May 2010
101 posts
The Fourth Wheel...Real Big
cheaperthanacupofjoe:
Got the four-wheel drive on lock, son!
“This is America — come on. We’re going to have lots of illegitimate claims. We...”
– Anglophobia Real Big
British Petroleum executive TONY HAYWARD, on the possiblity of facing lawsuits related to the oil bleed in the Gulf of Mexico.
You fucking British wanker asshole. YOU fucked this up, and now YOUR oil is going to stain our coastline, and YOUR “dispersant” chemicals are going...
Manopoly Real Big →
Equality Myth: Bemoaning the Lack of Diversity in Media, Volume 4,362
Above, behold the new Washington Post Politics authors page. Yet again, a sea of white, male faces. Sigh. (Ed Note: We love you parent company! We really really do!!)
Monica Potts has a smart take over at The American Prospect, and others point out that the paper ran a column…
eRacism Real Big →
Internet racism
abbyjean:
For the most part, I previously thought about internet racism as being fueled by anonymity. Take a look at the comments sections of news sites. Even when there is a little blip that reads something like Blah blah blah we value freedom of speech and reasoned discourse blah blah blah no racist or sexist or any other kind of ist will be tolerated. And then...
WatchAlabamy Real Big
american-apologies:
‘This is Alabama; we speak English,’ governor candidate says.
Advice Real Big
On even more bad ideas.
dearcoketalk:
I can’t stop thinking about infinity and the expanding universe. It’s getting to be a problem where I have to force myself not to think about it or else I feel sick and begin having anxiety pains. What can I do?
Instead of freaking out about your utter insignificance in an unimaginably vast and ever expanding universe, focus all of your concentration on...
Curse Real Big →
Equality Myth: Why Can’t Women Keep Up With Men? Try the Curse of the Good Girl
Our perennial favorite girl-advocate Rachel Simmons has a fabulous piece up at the Huffington Post today about the ongoing conversation about workplace equality—and its connection to adolescent girls. She writes:
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Boys need help, too, Rachel continues. “But I can’t stand the…
Deal Real Big →
NY TIMES: Hewlett Packard to buy Palm for $1.2 billion
inothernews:
Wow. I hope HP brings the smartphone pioneer back to fucking life.
Hewlett-Packard said Wednesday that it would acquire Palm, the struggling cellphone maker, in a deal valuing the company at $1.2 billion.
Palm had been exploring a sale as it has continued to struggle in the marketplace. While the company has won...
Boobquake Real big →
Boobquake Causes Taiwan Earthquake*
*No casualties reported, so God must not be that mad.
stfuconservatives:
Whoops… sorry, Taiwan!
Irony Real Big →
Scarlett Johansson Fought for “Iron Man” Role
feministfilm:
Via ShowbizSpy via Jezebel.
Haters Real Big →
Hamas security forces break up Gaza Strip’s first major hip-hop concert
kohenari:
The B Boy Gaza group had just started a lively dance set late on Saturday in a crowded auditorium when police from the Islamist Hamas group that rules the Gaza Strip ended the performance with shouts of “the show is over”, witnesses said. “I told one of the policemen that rap meant respect for all people,...
Superiority Complex Real Big
One of those Canadians was outside with me when the mail came. Previously, we’d spoken about how the healthcare reform debate played out in the U.S., and how “crazy” she thought the whole thing went. So when the mailman gave me letters, I wasn’t expecting her to look so…perplexed. “You get mail on Saturday?” she asked, more saddened than shocked....
John Galt Real Big
clientsfromhell:
[After handing a client an invoice for a rather large re-brand job]
Client: “The problem with this is that you’re one of those freeloaders, aren’t you?”
Me: “Freeloaders? Do you mean freelancer?”
Client: “No. You’re a freeloader. You went through university to learn all this artsy-fartsy stuff on my hard-earned taxes so we can call this work a repayment.”
Nativism Real Big
We need a radical immigration policy | Andrew Green | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
alwyn100:
A very powerful Panorama programme on Monday night has turned the focus back to the prospect of the UK’s population reaching 70 million in 20 years’ time, followed by substantial further growth. Whether or not this projection is credible lies at the very heart of the immigration debate.
These...
Pay Real Big →
Congressional Pay Grows 15 Times Faster Than Social Security Checks
savagemike:
The Senior Citizens League Joins Effort to Cut Congressional Pay
WASHINGTON, April 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Seniors who retired in 1990 with the average Social Security benefit have seen their annual payments increase by just $4,967 over the past 20 years. During the same time period, members of Congress...
Day Real Big
Get fat or die tryin’.
Today was easily the fattest day of my life.
evynntm:
I ate several:
As well as a few:
And many:
And I even WANTED (but was able to resist):
Totally disgusting.
Shoot me now.
With an anti-hunger ray, I mean.
D:
The Supremes Real Big
chuckmore:
The...
Daily Fail Real Big →
I don’t believe in God, says Nick Clegg (but he puts ‘Christian values’ at heart of Lib Dem campaign)
i-am-the-lighthouse:
THIS PAPER IS BUILT OUT OF SHIT
Crime Imitates Art Real Big →
I Still Shoot Film: On the legality of street shooting in France…
So I feel like I should clarify a little bit from when I said, “street shooting is illegal in France.” It’s not exactly that broad, so I’ll explain:
Any photographing of persons without their consent is illegal
Any “professional” shoot (meaning if you have lights and/or a team) requires…
