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The Definition of Irony
To prove that she’s not really a spoiled little brat, Alicia Gustaferro has filed a $100 million lawsuit against the producers of ABC’s “Wife Swap.” Yeah, that’ll show em. (source)
$29M Infringement Suit Waged by 3 Gay Adult Studios
Addressing a case where piracy transcends into appropriation of copyrighted work. Copyright laws prohibit the unauthorized commercial use of another’s content. Three studios filed suit, including Corbin Fisher, because infringers were passing off the studio’s content off as their own original content. Read more…
Quote of the day
I think that she is confusin the term “lesbian” with “second wave feminist,” but its a great quote anyhow. “To me, a lesbian is a person with a dour world view who meets a similar woman, bonds with her, and they proceed to have a sex life so banal and tedious that it rivals that of middle-class heterosexual couples. I’m
New York Yankees: highest paid athletes in the world
By J. DeVoy A recent study shows that the New York Yankees’ average player salary is higher than any other sports team in the world.
Seen in Madison…
By J. DeVoy Talk about sending the wrong message. If EBT cards can be used for donuts – I’m not entirely sure – it demonstrates why healthcare reform is toothless without preventative measures to ensure a healthier population. Advertising the store’s eagerness to accept government aid in return for junk food can’t help.
Absurdly beta, insecure facebook group of the day
By J. DeVoy There’s plenty of fish in the sea, so can you not flirt with my fish? Uh, no. Absent a relationship, men and women have zero duties to refrain from flirting and hitting on targets of the opposite (or same) sex. As for non-engagement, non-marriage relationships, how is anyone even supposed to know up front that his or
Minnesota to state employees: No hotel porn for you?
The Minnesota House of Representatives recently killed a bill that would have prohibited government employees from staying at hotels that offer pornography on their in-room televisions when on official business. The Senate version of this bill, however, S.F. No. 2861, has made it out of committee and awaits a final vote. The availability of porn in most hotel rooms seems
One quarter of Republicans believe Obama is the Antichrist
By J. DeVoy And here I thought Antichrist merely was the most badass film to come out of Cannes since Pulp Fiction. In a recent poll, 24% of Republicans, 6% of Democrats and a composite 14% of Americans believe that Obama is the son of Satan incarnate. Among other statistics, 40% of respondents said that they believe Obama is a
Pwned by the mancession? Go east, young man!
By J. DeVoy Gay porn is booming in Prague. As out-of-work men look for a way to earn a living, more are turning to adult entertainment. This is especially true for the Czech Republic, which has become one of the largest exporters of this commodity. Apparently the E.U. is quite accepting of this arrangement: In many European countries, especially the
GoDaddy follows Google's lead, exiting China
By J. DeVoy In response to new regulations requiring domain name registrants to supply the Chinese government with extensive personal information, including photographs, GoDaddy.com has announced its intention to stop doing business in China. Since 2000, GoDaddy has been one of the leading domain name registrants in the United States, but may be best known for its controversial Super Bowl
New York's democrats want to legalize marijuana
By J. DeVoy In an effort to bridge a $9 billion budget gap and be more like California, New York legislators want to legalize medical marijuana in order to realize $15 million in licensing fees. Though still subject to senate approval, the plan’s projected revenues have been included in the state’s 2010-11 budget. This proposal is intended as part of
Harvard, Stanford cross the $50k rubicon
By J. DeVoy For undergrad tuition and fees.
Health care reform passes the house
By J. DeVoy Obviously, people have mixed feelings about this. The National Organization of Women is upset that the final bill doesn’t do enough to ensure women’s right to choose abortion. At the other end of the spectrum, Ferdinand Bardamu believes it will raise government expenses and taxes without doing anything to break the stranglehold of HMO’s over healthcare. Roissy’s stream
Flying cramps my style
By J. DeVoy Which one doesn’t belong? Remember: I am very condescending. h/t: securityeven
“All black people, leave this blog now.”
No, not really. You can stay. (I want you to stay). But, apparently, that statement makes me guilty of the crimes of “bias” and “intimidation and harassment” in the state of New Jersey. A 16 year old boy grabbed a public address system microphone at a New Jersey Wal-Mart store and said “Attention, Wal-Mart shoppers: Will all the black people
3d Circuit: "No child porn charges in sexting case"
by Jason Fischer The Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit handed down its decision this week in the Pennsylvania “sexting” case, in which a prosecutor threatened to press child porn charges against a group of teenage girls for sending cell phone pictures of themselves in bras and underwear. You can read our anti-gender-bias coverage of the oral arguments here.
What I wish I had written about Newdow v. Rio Linda Unified School District
For those of you who didn’t notice last week, two judges from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals wiped their asses with the Constitution, presumably because their unethical and spineless souls have been eaten by their imaginary friends. Honestly, this case is about as disingenuous as Bush v. Gore or Dred Scott v. Sandford. In response, I wrote a pretty
Time to Think About Abolishing Public Education?
Probably not. But, if this video is accurate (and the CATO Institute usually is) then it costs just as much to educate a student at the Anacostia school for future dropouts as it does to send a kid to Sidwell-Friends. If that’s the case, maybe those “voucher people” aren’t so crazy after all. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzvKyfV3JtE] H/T: Doski
Will California Mandate Condoms in Porn Productions?
California health and safety authorities are debating today whether performers in adult films should be legally required to wear condoms during porn shoots. California has its own OSHA department that regulates workplace safety matters, and it took up the issue after prodding from the AIDS healthcare foundation. The AIDS healthcare foundation takes the position that this is a workplace safety
Web Site Barred From Quick Release of New Ratings
Explaining the “hot news” exception to First Amendment law and its application to the investment banking sector. Although the exact wording and presentation of news content is copyrightable, facts are not, and can be freely used by all. There is an exception to this rule for hot news, which is news that is obtained because of a superior news-gathering source
