Friday Open Thread

As Putin rears his head and comes into the air space of the United States of America, where– where do they go? It’s Alaska. It’s just right over the border. – Sarah Palin Continue reading →

Project Runway Season 10 Episode 9 Liveblog

Project Runway Alicia Says ByeOk kids, gather ’round. This week we don’t have any conventions to distract us but I’m not all that sure it’s a good thing. I just suffered through last week’s episode, which seemed to drag on FOR-EVAH. I should have caught it with you all. Braids is out and we keep trudging on. And, Elena still is #1 in the user favorite polls (41%). Are there any of these people that we’re excited to see in Fashion Week? Continue reading →

Your Deodorant is Terrible

I think it’s time we’ve had a talk, my friends. It isn’t easy for me to tell you this but friends tell friends hard truths. You ready? Here it goes: Your deodorant is terrible. I’m only telling you this because I care (and because that smell is offensive). Continue reading →

Google Glass Is Pretty Much the Coolest Thing Ever

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhpQ1pD-EsA

Above is the video from Diane von Furstenberg’s runway show during New York Fashion Week, created with Google’s Google Glass glasses (goggles?). Shot entirely by amateurs – the amateur cinematographers being models, makeup artists, and Diane von Furstenberg herself wearing Google Glass and going about their business, the DVF video gives us the first look at Google Glass in action. Continue reading →

The Daily Sausage – Thursday Edition

Conspiracies of convenience, Mitt’s meltdown, the path of least resistance, Sibelius and the Hatch Act, trickle-down doesn’t work, Florida voter purge restarted, Hobby Lobby Misogyny, Rand Paul swings and misses, and the CTU’s plan to fix Chicago’s schools. Continue reading →

Super Squats

Hey there Super Squaters! We are now six weeks into the challenge – how have you been doing on your jumping (walking?…limping?) lunges? I have been “cheating” if you will and doing them once a week. However! I did something this week that I think more than meets this week’s requirements. I’ll tell you about it, after the jump. Continue reading →