Another Republican candidate is announcing today his desire to run for President in 2016, and if he wins come the fateful day, there will be a long-established pattern of Democrats being President in between Texan Republican administrations. (NY Times) The Lone Star state has been paying the way for veterans enrolled in in-state colleges, but […]

Everyone’s favorite boot manufacturer, LL Bean, plans to triple its U.S. stores by 2020, citing strong sales growth in—you guessed it—their footwear division. Whether this sets them up to find out the hard way about the existence of Zappos and the idea of a “fad,” only time will tell. (NYT) Art Basel Hong Kong, an Asian […]

To get an Apple Watch or not to get an Apple Watch? Are they lame?? Not if you bling it out. Dolce & Gabbana introduced tech gear dripping in crystals on the runway in paris, but no need to stop there. Get your sick new Apple Watch done! (Vogue) Kendrick Lamar is dropping, To Pimp a Butterfly, on […]

Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson took to the runway at Valentino’s Paris Fashion Week show to announce Zoolander 2. (Rolling Stone) Check out this piece on “post-internet poetry”–writing that uses the internet and technology as its basis. (New Yorker) The winter of Canada Goose: We guess outside Butler isn’t the only place you can find people […]

The early bird doesn’t always catch the worm—in Georgia, at least. Kevin McGill, a garbage collector in The Peach State, will be spending the next fourteen weekends behind bars for beginning his job of taking out the trash nearly two hours before his shift was set to begin. (NY Daily News) Nearly 300 individuals attempt to climb Mount […]

Though the city name didn’t do well (enough) at this year’s Oscars, millions of ordinary citizens and socially-active celebrities made appearances this weekend in Selma, Alabama to march together on the 50th anniversary of MLK’s historic march. (NY Times) Thinking of spending this fine March 9 day in Poughkeepsie? This is not a shabby idea; […]

In the event that you still haven’t heard yet, famous Human Rights lawyer and spouse of some hottie Amal Clooney will be joining the faculty of our very own Columbia University this Spring as a visiting lecturer. (NBC New York) Following a Super Bowl bet, Chris Pratt and Chris Evans were seen visiting Seattle Children’s […]

A panel of wine experts uncorked and tasted wine recovered from a Civil War-era shipwreck. Unsurprisingly, the sommeliers detected hints of saltwater and gasoline. What is surprising is that people paid to watch the tasting. (Reuters) Idaho’s own Split Rail Winery aims to push the boundaries of wine by selling the beverage in aluminum cans. The […]

In a study which has surprised no one, University of Toronto researchers have discovered that the children’s menu at popular restaurant chains frequently have excess sugar. (Toronto Star) Unsurprisingly, a Fox News poll shows that Hilary Clinton remains the clear Democratic frontrunner, despite a drop in her honesty rating in light of the recent private […]

Sunday, March 8th is International Women’s Day. Emma Watson announced via Facebook Video, that she would be holding an event in London to discuss the He For She movement and celebrate the day. You can get an invite to this event if tell Emma how you, personally are making an impact to reach gender equality. (Huffington Post) The Smithsonian […]

Here’s an article on early Kotex ads (you know, before the blue liquid). (Jezebel) From Couch, the New York Times’s column on therapy: a writer muses on a pebble collection. (New York Times’s Opinionator) The conclusions drawn from this article may be dubious (@Frontiers of Science), but hey, we’ll take any justification to keep drinking […]

Although the internet has been buzzing about that white/gold/black/blue dress (we even wrote an entire Bwoglines about the damn thing), artist Nelson Shanks admitted in an interview that he painted the shadow of Monica Lewinsky’s blue dress in his 2006 presidential portrait of Bill Clinton. See if you can spot the addition on the left side of […]

The aftermath of the murder of Boris Nemstov in Russia continues, which brings uncomfortable culture-profiling validity to House of Cards’ Putin-counterpart and the Pussy-Riot-like band he invited to dine (and dash) with President Underwood. (Reuters) There’s no comfort of hiding behind a computer screen for 6,000 Chinese Internet users after the government removed and disabled their pseudonym […]

After blowing up Tumblr late Thursday night, this dress made its way onto almost every other social media site and news outlet, quickly becoming one of the biggest topics of controversy 2015 has seen. Here’s what everyone’s saying about #TheDress: The New York Times was of course one of the first major news sources to […]

According to recently released figures, Colorado marijuana dispensaries sold 17 tons of the devil’s lettuce for recreational purposes during the first year of state legality. Since the practice remains illegal on the federal level, businesses involved in the pot business are having trouble storing the mountains of cash they’re raking in. (Reuters, CNBC) Law enforcement is […]