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Douchebag Decree: Douche Round-Up

June 30, 2011 at 3:37pm

Three douche-tastic nominees landed on our radar this week! Read on if you’re ready for an onslaught of unspeakable behavior. First up is Abercrombie & Fitch who I suspect is in a private war with American Apparel to be the douchiest popular clothing line. A&F has an illustrious history of looks-based discrimination, and they’re at it again when they...

Pop Pedestal: Lucille “Two” Austero

by Kelsey Wallace

June 30, 2011 at 2:52pm

Welcome back to Pop Pedestal, the series where we pay tribute to the pop culture figures we admire most. Up today is Lucille Austero—aka Lucille Two—from Arrested Development.

Political InQueery: The Good Husband

by Everett Maroon

June 29, 2011 at 11:08am

Rep. Weiner gave us another version, earlier this month, of the near-iconic image of the suffering, strong wife standing by her disgraced man as he calls a press conference to discuss whatever scandal has plagued him. Actually, his wife doesn’t even need to be at his press event; the Washington Post will force the image on readers anyway:

So does the media cover...

B-Sides: The Lovesick Party Jams of Making Friendz

by Kjerstin Johnson

June 28, 2011 at 3:02pm

Social Life (Last Bummer Records), Making Friendz’ first album channeling punk, ’80s pop, and R&B through a lo-fi filter, is a great time whether you’re sharing it with your crush de jour or or having a lone sing-along pining sesh in your bedroom.

With lyrics like “Don’t want to hurt nobody/just want to touch your body” (“Situation”) and “...

WTF Files: Alphanail Polish for Men and Fighters

by Kelsey Wallace

June 28, 2011 at 1:36pm

Are you looking for a way to take something that is traditionally considered feminine and make it hypermasculine beyond belief? Look no further than Alphanail, the online nail polish retailer for “men and fighters.”

Adventures in Feministory: Billie Jean King

by Ann-Derrick Gaillot

June 27, 2011 at 1:03pm

As the WNBA prepares to celebrate its 15th season, let us take a look back at one of the women who paved the way for women’s professional and amateur sports today, Billie Jean King.

Dark of the Matin

by Sara Reihani

June 27, 2011 at 12:44pm

I have always had a baseless, irrational hatred for Cameron Diaz. I’ve never kept up with any tabloid news about her personal life, so it’s not like I think she’s a bad person; I don’t even think she’s a bad actress. I just don’t like her. So it was inevitable that I would have disliked Bad Teacher, even if it hadn’t been so… bad.

Sexual Inadequacy: The Rawhide Kid

by GarlandGrey

June 27, 2011 at 12:01pm

The message of The Rawhide Kid reboot—that there is nothing inherently straight or male about being able to defend oneself or attaining mastery of the “manly arts”—is one I never tire of seeing. But why the explicit content warning?

Political InQueery: The Trick of Measuring Up

by Everett Maroon

June 27, 2011 at 11:25am

Ronald Reagan has nearly reached mythic status in this early part of the 21st century as something of a Republican’s Republican. Every year in Congress, no matter which party controls the House, at least one representative introduces a bill to name something big after Reagan, or to build a monument, or make space on Mt. Rushmore, and so on. But looking at Reagan’s domestic agenda...

Bitchtapes: Whitewashed Rock

by Kjerstin Johnson

June 25, 2011 at 10:05am

To wrap up Black Music Month, I thought I'd feature just a few popular songs that were originally recorded by black artists…only to become more popular (and profitable) by white artists. I'm not advocating for any version over the other (okay, so Big Mama Thornton's “Hound Dog” blows Elvis's out of the water), and the spectrum of cover/standards/tributes/stealing is vast...