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Sarah Haskins on Birth Control Pill Ads
I never noticed until Sarah Haskins (my new comedic hero) points it out here, but, ads for birth control pills never talk about their main selling point: you can have sex without getting pregnant! It's always about controlling or eliminating your period. She snarks, "Well, now we don't have to leave the tribe and go sit in that hut for a week.
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Say What? Sarah Haskins Rages Against the Machine
“As the Internet and TV and movies all become one scary machine in your living room, it’s important that we all have some level of media literacy."
— Sarah Haskins, who sends up ads directed at women in her amazing Target Women clips on Current TV. She thinks advertisers show how clueless they are about women by doing two incompatible things at once: "trying to still use some of the traditional gender roles, while also trying to match the changes .
The Harsh Truth About Craigslist Missed Connections
Have you ever spied your dream lover in the frozen food section of Trader Joe's but were too shy to start a conversation or flirt? Maybe you were moved to post a prose poem on Craigslist's oddball "Missed Connections" section, writing to that person in the hopes that they would read your true feelings, remember who the hell you were, and contact you.
Still don't understand what Missed Connections is?
Jon Stewart: So You Think You Can Douche?
First acknowledging that he made a living bashing George W. Bush, Jon Stewart explored how cable news personalities are currently attacking President Obama. On last night's Daily Show Jon premiered a new segment — called "So You Think You Can Douche" — featuring highlights from Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, and Lou Dobbs.
Book Bag: The Big Rewind, a Pop Culture Memoir
On more than one occasion, I've imagined what song would make the perfect soundtrack for a moment I'm currently living. One of my friends' favorite party topics is who would play us in our hypothetical biopics. We are a pop-culture obsessed culture, comparing our realities to that of reality TV stars and voraciously devouring VH1 specials and The Soup.
Briefing Book! Carls Jr. Specializes in Sexist TV Ads?
- Carl's Jr. has the sexist TV ads thing down. — Current
- The Hills has always been a long drama about the disintegration of female friendships. — The XX Factor
- Eminem's new video features the rapper's Sarah Palin fantasy.
Group Therapy: I Don't Want a "Real" Job Anymore
I've been out of college for four years. I have a bachelor's degree in marketing, and have been employed at a well-known advertising firm ever since I graduated. I have an amazing salary, great benefits, and a prestigious job title, but the problem is I'm not happy with what I'm doing.
Station Censors Mistake in Debate & Fact-Checking Last Night
This is an odd case of censoring that if applied at the debate last night, could have made things look very different. In a congressional debate in Pennsylvania, a TV station has censored remarks made by one of the candidates because they were erroneous. Bleeping out a mistake?
Where the [First] Ladies At? Michelle and Cindy On the Trail
Michelle Obama, with a fresh ink feature in the NYT, dropped by the Tonight Show last night in advance of Obama's 30-minute TV spot airing tomorrow night. She also joined the sisterhood of the traveling pants as it were, being understanding about Palin's current wardrobe conundrum. Michelle said, "A VP pick, it's like being shot out of a cannon.
Front Page: Pakistan Earthquake Kills 150, Flash Floods Hit India, Obama On Most TV Stations Tonight
- Pakistan Earthquake Kills 150: A 6.5 earthquake hit southwestern Pakistan today causing heavy damage and resulting in the deaths of at least 150 people. A local expert says, “It was a shallow earthquake, which is very destructive. The aftershocks will be felt for a week with more or less the same intensity.” Hundreds more are injured following the quake.
- Flash Floods Hit India: Floods swept through northeastern India today displacing 70,000 people from more than 70 villages.
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