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How the Bechdel Test could save the Oscars

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For the uninitiated, The Bechdel Rule, or the Bechdel Test, is a way of judging movies based on the following criteria: 1) there are at least two named female characters, who 2) talk to each other about 3) something other than a man. The rule was first introduced to the world by cartoonist Allison [...]
 
Joseph Childers Joseph Childers Ephemera Etcetera
video2 hours ago

Does The Movie Valentine's Day Make You Want To Vomit?

So we've all seen the commercials for Hollywood's latest blockbuster romantic comedy, Valentine's Day. It stars the likes of Julia Roberts, Jessica Alba, Ashton Kutcher, and Jennifer Garner; all acting like they can't get dates for Valentine's Day. Intertwining couples and singles in Los Angeles break-up and make-up based on the [...]
 
Harmon Leon Harmon Leon The Infiltrator
New Post31 mins ago

It's my birthday and damn it, I'm proud

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A number of people wished me a happy birthday on Tuesday, which was an odd coincidence as Tuesday happened to be the anniversary of the day I was born. I’ve always felt proud of that accomplishment. Perhaps it’s immodest of me but when you think about how many people have never [...]
 
Lewis Grossberger Lewis Grossberger Grossblogger
New Post6 hours ago

16 Million Bottles of Sour Grapes: World’s Worst Wine Scam

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Whilst we mere mortals might not be equipped with the olfactory tackle to distinguish the voluptuous chocolate and dark cherry notes of Merlot from the ethereal strawberry and violet perfume of Pinot Noir without the assistance of a label, you’d think that US wine giant E&J Gallo might just have [...]
 
Nadia Arumugam Nadia Arumugam Chew on This
New Post3 hours ago

The Bias Bias

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Working at newspapers for a long time, you notice something (heck, if you read Internet comments you've probably noticed the same thing): Everyone thinks you're biased. Now, I've written a lot of opinion and commentary in my life, so of course I'm biased. But even the letters to the editor [...]
 
Ryan Sager Ryan Sager Neuroworld
New Post5 hours ago

Flying with the Low Bidder

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(Ed. Note: Please watch your PBS Station tonight at 9pm (8 Central) for the Frontline program "Flying Cheap" ) There is an old, apt bromide in flying world: It’s easy to end up with a million dollars in the aviation business...just start with twenty million. And so it has gone for the [...]
 
Miles O'Brien Miles O'Brien Uplinks
New Post4 hours ago

My Winter Of (Wardrobe) Discontent -- Will New Shoes Help?

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You open the doors and sigh. Every magazine urges you to "shop your closet!", as though there's actually anything in there. You click through the hangers, booooored with what's on them. These clothes are not you. Who would wear them? Did space aliens invade while you were asleep and suck out [...]
 
Caitlin Kelly Caitlin Kelly Broadside
New Post4 hours ago

Why Doesn't the Punishment for Game Piracy Fit the Crime?

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I just finished reading an Australian news story about James Burt, a 24 year old Brisbane resident who is facing a $1.5M fine for illegally distributing his copy of Super Mario Bros. Wii, which he received six days earlier than the release date. Nintendo actually hired a P.I. to track [...]
 
Paul Tassi Paul Tassi Double Kill
New Post3 hours ago

Should the homeless be arrested or rehabilitated?

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Why is it that we think we can jail our problems away? The Chicago Tribune obviously thinks so. Their recent article, "CTA Panhandler arrested 178 times," chronicled the daily begging of Clarence Ervin, a homeless man who traverses the Chicago El Green line, asking for money from its passengers. The article [...]
 
Megan Cottrell Megan Cottrell One Story Up
New Post5 hours ago

Elect Me Governor of New York: I Don't Cheat on My Wife

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I, Elie Mystal, do hereby announce my write-in candidacy for Governor of New York. My sole qualification is that I am a married man who has remained faithful to his wife since our wedding five years ago. More than that, I was faithful to my wife even before we were [...]
 
Elie Mystal Elie Mystal The Black Side
New Post2 hours ago

Edmund Burke Is A Jerk: Our Political Elite's Fealty To The Dead Reactionary Is Downright Dangerous

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For a country founded on the spirit of the enlightenment, the United States pays a bizarre amount of respect to Edmund Burke. The Irish philosopher and patron saint of "conservatism" is cited widely by American political elites from all ends of the political spectrum. David Brooks of the New York [...]
 
Ethan Epstein Ethan Epstein epstein's razor

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