where you like, get yo’ libations, get yo’ remote and have at it! Continue reading →

The Daily Sausage – Thursday Edition

We work hard(er) for (less) money, half of us is broke, Michele Bachmann is the symptom and not the disease, a vast Hawaiian conspiracy, The Mittstorm Cometh V: The Final Tax Return, Chick-Fil-A is totally closeted, marriage equality gets some wood, a helpful guide to right-wing corporations, and Arizona screws up again. Continue reading →

It’s Time to Abolish the Bachelor’s Degree

Last week Congress finally passed legislation that prevented the interest rates on federal student loans from doubling to 6.8%. While this move was welcome by college students and their parents, it does little to stem the skyrocketing debt that student loans are creating for Americans. Neither will increasing Pell Grants, increasing funding for state universities, or having a student loan debt strike. Our higher education system problems are structural, and the only way to fix this problem is change the entire structure of higher education. The first thing we need to do is abandon the standard bachelor’s degree. Continue reading →

I Am Not My Hair

Welcome to the first post of the new weekly series:  Slores on Beauty. My lovely co-host, the fabulous Miss Cunning Linguist, and I will alternate bringing you advice on a range of beauty products from hair care to make-up to skincare. We are also seeking advice from you, as well as taking any questions. Continue reading →

I Fear This Post

Phobias. We all have them. Some of us have many, some just one. Some phobias are so severe that they can debilitate us and some just simply freak us out. Some are harmless and some hurt others. Those phobias that discriminate, I refuse to acknowledge.

The word phobia is Greek for “fear” or “morbid fear.” When naming a phobia, any word connected to it should be Greek. However, throughout the years it has become acceptable for the medical community to add a Latin suppletion to a Greek stem to form a name. Continue reading →

Shell Crowdsources its Marketing With The Results You’d Expect

Shell Oil has a meme generator. Instead of fundie mom and ceiling cat, this one has pictures of arctic landscapes and wildlife. Shell wanted people to create their own slogans for the pictures, and people could vote on them. The winner gets posted on billboards.

Oh, Shell. It’s sweet that you thought you could trust the Internet. It’s also really dumb. Really, really, really, really REALLY dumb.

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