Thursday, March 3, 2011

BarbaWire, March 3



You Look So Dumb
My efforts to smite cutesy hats must be stepped up because the New York Times' Style section declared that such hats, namely ones with animals, are a trend that is here to stay for a bit. Making matters worse, the article even mentions them for guys. Look, I get it. Winter sucks, so you think that you will cheer yourself up with a hat, but you’re bringing me down, man! I am totally fine with those fur Russian hats (I have one from Moscow somewhere) or even the aviator ones. Hats, however, that involve animal faces or strawberries are reserved for children. You must be less than 48 inches to board that ride, dudes. More.
Full disclosure: I might be a bit salty because my head is so big and this winter I lost my brand-new cashmere skull cap from Gilt.com after a month.


Gadhafi Has Gotta Go
President Obama made his first public remarks concerning the future of Moammar Gadhafi’s
future in Libya. Although the statements are a little late, they are overwhelmingly definite; “Moammar Gadhafi has lost legitimacy to lead, and he must leave,” Obama said. While these are the first public comments Obama has made, the president has expressed similar feelings in transcripts of telephone conversations with other world leaders. Obama also announced that he approved the use of U.S. military aircraft to help Egyptians stuck in Libya return home. More.

Prudes
More young kids are virgins who can’t drive, according to the National Suvery of Family Growth. The study found that 29% of women between the ages of 15 and 24 and 27% of males in that same age range are staying pure (or just lying). Those figures compare to 22% for both genders when the survey was last conducted in 2002. So, basically my generation is full of sluts. Whatevs, like I needed a survey to know that.
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While those kids were sitting around not doing it, some students in a human sexuality class at Northwestern University watched a fairly unattractive couple and a repurposed power tool get down last week. (Although they might make a pretty compelling case for abstinence).
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Oh, also Brigham Young University dismissed 6-foot-9 forward Brandon Davies from its basketball team because he admitted to having sex with his girlfriend. More.


Playing Hardball
With Democrat Senators still hiding out, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker said Thursday that he would issue 1,500 layoff notices to government workers as soon as Friday if his proposed budget isn’t passed.
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Hey, She Wore The Hairclip. We Just Mocked It.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton thinks Al Jazeera, the news network that focuses on the Arabic-speaking world, does a better job of delivering “real news” that American media.
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Clinton’s remarks seem to point toward all the punditry of the 24-hour news cycle on networks
like Fox News and MSNBC. Or maybe she means this?

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