EL James, the author of Fifty Shades of Grey, which started as Twilight fan fiction and which reads like James has never read a novel in her life outside of the Twilight books, is publishing a writing guide.
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Posted inPolitics
The Tea Party Is Not Going Away
If you think it’s too early to think about the next presidential race, take note: This teabaggy-funded ad calling Virginia Governor (and probable 2016 Republican presidential candidate) Bob McDonnell a tax-raising piece of shit is already on the air in Iowa. This is, of course, bad news for Republicans. If they’re going to have to […]
Posted inTech
Facebook’s Midlife Crisis Continues
Facebook unveiled their shitty new toupee and sweet-ass new sports car new news feed today. According to The Verge, it’ll be bigger—because bigger is always better—and a little more granular. There will also be recommendations, which sound like it’ll turn into another source of advertising revenue sooner or later: Besides the visual redesign, Facebook is […]
Posted inFood and Drink
People Outraged That Disgusting New Food Is Not Available for Them to Eat
The Huffington Post says that some people are upset that their local Taco Bells do not have Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Tacos in stock: The fast-food chain had announced on Facebook this week that fans would be able to buy its highly-anticipated Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Tacos on Wednesday, a day earlier than planned. But […]
Posted inPolitics
Liberal Pinko Jeb Bush Disagrees with Conservative Author Jeb Bush on Immigration
It looks like Jeb Bush’s opinions on immigration are starting a battle between Jeb Bush and some guy named Jeb Bush. ThinkProgress says: Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) told MSNBC’s Morning Joe on Tuesday that he would support a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants “if you can craft that in law where you […]
Posted inEthics
The Closer Google Glass Gets, the More Ethical Dilemmas Appear
1. Here’s a blog post that makes a very good point about Google Glass: The key experiential question of Google Glass isn’t what it’s like to wear them, it’s what it’s like to be around someone else who’s wearing them. I’ll give an easy example. Your one-on-one conversation with someone wearing Google Glass is likely […]
Posted inComic Books
The Most Antisocial Way to Attend Emerald City Comicon
As Mary Traverse told you yesterday, Emerald City Comicon starts tonight. But if you’re not interested in driving to Seattle—or if you haven’t already bought tickets for Saturday, which is sold out—you should visit Flipon.TV’s Emerald City Comicon page, which is livestreaming certain ECCC panels for free. If you’d like access to all the feeds […]
Posted inTech
Apple’s War on Barely Legal Teens
Steve Jobs once promised that Apple products would provide the world “freedom from porn,” and it looks like Apple is taking that “freedom” directly to your private e-mail. MacWorld reported this morning: Apple’s iCloud email service deletes all emails that contain the phrase “barely legal teen” it was revealed today. Macworld has tested this by […]
Posted inMedia
The Conservative Media Tries to Figure Out What the Hell It’s Doing
1. Red State blogger Erick Erickson has caused a shitstorm on conservative blogs with this morning’s editorial about how the conservative media has gone crazy: I think conservative media is failing to advance ideas and stories. Certainly part of that is because the general media has an ideological bias against conservatives, which makes it harder […]
Posted inGun Club
Super-Classy Republican Shoots Gun Control Bill to Shut It Up
Here’s a shorter version of this video starring Republican State Rep. Eric Burlison: “Says here, this bill gon’ take our guns! LET’S SHOOT IT!” This is exactly what our Founding Fathers were thinking about when they wrote the Constitution. Reasoned arguments are the lifeblood of democracy.
Posted inLGBTQIA+
Gay Marriage Has Gone Mainstream
In a poll billed as the “first public opinion poll of 2013 on marriage rights for gay and lesbian couples,” a majority of Americans—”91% of Democrats, 75% of Independents, and 56% of Republican voters”—believe that gay marriage is a Constitutional right. I think this second part of the poll is even more exciting than that: […]
Posted inBooks
Children’s Book Author Says Libraries Are Stealing His Money
Techdirt wants you to know that British author Terry Deary, who writes the Horrible Histories series of books for children, has a bone to pick with libraries. I’m not attacking libraries, I’m attacking the concept behind libraries, which is no longer relevant…[I]t’s been 150 years, we’ve got this idea that we’ve got an entitlement to […]