Archive for the ‘internet’ Category

Kids Today

Lindsay at Jezebel posted a video yesterday of one of the Gap’s holiday ads in a post entitled: New Gap Commercial With Little Girls Is, Yeah, A Little Gross. I’m…not seeing it, honestly.  Neither are most of the commenters.
The sticking point is apparently at :08, where one of the girls does a hip-pop. Now, I [...]

Is anyone actually designing apps for for consumers anymore?

Got up this morning and after paying the bills (always a grump-inducing activity, and I still have to mail the rent check, too), I click on my beloved Newsgator and finally notice that I’m being kicked off at the end of August – because I’m not an enterprise user. My options at this point for [...]

Feminism and Romance

Bitch Magazine has an interview with Sarah and Candy of Smart Bitches, Trashy Books, and it’s pretty awesome.  My favorite quote from it is, undoubtedly:
MV: Why should feminists read romance novels?
SW: It’s a 50-plus-year-old industry comprised mostly of women writers operating their own businesses and producing a genre about women’s self-actualization, pursuit of autonomy, and [...]

Fall is here.

And it’s freezing in my apartment, something that apparently doesn’t change no matter where you live.  It’s what I get for refusing to pay for my own heat.  On the plus side, I never have to look at the bill for that at least.
I’m on vacation right now, and after spending this past weekend down [...]

I have Sarah Palin Fatigue Syndrome

After two weeks of hearing nothing on the Republican side but how she’s just a simple hockey mom, as American as apple pie, etc., etc., etc., and nothing from the Democratic side but is she/isn’t she a feminist arguments.  I’ve read dozens of blog posts about how we should focus on her as a politician [...]

Mark your calendars, people

Because on Tuesday, July 15th, Joss Whedon’s latest epic project goes live:  Dr. Horrible’s Sing-a-Long Blog
Yes, it is a supervillain musical.  Yes, it will kick ass. Yes, everyone must watch it.
Joss has posted the plan of action here.  I’m a geek, so obviously I can’t wait.