UK woman Tracy Kenny, who has been collecting unemployment for the last 20 years, has been deemed fit to work once again by the government. But the 45-year-old mother of four says that is absolutely impossible due to her “shoe allergy.” Kenny claims that her allergies to rubber, glue, nickel and metal (the materials shoes […]
“I’ve gone up about 20 pounds. I think I’m at my perfect weight!…I work out an hour, six days a week. I love classes like SoulCycle, I also loosely count calories, but sometimes I might eat an Oreo. It’s not the end of the world.” “Biggest Loser” winner Rachel Frederickson talks about her 20-pound weight gain in […]
Wendy Bell, an anchorwoman at Pittsburgh’s WTAE-TV, was fired this week after posting a missive to Facebook described by various media outfits as: racist, “racist,” racially tinged, racially insensitive and racially charged. It’s easy to see where the outlets that frame these comments as “racist” (in scare quotes) stand. They see those comments as not […]
There’s nothing like a crossword puzzle to make you feel ever-so-slightly inadequate. Why can’t you recall — seven words down — the instrument used to kill Leon Trotsky? Why don’t you know — five words across — the most famous opera by Jules Massenet? Go watch some more “Jersey Shore,” you fool … or pick […]
I don’t bat an eye at any bullshit life throws my way, but if there is a mouse in my apartment, I will jump on the back of the couch, with my sweatshirt pulled tight over my face, waiting patiently until someone comes home to handle and assess the situation. So, when there was a […]
Sixteen years after its initial release, Sisqó has explained the “Thong Song” lyrics, and the world is now heaped with the blessing of the backstory behind this iconic pop gem. While the lyrical content of the song is mostly straightforward, as Sisqó is praising the glories of thongs and informing women of the deep well of thong-related desire […]
The L.A. Times has an interview with Derrick Burts, the 24-year-old male porn star who contracted HIV recently. Burts, who has worked in gay and straight porn, as Derek Chambers and Cameron Reid respectively, discovered in early October through the adult industry’s AIM Healthcare Foundation that he had contracted the virus. Burts believes that he […]
A small study of 260 people found that women are deterred by the language in job postings, particularly when “male-sounding” words are used like “aggressive” and “assertive.” Instead, ladies responded to ads using words like “sociable” and “dedicated.” Surprise, surprise, language in job postings didn’t deter dudes at all. [EurekaAlert] Do you work for one […]
This week, on Last Week Tonight, John Oliver discussed the Senate Intelligence Committee’s CIA Torture Report, which pretty much no one has read, including people in the CIA who probably should. In hopes of getting people to actually read a few passages, Oliver invited Helen Mirren to read a few passages out loud, including a […]
