The Early Brains Of A Better Tomorrow!

[elfs]

Good advice of the day: The Fake AP Stylebook says, when writing villains: Show them all, don't tell them all.

Your brain [not] on porn. This website would be an absolute hoot if people didn't take it seriously. The author goes from noting that while watching porn certain portions of our brain are activated, to reviewing studies that show that rats on meth show degeneration in analogous brain locations, and concludes that "looking at porn is as destructive as being on meth." Even worse, his site cross-promotes with a "kindler, gentler pick-up-artist technique" site.

Mitt Romney's awkward bonding tour with America. Suave doesn't begin to address this guy. One thing Andrew Sullivan's commentors said of the "dressage" video was "You know, Romney looked relaxed and human." Of course he did-- he was in the presence of useful sycophant and fellow rich guy Sean Hannity.

Harmless Movie: The trailer for a Christian fundamentalist horror film about a man who starts watching porn. You have to watch the trailer. It's unbelievable.

Don't expect applause. Seth Godin is being smart again. Accept applause, but when you aim for applause, you're aiming for what you can't control.

The Republican National Convention attacks Obama for being "too human." No, really, compared to the MittBott™, Obama is too funny, relaxed, and human for the guy who's supposed to be running our country. We need a soulless vulture in the oval office, stat.

I bet civilized, successful nations like the Netherlands, Germany, and France don't let debt collectors be part of your hospital care team. What the fuck is wrong with this country?

Mental illness on display: When one lawmaker tried to deny Medicare payments to "pray the gay away" therapists, another challenged his belief in Jesus, and on that justification the amendment to deny was defeated.

And finally, if this video doesn't make you weep, you're dead to me:

Comments

[nbarnes.livejournal.com]

I can't bring myself to watch the porn horror movie trailer. I just can't.

[laplor.livejournal.com]

It's really more of a horror movie trailer than porn anything. It's hilarious!

[elfs.livejournal.com]

Taken with a shaky handcam a-la Blair Witch Project, it's just a vague montage of cemeteries and menacing walking-towards-young-children shots, combined with a woman's voiceover about how her house used to be full of light and joy. It's absurd.

[omahas.livejournal.com]

Just replace the word "porn" used in the trailer with the word "pickle". You'll be terrified.