Ted Cruz and the GOP’s Unnatural Birth Problem

Canadian-born U.S. senator Pablo “Ted” Cruz announced he will renounce his Canadian citizenship and defect permanently to his adopted homeland, the United States. Cruz, who is widely expected to seek the Wingnut Republican presidential nomination in 2016, had come under increasing pressure to explain the circumstances of his birth to Republican leaders who are obsessed with vaginas and things that come out of vaginas, like babies. Continue reading →

“Twerk”, “Derp”, “Vom” and Other Internet Slang Added to the Oxford Dictionary

Oxford Dictionaries Online, in a cutely written blog post, announced they were adding a whole bevy of online jargon, slang and abbreviations to their online dictionary. No doubt this is especially exciting news for English teachers everywhere. One can envision many a future book report beginning, “Bob Ewell is the most srsly vom-worthy character in all of To Kill a MockingBird…” Continue reading →

Whose Streets? Our streets! Ovarian Psycos’ Clitoral Mass in Los Angeles

“Whose streets? Our streets!” was one of the chants repeated Saturday night by organizers of the Los Angeles edition of Clitoral Mass. The ride’s official start time was 5:00 pm from Watts Towers in South Los Angeles, and would take the women and women-identified cyclists throughout Los Angeles, traveling north through downtown Los Angeles, and east into Pasadena, Highland Park and Boyle Heights. Continue reading →

Breaking Bad Postmortem: “Confessions”

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Boom! After two episodes that touched on plot points and character moments we knew needed to come but not when, Breaking Bad exploded last night with actions we didn’t foresee and a character revelation that none of us could be certain would ever actually occur. Hit the jump for a roundup of recaps, and how ’bout that guacamole? We make it right here at the table. Continue reading →