If this year's internet New Year propaganda bears fruit, it may be the greatest year of fatness, ever.

No one I know has been talking up their diet plans on Facebook. ReVolutions not Resolutions is all happy and inspiring. PDA Nation is video-mad about it.

Some people will be FATTING IT UP ALL OVERAaaaand fattivists have hopped on the blogger ( Read more... )

I'm reading this rambling-yet-delightful Tiger Beatdown piece about attitudes toward virginity, and it makes me curious about people's early sexual experiences.

Because I am nosey!

So, you know, if you're comfortable sharing that sort of stuff, what do you remember thinking?

Poll Note that if you read this via Facebook or a reader, probably you'll ( Read more... )

I saw this photo yesterday that made me wonder if there's a sex- or gender-based trend in the postures people assume while having orgasms ( Read more... )

I forgot that Ada Lovelace Day was yesterday, and failed to make this post I've been saving up. But I'll make it today, on the Day After Ada Lovelace Day. Admittedly a less-recognized global holiday, but still totally worthwhile.

What's Ada Lovelace Day, you ask? Well, since your clicky finger is broken, I'll tell you: Ada Lovelace (née Augusta ( Read more... )

More evo psych jokes! You can never have too many.

Today Alas, A Blog covers that sexist Washington Post opinion piece. You know, the one about Tiger Woods and women's inherent love of babies? You may recognize it as that thing I mocked yesterday. This quote from Alas would make an excellent slogan for evo psychers worldwide: Our “youthful ( Read more... )

Man, sometimes entire countries and disciplines just make it too easy to make fun of them.

Case in point: evolutionary psychology. Not only has it recently demystified shopping, but now it's getting in on the OMG GUYS WE HAVE TO TALK MORE ABOUT TIGER WOODS phenomenon.

RAsex makes it even funnier than I would have. To summarize: conjecture has ( Read more... )

Breaking news: Psychologist who still refers to adult women as 'girls' is nonetheless taken seriously enough to have theory published!

That's not even plausible evo psych. It's just the sort of crackpot theory one might make up over dinner. Probably during the cigar course...
George old pal, why do you think the girls love shopping so much?
Why, ( Read more... )

I have a hard time saying much besides GAH with my mouth stuck open in this "omg no they didn't" face.

video of America's Next Top Model doing the world's most bizarre racial-image-having photoshoot I recall ever seeing.

As one friend said: this is post-racism?

Apologies if this is a repeat for you, but Kim hadn't seen it, so now everyone has ( Read more... )

Everyone's seen that Glamor magazine OMG publish a photo of a nearly-nude woman (NSFW), right? Specifically - a nearly-nude woman who models plus size clothes, and therefore looks "normal" as a wearer of size 12 or whatever, poofy little tummy and all. She's cute ( Read more... )

I suspect the thought process that makes a person - or the fringe element of any political group - think let's put a stop to this violence... by committing acts of violence is deeply ingrained in our culture (cf most wars). This is sad. It makes people behave in stupid and cruel ways.

George Tiller (a Kansas doctor who was known for performing ( Read more... )