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Distinguished gentlemen
Marion Barry Has Bizarre Story As Usual
Marion Barry—master politician, crack aficionado, crazy man, national treasure for reporters (and still married, btw!)—says he didn't really stalk his girlfriend last weekend, as much as he had a "spat" with her, but she's unstable. Or...something. More »
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Comment by Perhaps Not: Every time I see this guy I think of Clay Davis, the utterly corrupt, amoral greedbag from "The Wire." And... 1 Responses | Other threads
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men
Chick Runs Dude Network
Spike TV, as you men know, is the cable network of choice for testicle-bearers. From MANswers to The Ultimate Fighter to Deadliest Warrior, only Spike TV caters directly to testosterone-based idiot viewers. But dude—a chick's picking their shows?!? More »
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Comment by Spirit Fingers: I don't use this word much, because it's just awful, and silly, and relegated to people like Spencer Pratt, but... 9 Responses | Other threads
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sex wars
Only Sin Can Solve China's Man Problem
China is like some crazy backwards Opposite Wonderland! There are so many more men looking to get married than there are eligible women that overenthusiastic dudes are constantly getting scammed out of their "bride prices." Nevada has a solution! More »
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Comment by ms.conniving: "The regulations regarding prostitution refer to female body parts only. "All of the Nevada Administrative Code is built on the... 5 Responses | Other threads
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Sexy science
'Abuse Me,' Plead Scientists
Horndog scientists are studying sexual sex fantasies of men and women and they've come to some startling conclusions: We all want to be dominated like dirty animals. But only if you want us for our sexiness! More »
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Comment by Paul.B.Dodd: Seriously, I'm a scientist. I do research for a living and I'm extremely offended that you're referring to psychologists... 10 Responses | Other threads
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shut up, college
Womyn vs. Tucker Max in Battle of Annoyances
Which is more unbearable: Tucker Max, or Ohio State University student group Womyn and Allies Rising in Resistance (WaARiR)? Finally, they've met in a death match so we can find out! More »
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Comment by Nic Fit: I'm sorry, he was "scheduled to speak" at a University? I guess Ron Jeremy was not available? 6 Responses | Other threads
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love
Sugar Daddy Dating Site Surprisingly Gets Rich Married Guy Extorted
In unforeseeable news, a married millionaire heir to the Dupont fortune was repeatedly extorted for thousands of dollars by women he met on a site where old rich guys find hot young money-hungry girlfriends. More »
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Comment by FormerEnglishMajor: most amazing part of this story is hearing that his wife has stayed. 11 Responses | Other threads
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boys do men
Are Bisexual Dudes Cool These Days?
This is what Rachel Kramer Bussel, a sex writer, argues on The Daily Beast today. Because, you know, David Karp touches other boys and, um, I Love You, Man came out. There's only one problem:
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Comment by Sugartits: Ugh, I would prefer not to date a guy who can't make up his fucking mind. Please, I am dating you,... 10 Responses | Other threads
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pirate wars
The Cause of and Solution To Piracy: Women
Somali pirates are swaggering around shore like big gangsters, stealing women from the honest guys. Which is ironic, since the best idea yet to control the pirates is: make the women hit them with rocks. More »
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Comment by Smitros: Lysistrata, anyone? Also, former Bogota Mayor Antanas Mockus had some interesting and somewhat successful ideas about convincing women to be less... 15 Responses | Other threads
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sex wars
Talking Cougar Insemination Without Feeling Cheap
We were drawn in by New York's new article, "This Old Sperm: Do Cougars Have the Smartest Kids." Who would have thought it was lamentation against sensationalistic science journalism? More »
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By Ryan TateComment by BookishLookish: All kids are smart, some are just lucky. Economically independent women can provide that luck. End of story. 14 Responses | Other threads
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sex wars
Jobless Men Are Brutes
Unemployed men are supposed to be these sad, sappy wimps. That's the stereotype the infamous DABA girls riffed on. But the distinguished historians at Newsweek predict they will follow "their worst hypermasculine impulses." More »
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By Ryan TateComment by ADismalScience: This seems like a weak thesis. It's just another case of the media trying to lead society around by... 7 Responses | Other threads
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corrections
DABA Girls: Please Call Us Con Artists, Not Gold Diggers
The "Dating a Banker Anonymous" girls, who quickly became America's least favorite gold diggers when the NYT profiled them last month, now say that they were just playing around! But this doesn't absolve them, no:
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Comment by Oy Veh (Informality Reigns): Why can't we just call a spade a spade. During the boom times they sold sex and companionship for money... 14 Responses | Other threads
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sex wars
The Ever-Darkening 'Sex Diaries'
So yesterday's installment of New York magazine's "Sex Diaries" was insane right? It ended in actual domestic abuse. These things used to be kind of filthy fun, but these days they're just scary little downers. More »
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Comment by flossy: Jesus Christ. This has to be fake. What kind of exes share a bed in a house that must have... 5 Responses | Other threads
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dating
Five Creepy Old Men Who Should Settle Down (And One Who's Cool)
A tipster tells us billionaire Clinton pal Ron Burkle (and his model wrangler!) was "lurking around" Justin Timberlake's William Rast show at Fashion Week last night. Time for a listicle of creepy old ladies' men! More »
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sex wars
Dear Loser: You'll Never Be A Pick-Up Artist
Sure, other writers have gone to seduction classes undercover. But how many were female? And how many told their male classmates they'll always be "schlubby" beta males? More »
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By Ryan TateComment by BookishLookish: Charm school, feh. This line always worked on me: "I am buying you another drink because you are obviously not only... 7 Responses | Other threads
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science of love
Foreplay: Unnecessary
Will the wondrous advances of science never cease? Ladies and gentlemen, a new study has proven that foreplay is totally unnecessary. Just dive right in! More »
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Comment by Mount_Prion: I am here to officially announce that, despite this survey, I refuse to stop eating pussy. 25 Responses | Other threads
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guys
The Five Worst '50 Hottest Bachelors'
Page Six Magazine is folding, but not before they stroke the egos of anyone who could maybe give them a job with this here list of NYC's 50 Hottest Bachelors. Five problematic entries: More »
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Comment by SanjivaniChrysippus: Seth Meyers, 35, Andy Samberg, 30, & Fred Armisen, 42, three for the price of one. A Seth Meyers/Andy Samberg... 13 Responses | Other threads
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memes
Sexually Active Heathens Strike Back in T-Shirt War
Just as you knew would happen, those innocent Christian "EX-MASTURBATOR" and "EX-HOMOSEXUAL" t-shirts have spawned knockoffs. Liberals and their "memes" are so predictable:
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Comment by Nic Fit: I used to be gay, but it was a pain in the ass. Ba dum bum! 9 Responses | Other threads
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art
Pancake Painter Sex Cartoon Uproar!
Did you know that acclaimed pancake-head artist Dan Lacey is also an erotic cartoonist? It's true! But now his eBay-ing rights are under attack from a dreaded conservative blogger. More »
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Comment by Claire Buoyant: The blog's author responds to criticism: "Did you know posting profanities on the internet is sufficient reason to get your... 2 Responses | Other threads
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sex wars
Be The Next 'Dating a Banker' Girl—Nobody Will Know!
One reporter is looking for a few young women who'd like to become the UK versions of the universally reviled "Dating a Banker Anonymous" girls. But don't worry: he guarantees nobody will find out. More » -
field guide
Dawn Spinner Davis, DABA Girl and Sad Symbol of Our Times
Yesterday Dawn Spinner Davis came out as one of the "Dating a Banker Anonymous" girls. Today we know her life story. She is the living, breathing, complaining embodiment of the end of the gilded age.
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Comment by LilyBartleby: This is a pr nightmare for Colby. Who will go there now? 9 Responses | Other threads
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sex wars
Gold-Digging Shrews Whine About Banker Mates
Oh, look, someone started "Dating a Banker Anonymous," where vapid women meet to whine about the empty lives they chose and the broke, impotent men they are now stuck with. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by TRexstasy: I'm way too hot to be treated like this. Uh. Mah. Gawd. Kill her at once. 5 Responses | Other threads
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ladies
Malcolm Gladwell is the Key to The Game
Are you aware that reading the pop sociology of Malcolm Gladwell will turn you into a Certified Player (of women)? It's true! Real live pickup artist "The Don" reveals Gladwell's seductive lessons: More »
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Comment by blix: Gladwell does great with women now but had to practice for 10,000 hours first. 3 Responses | Other threads
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craigslist
Inaugural Sex Trades: Five Types
With a million people in DC for the inauguration, Craigslist has, naturally, become a throbbing hub of sexxxy inaugural offer$. Even journalists are trying to elbow in on the action. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by kittens: **IF YOU HAVE A 'GMAIL ACCOUNT'- DO NOT ANSWER** what? 10 Responses | Other threads
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sex wars
Date From Hell Conceives Forum Thread From Heaven
The train wreck that is the thread "What an UNbelievable JERK!" on dating site OkCupid.com is spreading quickly via Digg, Reddit, etc. It's real, but might as well be scripted. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by GinaRomantica: Could someone say what the unexpected turn is? I don't have the stomach to read through all the "hehehehe... 14 Responses | Other threads
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videuhoh
Snide Alec Baldwin Taken In Hand By Joy Behar
How is it Joy Behar has escaped our attention as a masterful interviewer for so long? Subbing on Larry King Live last night, she had her way with a prickly, pushy Alec Baldwin. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by scroll_lock: At this point Larry King is like one of those wind-up toys that chugs along into the corner and keeps... 14 Responses | Other threads
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sex wars
Guys: Want to Be Paul Janka's TV Wingman?
Paul Janka—the poor man's Mystery, a super-aggressive Manhattan pickup artist who's been known to get rough with unwilling ladies, may or may not have a new reality show in the works. That's what he claims in his latest newsletter—and he's looking for a wingman! You know, "one intermediate player and a true beginner, a guy who has real difficulty with meeting girls." Hey guys: do you have what it takes to be Janka's wingman? Previous activities include hanging around parks and appearing on Dr. Phil's "sad perv" segment.
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By SheilaComment by it takes a lot to laugh: Denim cut-offs? Is he a never-nude? 19 Responses | Other threads
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vice
World Recession Harming Sex Tourism, Duh
Many refer to stripping, escorting, and other naked-girl jobs as "recession proof," but that couldn't be further from the truth: when one's disposable income dries up, your weekly allowance for Candi and her insatiable taste for Champagne (which she gets a kickback on) over at the Hustler Club will be the first thing to cut back on. Today, however, the New York Times learns about the flesh trade and the fact that, like all industries, the financial crisis magically affects it, too! They lead with Prague, one of the capitals of sex tourism.
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By SheilaComment by Ha Ha Sound: You know what seems to be recession-proof? The dumpling industry. I just paid $9 for six dumplings and... 4 Responses | Other threads
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sex wars
Neal Boulton Claims He's Only Having Sex with His Wife These Days
It was only a matter of time before Page Six Magazine tackled this important relationship issue: the open marriage between bisexual, uber-liberated Genre (and formerly Men's Fitness) editor Neal Boulton and his equally open-minded wife, Claire. The article is called "Secrets of an Open Marriage," but the endearing Boulton, who pursues any type of publicity as fervently as he kisses hot men (like Rolling Stone editor Jan Wenner), doesn't seem like he can keep any secret for long. However!
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By SheilaComment by CodePink: I like Neil so much! I can't help it. 11 Responses | Other threads
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bloglash
Defender of Michelle Obama's Ass Butts In
Last week, what our sister site Jezebel described as a "strange, in-depth essay" on Michelle Obama's ethnically-proportioned butt, "First Lady Got Back," ran on Salon. Obviously, this was provocative enough in some circles to draw a storm of Internet criticism, which, of course, is exactly what Salon wanted. Everybody won: they got the attention and blogs got some content. But! The author of the piece, Erin Aubry Kaplan (who is African-American, has previously written about Jennifer Lopez's rather more sizable ass, and is an op-ed columnist at the L.A. Times) felt the need to earnestly respond to the disproportionate freakout her essay created.
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By SheilaComment by NefariousNewt: "It's not what I said about her butt, but the way I said it..." Please. Don't apply your personal standards and... 25 Responses | Other threads
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lipstick bungle
Sex vs. Shopping: Sex Wins!
Remember when Sex and the City came along and started dictating to women what their hopes and dreams should be? It was a fun, heady time! The two main lessons were: shopping and fucking. That's what ladies do. And, when looking at Sexism's disciples, one can see a clear path where these two roads diverged in the yellow wood of a Barney's spring sale. One group of people, those (including Candace Bushnell!) behind the regrettable NBC women's seminar Lipstick Jungle bumbled off toward the shopping, and a young queen of New Jersey named Ashley Alexandra Dupre trotted off toward the fucking (specifically as a hooker with the Governor of New York!) Finally, one has emerged the victor. And it should come as no surprise that, in the end, the fucking won out. More »
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Comment by BitchyMcGee: Whenever the hell would shopping ever win over fucking? Fucking is free. 2 Responses | Other threads
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sex wars
Gigolos Doing Better than Mistresses During Recession
Now that you're just rich instead of super-rich, you're gonna find out if your mistress really loves you. Will she stick around even if you can't keep her in the manner to which she is accustomed? The WSJ cited a new survey [of 191 people worth over $20 mil] in which "more than 80% of multimillionaires who had extra-marital lovers planned to cut back on their gifts and allowances... only 12% of the multimillionaire cheaters said they plan to give up on their lovers altogether for financial reasons." The survey also showed that rich ladies are less likely to cut back or drop their lovers than rich men, even when they're losing money. This is another example of What It Really Means In America As Told To Some Narrow Niche Of Society.
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By SheilaComment by SisterMaryMartha: Note to men planning to downsize altogether. She was never your lover if you were paying for it. 5 Responses | Other threads
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sex wars
WTF Do Women Want? A Brief History
The French are getting their handmade lingerie in a knot over a new film called Cliente, about a career lady who pays a male escort for sex. What does it all mean, asks the Times, especially since the French are "less conflicted" sexually than Americans? Is paying for sex What Women Want? Or do they want to Be Like Men? Do we want... a trend piece about what we want? The media has been trying to figure out for decades: More »
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By SheilaComment by Unfun: You know what the fuck I want? I want to be able to be a perverted little sexpot with... 36 Responses | Other threads
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what we need more of is science
Scientists Discover Tranny Gene
Ever looked at that tranny teetering down the center median of the boulevard and asked yourself "why'd he choose to be like that for?" Well, it turns out that it may not be a choice at all, according to science, which released a statement today, by way of Australian researchers who believe they have found a possible genetic cause for male-to-female transexualism. Suck it, Nurture! More »
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Comment by AuntPeniston: Female-to-male transexuals, on the other hand, are just too freaky for science. Science wouldn't touch them with yours. 8 Responses | Other threads
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sex wars
Breaking : You're Still Screwing Around on Your Spouse
Both men and women cheat on their spouses all the time. Maybe even as we speak—who knows what they do all day. The New York Times reports a new study finding that "infidelity appears to be on the rise, particularly among older men and young couples." You don't say. The study seems to show that the types of people screwing around are changing: women are doing it more, proving that that they can be equal-opportunity assholes. More »
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By SheilaComment by Social Crimer: Totes agree that communication techmologies can aid and abet cheatin' asses. You'd be surprised how steamy things can get in... 14 Responses | Other threads
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sex wars
Miley! The Morality Play
It takes a village to raise a child—and to protect a precocious, professionally-sexualized teen's virginity. Disney puppet-performer Miley Cyrus's dad, former country singer Billy Ray, was recently sort-of quoted in the Sun about giving 15-year-old Miley "the talk." Because she has an older boyfriend now! "I told her in no uncertain terms that her career would be over if something stupid were to happen and she would no longer be a role model for young girls," he said. This is no longer about Miley, America. More »
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By SheilaComment by chappie: Money says she'll be pregnant within the year. 12 Responses | Other threads
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scandal
The (Tenuous) Connection Between Levi Johnston And Cosmo's Porno Bachelors
Cosmopolitan is purportedly a magazine for women, but judging from its headlines, it's mainly there to encourage our pursuit of naked men—and to tell us how to please them. Yet, they have a huge problem with actual naked men: when Jossip found Internet porn photos of two of their "50 Hottest Bachelors of 2008," the magazine promptly uninvited them from their Hottest Bachelor Party, reports Page Six. Oh, come on—one was an amateur porn site, and the other was Playgirl.com (see middle pic.) We can't expect these hotties to be monogamous! Cosmo—she of the "dirty, shocking things men want from you" headlines—is acting so uptight. But! The real weirdness comes from one of the 48 non-naked Hottest Bachelors. OF COURSE there's a Sarah Palin connection—it's Wasilla, Alaska's other Levi: More »
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By SheilaComment by scroll_lock: So he got the title of hottest Wasilla bachelor by default since no one else showed up? Also, the pelvis of... 3 Responses | Other threads
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park slope
Hey, Mr. Mom: Your Wife Wants To Bang Don Draper
Hey, fey Park Slope stay-at-home dad who's taking care of the kids and cooking dinner because you've been freed from the yoke of oppressive gender roles: your wife wants to fuck a real man! A swarthy, hard-drinking, two-timing, emotionally distant sex hound who's not going to stop in the middle of things and think about whether he packed the kids' lunches properly. Sorry, Park Slope dad; your wife thinks you're a pussy. More »
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Comment by SinisterRouge: There is a healthy middle ground between pussified Mr Mom and Don Draper. A man can be manly without... 28 Responses | Other threads
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sex wars
Plastic Surgery Is Not Only OK, It's On Our To-Do List
Sharon Obsourne said on Chelsea Lately that she's tired of celebrities that lie about their plastic surgery, from face-lifts to filler injections to Botox to straight-up implants. The professional reality-show subject ingeniously likened Nicole Kidman's unresponsive forehead to a "fucking flatscreen TV." But there's much more openness now about cosmetic enhancement than ever been before. More »
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By SheilaComment by Unfun: I don't agree, sorry. Don't touch your fucking face until you are 40, at the earliest. I'm 30,... 16 Responses | Other threads
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In Brief
BREAKING
Dow down, cheating husbands up! ""Since early spring, maybe late winter, there's just been an increase, and I believe it might have something to do with the economy." You don't say. [Daily News; related]
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By SheilaComment by Trixie from Toronto: Explain that to me. Losing money so you embark upon something that's going to require hotel bills, florists, dirty weekends... 4 Responses | Other threads
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too insidery
Masquerading as 'Influential' Blogger New Way to Pick Up Girls?
If you want to impress people by pretending to be someone else and/or having a cool job, some advice: don't pretend to work for this website! A.) it doesn't work, and b.) nobody cares. (And if a romantic interest even suspects you mentioned them in a post, you'll have a huffy "That was OT fucking R" instant-message to look forward to.) That's why we were surprised to hear from a bartender in Brooklyn: "I’ve heard a lot of guys say a lot of wild things to random girls at bars, but 'I work at Gawker and just got mugged in Bed-Stuy… where I actually live because I’m a struggling writer,' was a new one..." More »
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By SheilaComment by Unfun: I use my status as a popular Gawker commenter to get tail. No good? 6 Responses | Other threads
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