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College Offers Class in Stupidity — Hilarious or Horrifying?
It's about time we took a smart look at stupidity. Occidental College is offering a critical psychology course on the topic of dumbness. Get a load of this excerpt from course description — which, by the way, misspells "Beavis":
Stupidity, which has been evicted from the philosophical premises and dumbed down by psychometric psychology, has returned in the postmodern discourse against Nation, Self, and Truth and makes itself felt in political life ranging from the presidency to Beevis and Butthead.
Dachshund Pup Gives 'Em the Runaround
This little genius wants to hang out with his peeps but doesn't wanna get his chubby little short legs wet. Solution? Walk the perimeter of the pool like an acrobat, and then — "hop" — there he goes!
Paper Heart's Charlyne Yi Talks Love and Dating
In Paper Heart, opening in theaters this Friday, Charlyne Yi plays a documentary filmmaker intent on finding out what people, young and old, feel about love. During her travels and interviews, she falls in love with geek heartthrob Michael Cera. Not only did Charlyne star in Paper Heart with Cera (and Seth Rogen and funny man Demetri Martin), she won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award for co-penning the film’s script!
Burn! Car Burglar Leaves Note Praising Music Tastes
There are few things more annoying than having your car broken into, except maybe getting an obnoxious note from the burglar telling you that you have "amazing taste in music" and that he won't use your credit cards and driver's license "after tonight at least." Aaargh. Nothing like being a smart-ass criminal.
Talking Trash: Smart B*tches Tell Us How to Buy Romances
Sarah Wendell and Candy Tan have helped romance readers discern the good smut from the bad for years with their blog Smart B*tches, Trashy Books. And now with their book Beyond Heaving Bosoms: The Smart B*tches' Guide to Romance Novels, they offer a guide through the heady world of the $6.99 novel and defend it with wit and intelligence.
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Fact or Fiction: Can You Spot the Sex Myths?
From the truly absurd (you can't get pregnant your first time) to the more ambiguous (oral sex is less risky), sex myths abound. But y'all are smart, and can surely separate the wheat from the chaff when it comes to the perils and pleasures of sex. Test your knowledge with my myth-versus-fact quiz.
Uncovered: Good Books Can Have Bad Covers
And, bad books can have bad covers, as Sarah Wendell and Candy Tan, the authors of Beyond Heaving Bosoms: The Smart B*tches' Guide to Romance Novels know too well. After years of rating romance novels on their blog Smart B*tches, Trashy Books, they understand all the embossing in the world can't make up for a bad romance.
Today's the last installment of our five-part series with Candy and Sarah.
Ask a Librarian: Tomboy Has Never Been on a Date
Conventional Wisdom is a different kind of advice column. Your questions will be answered by people from all walks of life rather than by advice experts. Today, a librarian will offer some common sense advice.
Conventional Wisdom: Ask a Bartender
My boyfriend who was also my best friend has left me, very cruelly. Ten days after the breakup, he started posting pictures of himself with a new girlfriend on Facebook! I hate my job in the family business and want to go abroad.
Are You Attracted to Your Opposite?
You might scratch your head when you pass a beauty with a geek (or Paula Abdul with that cartoon cat), but genetics can help to explain the mismatched pairing.
A new study claims that people are subconsciously drawn to partners whose DNA is different from their own. Why?
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