The men behind Star Trek Into Darkness have thrown us ladies and boner-loving dudes a bone and released a deleted shower scene featuring a sinewy Benedict Cumberbatch in response to the completely justified criticism they’ve been getting over Alice Eve’s gratuitous underwear scene. Here’s a screenshot of Cumberbatch showering (you can find the full clip […]
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Oregon Woman Raped by Ex (but at Least Her Property Taxes Are the Lowest in the State!)
ThinkProgress.org grimly illustrates what happens when state and local municipalities lose revenue and have to slash vital services, like law enforcement, primarily at the expense of vulnerable populations, like women and children. Last August, a woman in Josephine County called 911 and pleaded with dispatchers to send police—“my ex-boyfriend is trying to break into my […]
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Judge Laughs Heartily, Denies Gov’s “Frivolous” Attempt to Block Morning After Pill from Young Women
Holy shit, this is great news, via Reuters: A federal judge in New York on Friday declined to temporarily halt a court order directing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to make emergency contraception available over the counter to girls of all ages. … [U.S. District Judge Edward] Korman ordered the FDA on April 5 […]
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Air Force Advises Female Recruits to “Submit” to Being Raped
This bit of horror arrives courtesy of Wired.com: An Air Force brochure on sexual assault advises potential victims not to fight off their attackers.“It may be advisable to submit [rather] than resist,” reads the brochure (.pdf), issued to airmen at Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina, where nearly 10,000 military and civilian personnel are […]
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Woman Beats Would-Be Rapist Into Submission
A 28-year-old sailor enjoying a day-long shore leave in Dubai reportedly became the target of an attempted sexual assault when she got on a bus to get back to the port. Instead, the driver parked the bus in a lot, allegedly pulled out a knife, and reportedly tried to rape her. Here’s what happened next, […]
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So That’s How You Prevent Your Own Gang Rape
Indian spiritual leader Asaram Bapu told his followers that the 23-year-old student allegedly gang raped by six men in December was just as responsible as her attackers for her own assault. You see, she apparently didn’t pray to God hard enough to prevent the rape-with-iron-bar: Addressing his followers recently, Asaram said that when the girl […]
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A Little Light Friday Reading (About Rape)
It’s a Friday (TGIF!), you’re stoked about the weekend (RIGHT?!!) and about the baked eggs and ham thing you just ate (FUCKIN’ YUM), and you’re cruising for a little light reading to aid the digestion process. How about all these horrific Reddit stories from rapists detailing why they rape? I know, I know: Horrifying and […]
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Wisconsin Planned Parenthood Bombed
No one was hurt, thankfully, and damage to this Planned Parenthood—which offers emergency contraception and abortion care—was minimal. And as sad as it is to say, the attack isn’t surprising. It was a matter of time before someone took the dehumanizing, violent Republican rhetoric targeting women and their progressive healthcare providers to the next level: […]
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Remembering David Foster Wallace, Journalist
In honor of President’s Day and all the work you’re currently not doing, I recommend that you read this rather luxurious essay that examines David Foster Wallace’s successful career as a journalist—arguably in the vein of Hunter S. Thompson—as opposed to just a universally revered fiction writer. Via Salon.com: In his nonfiction, Wallace most closely […]
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Friday Afternoon Quicky
If you’ve seen the Sherlock Holmes series on BBC (and you should because it’s created by Steven Moffat, which is code for excellent), then you’ll enjoy this music video, which perfectly syncs up shots from Sherlock with a SNL perennial favorite. And if you haven’t seen the series, watch anyway. Seriously, this editing job is […]
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Google’s Dream Lab Will Make Shut-Ins of Us All
Driverless cars manufactured in the US, robots that commute to work for you… these are a some of the inventions secret Google scientists are working on. Via the NY Times: In a top-secret lab in an undisclosed Bay Area location where robots run free, the future is being imagined. It’s a place where your refrigerator […]
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Amy Winehouse Died Without Drugs in Her System
It’s probably a small relief for the “Rehab” singer’s family to know that illegal drugs are off the table as a contributing factor to her July 23 death. From the LA Times: Toxicology reports show Amy Winehouse did not have drugs in her system, according to a statement by the “Back to Black” singer’s family. […]