A tongue-in-cheek list of the 50 most loathsome people in America, including the evidence against them and the punishment society should give them for their crimes? Sign me up. Any list that groups Michele Bachmann, M. Night Shyamalan, and Barack Obama together at the bottom of the list deserves at least a shot.
Thanks to Wonkette for passign along this link this morning. I needed to share it with our faithful reader(s?), even though I’m sure that the Venn diagram of our readers and Wonkette readers looks like a dinner plate. [The BEAST via Wonkette]
When douchers sue Hooters, nobody wins. Three guys, looking for a paycheck, got the clever idea to file a class action against Hooters, because the restaurant chain – get this – refused to hire them as waiters. The plaintiffs want emotional damages resulting from the sexual discrimination.
Now, I’m no fan of Hooters’ employment practices, and the place is nothing if not trashy. But, to take a page from Seth and Amy… really, guys? Really? You want to be servers at a place called “Hooters”? Really? You think you should be objectified and ogled by dudes drinking beer? Really? You really want to flirt with male patrons? How about that. Really?
I mean, if these guys do want to flirt with dudes ogling them, more power to ‘em – maybe hooters can change it up for a new demo and earn some points for progressive policies, but somehow, I think these scumbags plaintiffs are in it for an easy buck. [Via Jezebel]
Update: While I was writing this post, in comes word from Hooters that this is hardly a novel idea, and they’ve beaten similar raps before. They won’t hire men to be objectified, dammit, and the law can’t make them!
From AL and via Jezebel: Are you a lady who’s recently lost her virginity? Do you expect to be? Then boy have we got the read for you! Direct from 1965, Found Objects brings you The Recently Deflowered Girl, a very nice little (parody) etiquitte guide to the confused, but glowing, young woman.
That image is not of Ebola or HIV/AIDS or even Africanized honey bees. No, it’s a much more devastating plague of low wages prices that has spread insatiably from Arkansas through the rest of the country: Wal-Mart. Check the animation for some real epidemiology. [via Gizmodo]
Step 1: stupid misogynist asshat blogger anonymously writs nasty things about a model. Step 2: said model takes offense. Step 3: model sues Google in order to find identity of stupid misogynist asshat blogger. I don’t know exactly where the profit comes in. [The Big Money]
Of course, as soon as I say something about ESPN’s effective monopoly on teevee sports, in comes the cable monopolist, wanting a piece of that action. [Sports by Brooks via Deadspin]
And finally, another to add onto the pile of stupid tattoos that will be regretted later. [Deadspin]
Image courtesy of http://www.elfwood.com/art/a/l/altorres/rip_van.jpg.html
*Yawn*
*Stretch*
I must have dozed off there for a second. What’d I miss?
An election? Okay, sure. Worldwide economic collapse? I mean, that happens sometimes. Tampa Bay won the pennant? What the shit!?!?
Wait… I was out of commission for how long? Fucking six months?? Shit. When you said the Devil Rays made the Fall Classic, I thought it had been the better part of a decade.
Apologies, dear readers (both of you) for the absence. What started out as a minor over-reliance on The Internet is Your Playground and Lost in the Tubes became critical after a simultaneous work crunch for both Juice and me. When laziness and inertia set in, there was really nothing doctors could do; Culturegeist was down. Finally, a London-induced internet coma for myself and a bout with acute loneliness for Juice (Sorry, buddy!) just cemented the status quo sans blog.
Anyway, we’re going to be regaining our sea legs over the next little while – assuming we ever had them in the first place – and as Juice said, hopefully we’ll have some exciting new stuff in the pipe. If nothing else, class doesn’t start till Monday, so I have a few days to reaquaint myself with finding the weird, wild stuff we all know and love. And now I’m even assisted by The Magic that Is Google Reader and more blogs than I ever knew I could read.
No, really, don’t call it a comeback. Yet… but we’re working on it.
The AMT and I are storming back in the new year. Culturegeist is storming back in the new year. Just like Soul For Real. Once again, we will freestyle when called upon. We will trollop when called upon. We will bring you the creamy goodness that you’ve come to expect from this high-quality internet publication. (Note: Jokes about library head and complicated Lebowski references will still be included. So no worries there.)
We have some plans for new features, and maybe even some additional contributors so we can keep a steady stream of quality content flowing through the tubes.
So check back soon. There will be some new content soon and we should be all the way back within the next couple of weeks.
Good Stuff Eatery, the new burger joint on Capitol Hill owned by former Top Chef contestant Spike Mendelsohn opened recently. Here’s a story about the opening festivities and we’ll have a review of the food (check out the super-reasonably priced menu at their website) as soon as we can get over there. [DCist]
Momma’s who want their kids to be president, listen up: no rape jokes. Really. Just get that point across, because they come back to haunt you. Even if you used the joke 22 years ago. Oh, and let’s not forget that it is relevant in 2008, because McCain is still an asshole who makes rape jokes.[Wonkette]
On a lighter note, Billy Packer has already found a new job! (ish) [Tirico Suave]
Liz, the new blogger at why.i.hate.dc is doing a great job so far. Check out her work. [why.i.hate.dc]
There’s a whole mess in Philadelphia sports right now because Chase Utley was unimpressed when the New York fans booed him. NY Tabloids are calling him out and everyone is making a bigger deal out of it than it is. Here’s a great and interesting recap of the whole deal. [The 700 Level]
Want to scare your neighbors? Keep those goldurn kids off your lawn? Maybe even frighten off that pesky groundhog? Boy have we got the thing for you! (Caution: may require occasional feedings involving human flesh and grey matter.) [Gizmodo]
Speaking of the walking dead, ladies and gentlemen, your Washington National Baseball Club! [Bugs & Cranks]
And while we’re on the topic… so long, Billy Packer. [Deadspin]
And for those still among the living who would like to get a fix to maybe feel like a zombie for a while, just listen for the happy music. (Seriously, though, I’ve been making the joke that the ice cream trucks in the neighborhood around RFK are dealing for a while now, and I’ve heard real stories of this happening elsewhere. Nobody should be surprised – it’s kind of a great cover, until it isn’t anymore.) [DCist]
And for anybody who’s convinced the apocalypse will come from climate change, and not something sensible (like zombies), here’s something for you. [Capital Weather Gang]
Just for good measure, because no discussion of zombies is complete without it. A special bunch of videos after the jump.
We have a big week planned for Culturegeist: a couple of new running features, a Movie Madness for Hellboy II, and lots of links to interesting, fun, and funny goodness. Yes, you heard me right… actual content this week! With words! But first, here’s some links to start the week off right and avoid that case of the Mondays:
USADA caught of a couple of track and field athletes doping… at the Paralympics. Luckily, I am slow of wit and unable to get myself in trouble making fun of this story. [International Herald Tribune]
The New Yorker has an interesting piece on how Chicago influenced Obama. Unfortunately, the editors thought it would be a great idea to put a cartoon of the Obamas as machine gun toting, flag burning Muslims on the cover of the issue… so there’s that too. [New Yoker article here, the cover here via the NYT Politics Blog, and The Carpetbagger Report on the campagins' reactions here]
Good news, bad news in D.C. Another gunman in Adam’s Morgan this weekend: bad news. Witnesses ran him down and the police caught him: good news, such as it is. [NBC4]
Apparently product placement is bothering the FCC so much that it is considering regulating the practice. One idea includes disclaimers… which, by my count, will draw attention to the product placement and only make it more effective. Right? [Gawker]
Advice for Elton Brand from Allen Iverson and Charles Barkley, a couple of players who know what it’s like to deal with Philly fans. [The 700 Level]
I’ve got a trip for work, so I’m likely out for the weekend, which means I won’t have a Weekending… post up tomorrow. Suffice it to say that one of the (few) great international club soccer rivalries involving an American team renews itself Saturday night as your D.C. United play host to CD Guadalajara, better known as Chivas – the Goats. I’ll see you kids Monday – here’s your Playground.
Let’s keep the self-reference going from a couple days ago. I’m planning on getting a tattoo this summer – thankfully I wasn’t considering any of these designs. Wouldn’t that have been embarrassing? [Radar Online - shout out to AL]
And speaking of embarrassing… what a way to die. Death by Couch. [Reuters - shout out to Ms. Kelley]
And back to the self-reference. (What? We’re a blog – it’s in the job description.) The week I finally cave and buy a Mac, out leaks photos of the next edition. Every bleeping time. [AppleInsider]
With all the important matters facing the District, from schools to transit and everything in between, perhaps the greatest question is this: Are we a town or a city, anyway? [DCist]
I’ve never been to Yankee Stadium. I’m doing my best to rectify that this summer, before it’s too late. If you manage to make it up there, think about following Rick Reilly’s lead… if there’s anything left to pilfer, that is. [ESPN The Magazine]
So, a comedian, a politician, and a wrestler walk into a Senate race… looks like Jesse Ventura is running after all. [Wonkette]
The KSK guys are huge Judith Light fans. Really. [KSK]
After moving Rodney Carney and Calvin Booth to make cap room, Elton Brand is a Sixer! The city of Philadelphia is happy, but I’d imagine that Baron Davis is a bit pissed. [ESPN via The 700 Level]
If you are into jazz, there is a ton of stuff going on this week in the D.C. area. [DCist]
And today’s Bill Simmons Real World Story of the Year: Kevin from Season One is running for Congress! The United States Congress! The one in D.C.! (Yes, those are horses you hear behind you, and, yes, Death, Pestilence, Famine, and War are riding them.) [Gawker]
I can’t believe I’m posting to a Chicago Fire blog with United playing those evil men in red tonight in U.S. Open Cup play, but when I see that you posted links to your top 20 soccer commercials all time, I just can’t help myself. [The Red Card]
This bit is a little bit old, and it’s managed to slip through about 3 days worth of links. Don’t say Culturegeist never did anything for you, at least not after you give this to your 80s-TV-obsessed cousin for his birthday. Or your brother, who loved Boy Meets World. [NYT]
Personally, I’d rather see nuclear rule the power landscape here like it does in France. (Yeah, I said it.) That said, I’m all about diversity, and wind power definitely has its place. [CNN]
Okay, must appease Juice with this joke… New York Magazine. Will Leitch. Giant inflatable garbage bags on the streets. Um… sex with man-leggings! [via Urban Prankster]
And because we’re nothing if not self-referential here at Culturegeist, here’s a link to a post about the shiny new entry level DSLR Canon is unleashing next month. Having been looking to break into the whole “taking pictures with a nice camera” thing for a while now, I, for one, can’t wait. [Machochip]
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