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Productivity Killer: The Great Sperm Race Game

January 19, 2011 Culture, Television No Comments

Sex education — there is more than one way to do it and as games become more and more popular tools for educators, it was only a matter of time before we ended up with something like this. Introducing the Great Sperm Race, a game that casts you as a sperm inside a treacherous vaginal cavity.

First one to the egg wins! … Continue Reading

America Shocked by Its Own Prudery

January 4, 2011 Culture, Television No Comments

Nothing highlights cultural differences better than popular culture. Consider, for example, Bailando por un Sueño, the Latin American version of Dancing with the Stars. In the Argentinian version of the program, the show actually hosted a striptease-themed competition among participants.

This clip, featuring Silvina Escudero and Nicolas Scillama is making the rounds thanks to Gawker, and the gasps in response are typically American. … Continue Reading

Hollywood Takes on The Skin Biz

August 24, 2010 Culture, Television No Comments

Hollywood takes on the skin biz. Why not? Times are tough everyone’s sinking and God knows the Valley has more implants per capita than Tinseltown proper.

HBO is about to get a little more interesting with a new drama about the skin biz, says The Hollywood Reporter. … Continue Reading

When A Good Show Gets Real

June 19, 2010 Culture, Television No Comments

Showtime‘s revolutionary envelope-pushing brought you The L Word six years ago. Now, they’re back, but, as they say, this time it’s “for real.” That’s right, creatures, the L Word has gone the way of reality TV.

Introducing The Real L Word. Tomorrow, the nation will meet the cast of six successful, Los Angeles lesbians and come along as they live and love in the city where dreams are made and shattered. … Continue Reading

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Does the AIDS Healthcare Foundation Oppose Funding Research into an AIDS/HIV Vaccine?

We have heard many rumors about the AIDS Healthcare Foundation since we started reporting on their war on pornography, chief among them that they opposed research into an HIV/AIDs vaccine. Not content to become part of the gossip mill, we decided to dive into the allegations. What we found was disheartening.

Science Writer Carl Zimmer Publishes on Playboy, Internet Freaks Out

Carl Zimmer, a celebrated science writer, has published a piece about Neil deGrasse in the January issue of Playboy magazine. Almost immediately after the article started making the rounds on the internet, the question of whether “respectable authors” should publish in magazines like Playboy arose.

Best Stocking Stuffer Idea: Dysfunctional Communication Tools

While there is no substitute for being able to speak with empathy and warmth, there are ways to tackle the little things in a manner that invites laughter and fun. This gift guide is all about taking the menial, day-to-day stuff of a relationship and learning to poke fun at yourself and each other.

The Story of a Disappearing Critique on Google+

Whatever your views may be when it comes to flesh on social networks, you have to agree that a process that doesn’t notify users of actions being taken by a social network with regard to their content is one that breeds insecurity and doubt. How can we feel that Google+ is an extension of our homes when we can’t be sure that we’re allowed to voice our opinions? This situation is grave indeed.

The Sad Ballad of Halloween

Halloween is an artifact that has existed far longer than this country, under various names and in many guises over time. It’s a weird, twisted survivor that survives by absorbing the qualities of the culture in prominence where the day is celebrated. These days, people shake their heads when they think about Halloween — how could a kid’s dress-up holiday have become so grossly sexualized?

How Can We Build Communities in a Potentially Hostile Environment?

What happened to us? What happened to people me? Where I was running with packs of people who have bold ideas, inventing these amazing things, being at the forefront, and now I’m handing my communities and my value over to gatekeepers? And these things are being built not by leaders, but by followers. So why are we doing this?

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