Juno actress Ellen Page reveals she is gay and wants to help others have an easier time than she did. Said Page (well, Juno): “Excuse me. I am a sacred vessel, alright?” (CNN) The snow could actually be worse. This might make you feel a little better about getting slush in your shoes every time […]

We were afraid to go outside yesterday. Although, it turns out that we saw just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to snowfall yesterday. (CNN) Speaking of polar bears, a bunch of clinically insane people intend to, in cult-like fashion, subject themselves to inhumane conditions for fun. They are remarkably badass compared to us […]

Though it’s definitely pretty cold in Sochi, things are heating up for the Olympian athletes. Thanks, Tinder. (ABC News) Unfortunately, mammograms might be much less effective than we’d thought. (NY Times) Bruce Jenner is lonely. (Star Pulse) And has ombre hair now. (NY Daily News) Hellish. Of hell. Like this weather. And our souls. (BuzzFeed) Nostalgic […]

Columbia researchers have created a type of chip that can “listen to bacteria,” including something called biofilms (Bwog doesn’t know what this means either). (Medical News Today) Former Columbia student Akshay Verma is pioneering efforts to facilitate fish farming in India. He’s created 100 self-help groups for women and is all of 28. (Times of […]

Shirley Temple, the 1930s child star, died at the age of 85 today, according to a statement from her family. (USA Today) Valentine’s Day may be fast approaching, but at least we’re not this desperate (yet). (NY Daily News) Everyone loves a 90s throwback, right? (New York Times) While we all vocally complained about our […]

Michael Sam, a defensive lineman at the University of Missouri who is expected to be an early pick in the N.F.L. draft came out to the news media.  If he’s drafted he’ll be the first openly gay athlete to play in American professional sports. (NYT) What great artists need is rigorous solitude. Don’t we all? […]

Finally: The U.S. Justice Department has decided to expand rights and benefits to same-sex marriages in the United States. (Chicago Tribune) Finale: Jimmy Fallon’s final night on Late Night broke a few important records. No biggie. (Broadway World) Finally: We now know what us Earthlings look like from Mars. (The Space Reporter) Finale: The bane […]

A comment on female hysteria? Hear from the artists themselves. (HuffPost Live) He probably just wanted to give the First Lady a hug. Because unfortunately, President Obama is out of town. (NY Daily News) The fencing team’s 82-year-old coach is basically “Yoda.” (NY Times) We started the Olympics off in our usual dominant fashion. U-S-A! […]

Here are the new numbers that your parents can forward you from their more politically active friends reminding you why you’re getting that economics degree instead of a BA in Francophone studies like you’ve always dreamed. Well there’s always grad school when you’re 40 right? (LA Times) In case you weren’t already feeling lazy at […]

Early criticism of Obamacare’s consequences on working families might be premature; such consequences couldn’t possibly be realized until it all actually goes into effect. Would it really be a “job killer”? (The Washington Post) (NY Daily News) CVS won’t be selling cigarettes anymore as they further expand their in-store clinics. They don’t play around. (Los Angeles Times) […]

Everyone/many people have heard about weird porn in Butler. Our legacy, ladies and gentlemen. (NY Daily News, NY Observer, HuffPo, NY Mag) School of Public Health recently conducted a study suggesting that happier people may be likelier to have safer sex. Granted, the experiment was conducted purely on sexually active, HIV-positive men so it may […]

Facebook, Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft have all released details about the number of secret government requests for data they have received.  Ugh, like do they even know the first rule of keeping secrets?  (Newsweek) A restaurant in Brooklyn is offering a Beyonce-themed menu for Valentine’s Day.  So Beyonce can officially be our Valentine now right? […]

In case you haven’t heard, the Seattle Seahawks handed the Denver Broncos one of the most potent ass-kickings in Superbowl history.  (NYT) Even more sad (if you’re a Broncos fan) and if you’re not, one of America’s great character actors, Oscar winning actor Phillip Seymour Hoffman died yesterday morning from an apparent heroin overdose. He’d […]

It was pretty much the best Weekend Update last night to tearfully send off Seth Meyers. (Hollywood Reporter) It has been 10 years since we saw our first nipple with our parents on TV (and hopefully the last?) (Yahoo) Here’s a new app to hide on the last home screen: one that reminds you to […]

Another politician lied? Never. (NY Times) This could be a “success” for the peanut M&M-deprived everywhere, but “success” in quotation marks does not sound reassuring. (BBC) It might be violent, but Katniss and Legolas look so good with bows and arrows. We would let them shoot arrows at us any day. (Gothamist) Being unsure how football works, we […]