Vibrators, douches, and pelvic massages: A brief history of dudes attempting to cure ladies of “hysteria.”
Just wanted to let her (and the world) know that I love this woman more than anyone and will always love her more than anyone. She’s been stressed out lately because she’s doing three people’s jobs at work, taking an intensive summer class, and yet still finds time to plan our wedding. Remember, darling: everything in the world is bullshit.
I don’t know what is going on in this daguerreotype, but I like it.
Clearly this man was a time-traveller.
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The Green Lantern Is Gay
It’s time to tally up the betting pools and start paying out: If you picked Green Lantern as DC Comics surprise gay character you won. But depending on who was making your odds, you probably didn’t win much. As far as the speculation goes, the Green Lantern had been the favorite, mostly because rumors sourced to those in the know had been making their way around the Web for days saying as much.
At DC’s own blog, Alex Nagorski says the newly reimagined Alan Scott experienced “a traumatic event [that] will serve as the catalyst for him assuming his superhero identity as The Green Lantern.”
[Image: DC Comics]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4xzziNmRV1qcokc4o1_500.jpg)
It’s time to tally up the betting pools and start paying out: If you picked Green Lantern as DC Comics surprise gay character you won. But depending on who was making your odds, you probably didn’t win much. As far as the speculation goes, the Green Lantern had been the favorite, mostly because rumors sourced to those in the know had been making their way around the Web for days saying as much.
At DC’s own blog, Alex Nagorski says the newly reimagined Alan Scott experienced “a traumatic event [that] will serve as the catalyst for him assuming his superhero identity as The Green Lantern.”
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TRUSS ME A construction worker stood on scaffolding at the site of a bridge being built on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Thursday. (Photo: Mukesh Gupta / Reuters via The Wall Street Journal)
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It’s Not Just You: ‘Old Person Smell’ Is Real
In a study published yesterday in PLoS One, researchers report that young people aged 20-30 are able to accurately guess when a scent comes from an elderly individual aged 75-95. While study participants were also able to determine when a smell was associated with someone in middle age or in their youth, they were much better at smelling old people than young people.
How did the scientists collect the smell samples in the first place? Scientific American explains, hilariously:
In their new study, Lundström and his colleagues sewed absorbent nursing pads into the armpits of T-shirts and asked volunteers of different ages to sleep in the shirts for five consecutive nights. The researchers divided the 44 volunteers into three groups: eight women and eight men between the ages of 20 and 30 (the young); the same number of men and women between 45 and 55 (middle-aged); and six women and six men between 75 and 95 (elderly). During the day, the volunteers stored the T-shirts in sealed plastic bags; avoided spicy foods, cigarettes and alcohol; and showered with odorless shampoo and soap.
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It’s Not Just You: ‘Old Person Smell’ Is Real
In a study published yesterday in PLoS One, researchers report that young people aged 20-30 are able to accurately guess when a scent comes from an elderly individual aged 75-95. While study participants were also able to determine when a smell was associated with someone in middle age or in their youth, they were much better at smelling old people than young people.
How did the scientists collect the smell samples in the first place? Scientific American explains, hilariously:
In their new study, Lundström and his colleagues sewed absorbent nursing pads into the armpits of T-shirts and asked volunteers of different ages to sleep in the shirts for five consecutive nights. The researchers divided the 44 volunteers into three groups: eight women and eight men between the ages of 20 and 30 (the young); the same number of men and women between 45 and 55 (middle-aged); and six women and six men between 75 and 95 (elderly). During the day, the volunteers stored the T-shirts in sealed plastic bags; avoided spicy foods, cigarettes and alcohol; and showered with odorless shampoo and soap.Read more. [Image: Blude/Flickr]
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Where to Find Awkward Tweets Deleted By Politicians
The Sunlight Foundation just launched a really fun, vast new site called “Politiwoops” that collects all the tweets that politicians have deleted from their Twitter feeds in the past six months. As Sunlight, which is dedicated to government transparency, explains in a blog post unveiling the site, the collection of thousands of tweets includes hacked missives, typos, and awkward lines that didn’t land well. There’s Rep. Jeff Miller asking, “Was President Obama born in the United State?” There’s President Obama promoting articles in The Atlantic. (And then backtracking!)
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Not cool, @BarackObama. Not cool.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4uoloeW8E1qcokc4o1_500.png)
Where to Find Awkward Tweets Deleted By Politicians
The Sunlight Foundation just launched a really fun, vast new site called “Politiwoops” that collects all the tweets that politicians have deleted from their Twitter feeds in the past six months. As Sunlight, which is dedicated to government transparency, explains in a blog post unveiling the site, the collection of thousands of tweets includes hacked missives, typos, and awkward lines that didn’t land well. There’s Rep. Jeff Miller asking, “Was President Obama born in the United State?” There’s President Obama promoting articles in The Atlantic. (And then backtracking!)
[Image: Politiwoops]
Not cool, @BarackObama. Not cool.
Construction workers at work atop one of the massive suspension cables of the Golden Gate Bridge in October, 1935. The historic span turned 75 years old this year. (Archival photo: AFP-Getty via MSNBC)
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The Obama Effect: Why More Black Voters Are Turning Gay-Friendly
Since President Obama came out in favor of gay marriage a couple of weeks ago, there’s been a noticeable shift in black Americans’ opinion on gay marriage. A new Washington Post-ABC survey found that 59 percent of black people now say they support same-sex marriage—an 18 point jump since Obama’s announcement.