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The Politics of Laughter Draw a Stickman! Very cool. [www.drawastickman.com] I understand very little of this, but I assume it will make someone laugh. [comic] Iceland ain’t Right [Scandinavia and the World] Dear Human… [SMBC] So I found this giant flash drive the other day… [popstrip.com] Why does food look so much tastier when you have an empty stomach? [Time] New research is helping athletes push it to the limit and beat their own highest racing times. [NY Times] What makes some people believe they’ve been abducted by aliens? [Psychology Today] More Americans are taking prescription drugs, meaning that more American children are accidentally overdosing on those medicines. [Wall Street Journal] The forced weddings and honor killings common in some Middle Eastern countries are reportedly happening in England and the United States as well. [Newsweek] Its football time!! There are so many of us who were so happy to hear those words a few weeks ago, but could they be detrimental to relationships? Does the amount of time men spend obsessing over their beloved teams have a damaging effect on their relationships? [US News Health] We’ve all heard of gold diggers. Check out these D list celebrities that have used relationships to boost their reputations. [Huffington Post]
Hooking up is the slang term the younger generations use to describe more non-committal sexual encounters that occur outside of relationships. This is a generation in which sex is viewed as a much more casual than it had been in their parents’ generations, but just how prevalent is hooking up on college campuses? It may not occur as often as people think, especially the college students themselves. [Science Daily] Could a relatively new form of birth control lower the risk of cervical cancer? [Chicago Tribune] The moment you step onto a college campus, everyone around you is speaking a foreign language, namely college lingo. To begin bridging the gap between the outside world and college, here is an extensive “dictionary” explaining some of these strange new words that all college students are expected to know. [Her Campus] Although those of us who are in the middle of our college days do not think twice about the details of weekend socializing, the different types of parties are not as clear to most. What do you wear? What does that theme even mean? Is there social etiquette that I may not know about? A brief 411 on college parties. [College Freshman.com] Who says college students don’t want the dirty details too? These college newspapers do not hesitate in telling the truth in order to keep their student bodies well informed, earning them titles as “The Gutsiest Campus Newspapers of 2011.” [Mother Jones] Are college students really incapable of operating without technology? The extensive incorporation of Facebook, Twitter, tablets and other technological advances into the classroom has resulted in new methods of reading, studying and contacting teachers. Make sure to check out the image at the bottom for interesting statistics (Who knew 70 percent of students now take notes on their computers? And 38 percent of students claim they cannot go for more than ten minutes without using an electronic!) [Media Bistro]
In small-town America, gossip moves to the web and turns vicious. [ZDNet] Has the internet killed TV the way that video killed the radio star? [The Motley Fool] Please pass the lettuce: PETA announces a new porn web site to assist in raising funds for protecting animals. [Detroit Free Press] What the web is saying about the new “Netflix-Qwikster” debate: read all about it here. [GigaOm] Is the invisible hand of the free market really God at work? That’s what some believe. [Washington Post] For my column this week in The Huffington Post, I draw upon a seminal childhood memory — sparked by my recent trip to Europe — to comment on a subject of great personal and religious import: the security and survival of the State of Israel. I also offer President Obama some advice on how to address President Mahmoud Abbas’ current efforts to force a United Nations vote on Palestinian statehood. Here’s an excerpt:
Click here to read the full column in The Huffington Post.
Lars Von Trier, director of the upcoming film Melancholia (which looks amazing), has un-apologized for his comments about sympathizing with Nazis. Probably not the best move. [/Film] Clint Eastwood is directing a movie about J Edgar Hoover, which will star Leonardo DiCaprio as the head spook. There is a trailer for it now. [Guardian] Netflix is splitting into two companies: Netflix, which will continue to manage their internet streaming service; and Qwikster, which will manage DVD rentals (and will add video game rentals). [Film Junk] Ryan Gosling has made some great films recently, and is in two films this year which are sure to be hits: Drive and The Ides of March. But, he might hang it up for good after that. [IFC] If you have never watched Arrested Development, you need to do that. Its a hilarious TV show, and has been floated as a movie for a long time. It looks like it might actually shoot next year. [Forces of Geek] Conference alignment is the news of the week. Here is a great rundown about what the new conferences mean for college basketball. [Rush The Court] Different coaches had different reactions to the realignment. Jim Boeheim, coach of Syracuse, gave Andy Katz a massive rant about the hypocrisy of such moves, saying: “there are two reasons we are doing this [moving to the ACC]: money and football.” Rick Pitino, coach of of Louisville, was much more introspective–preferring to compare this switch to The Godfather. [Pitino-Deadspin] [Boeheim-The Big Lead] Mark Cuban, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, has always been one to voice his opinion. He has a new blog post about being Patriotic. His view: the most patriotic thing you can do is to get obnoxiously rich, then pay lots of taxes and hire people. [blog maverick] The NBA lockout is still happening. Here is some news about it. [ESPN] People have speculated that NBA Players don’t have the desire for the lockout to continue for very long, because they need to make more money. Billy Hunter, the NBAPA leader, disagrees. In addition to being well prepared for the lockout, Kobe Bryant has apparently offered to loan players money who need it. Good for him. [USA Today] BREAKING NEWS: Kanye West will show at Paris Fashion Week! [Vogue UK] The Fashion Weeks continue: New York last week, London this week! [Lucire] What were your favorite Spring 2012 Collections from New York Fashion Week? Check out this top 10 list of favorites; agree or disagree? [Fashionista] Gossip Girl took heed to the fact that millions of girls dreamed of dressing like Serena or Blair, prompting them to release their own fashion line. Check it out: [NY Mag] It seems like Snooki frequently makes appearances on The RP, and I apologize for that. But in case you are need of a good laugh, check out her latest sunglasses line. [SHEfinds] |
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