Well, it looks like he’s doing bench presses, decline presses, incline flies, and some pushups—and that’s just on chest day. And it’s off to the waxing salon after hitting the smoothie shop for a protein blast. Quick question: can you get the FSM on a license plate in Florida? How about Buddha? Zeus? What about, […]
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Time for Vacation Bible School! (Maybe Not This One, Though.)
When I was a kid, we didn’t have those fancy-pantsy summer camp programs all the kids enjoy today. We had three choices for how to spend our three months of vacation:1) Riding bikes and throwing dirt clods.2) Watching cartoons and buying comic books.3) Going to Vacation Bible School.And while going to Vacation Bible School was […]
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Pastors Ban Gang Attire at Funerals
Despite Mayor Sam Adams’ push to negate gang violence, Portland saw eight deaths related to gang violence in 2011—the highest in over a decade. The majority of these deaths were youth. In response to this morbid boom, Portland-area pastors joined together today to sign a new protocol for gang-related funerals, nixing gang attire (specific colors, […]
Posted inAstronomy
I’d Like to Hear Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Thoughts About Battlefield Earth
… or at least have him read the audiobook. Following last month’s teaser, here’s another quick, great ad for Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master—featuring the first glimpse of Philip Seymour Hoffman as L. Ron Hubbard Totally Not L. Ron Hubbard. The only way this casting could be better is if they got Tom Cruise. Whoa, […]
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Mormon Undergarments as Fetish Wear
The president of the United States is the most powerful person on earth, certain kinds of clothing communicate status and power, power is the ultimate aphrodisiac, yadda yadda yadda—so this was inevitable once Romney got the nom: The ancestors of Team Mahonri Moriancumer designed and fabricated the very first Mormon temple garments in 1842…. we […]
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Required Viewing: Catholic Priest Explains That Catholics Can Vote For Marriage Equality and Still be Good Catholics
Someone gets it: “I believe the church does not have the right to force its moral teaching on others outside our fold.” Watch the whole thing.
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Gay Man Marries Straight Woman, Enjoys Fucking Her, Writes Blog Post About It, Internet Explodes
I wrote this… How important do you think sexual chemistry/compatibility is in a long-term relationship? Sexual chemistry/compatibility is only as important as sexual exclusivity/satisfaction is. And for the record: Companionate marriage—the union of two individuals who love each other but don’t fuck (or don’t fuck each other)—can be wonderful. So I don’t necessarily have a […]
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Batshit Buddhists
Fundamentalist Christians aren’t the only religious crazies in this country.
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O They Will Know We Are Christians…
…by our hate: A four-year-old child at a church in Indiana gets a standing ovation when he sings “Ain’t no homos gonna make it to heaven.” Looks like it was at a wedding. Paul Loebe at Free Thought Blogs: We all know that these actions are absolutely reprehensible and wrong. You can start by contacting […]
Posted inFood and Drink
Brian Brown Accepts My Invitation to Dinner
Brian Brown, the head of the National Organization for Marriage, publicly challenged me to a debate in the wake of Bullshitgate. Brown said he would debate me “anytime, anywhere.” Brown expected, no doubt, that I would pack a hall with hooting, hollering supporters of marriage equality who would boo and shout him down. (Which was […]
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NOM’s Brian Brown Said I Could Name the Time and the Place
And he would debate me—anytime, anyplace—all I had to do was name, again, the time and the place. And I have. To find out when and where I’ll be debating the head of NOM, listen to the top of this week’s “Savage Lovecast.”
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Oh Shit, It’s a Trailer for The Master
Paul Thomas Anderson’s mysterious, Scientology-related new film has a trailer. Take a quick guess: Do you think it looks fucking awesome? SPOILER THE ANSWER IS YES Via AICN.