And you are here why?

If it says One Simple Trick, then Just Don't Click. Corollaries "My Jaw Dropped" "My Mind Was Blown"  (cf. Matt Smith) "The Government Doesn't Want You To See " ( cf. Todd Holsombeck ) " You Won't Believe What Happens Next " ( cf. Drew Varner )

"Film Critic Hulk"  takes on the subject of rape - partly in response to the horrible horrible HORRIBLE  article by Emily Yoffe at Slate telling women to, well, Stop getting drunk - to prevent getting raped .  I'm not going to summarize the post - go read the whole thing. Its infinitely insightful, as well as deeply depressing - if only in the way it points out how our culture is so deeply deeply fucked up. I'll leave you with this passage - read it, contemplate the phrase " WHY ARE WE, AS  CULTURE, NOT GETTING PAST THIS? " ,  and then read the whole article That is all WHY AREN'T WE LEADING A DAMN CRUSADE AGAINST THIS BULLSHIT? WHY IS THE FIGHT ALWAYS LIMITED TO THE SAME SUBSET OF WOMEN AND A HANDFUL OF GUYS WITH VARIOUS LEVELS OF UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE?  WHY DO SO MANY OTHER GUYS IN THE "50%" JUST ACCUSE THOSE HANDFUL OF GUYS OF FEIGNING INTEREST IN FEMINIST CAUSES JUST TO GET INTO SOMEONE'S PANTS? WHY...

via Bitly , we have this interactive map showing real-time media-consumption in the US . Do note that this shows disproportionality , not raw counts , i.e., it is showing relative sizes, not absolute numbers...

The Mel Brooks collection from Amazon - $29 (Insert some commentary about people moving to different media consumption patterns, etc., etc.)