Archive for May, 2008

Slutbucks

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

Oh, wake up and smell the coffee

A Christian group is boycotting Starbucks over its new logo, which is a revised resurrection of its original logo from 1971. The Resistance claims that the logo “has a naked woman on it with her legs spread like a prostitute,” and goes on to say that “the company might as well call themselves Slutbucks.” More info and great comments at Dvorak.

Ah…America, the beautiful.

You Say You Want a Revolution?

Monday, May 12th, 2008

“Sex: The Revolution” on VH1 tonight

Starting tonight is VH1's four-part series Sex: The Revolution, which looks like it might be interesting. From the press release, the documentary will look at lots of issues:

The series begins with the groundbreaking sexual research of Alfred Kinsey and takes the viewer through key moments in America's sexual history including Marilyn Monroe, Splendor in the Grass, Bettie Page, Citizens for Decent Literature, Sex and the Single Girl, the Pill, Sex, Drugs & Rock and Roll, Make Love Not War, swinging, Midnight Cowboy, Burn the Bra, Stonewall, Deep Throat, Forty Second Street, the Continental Baths, Roe v. Wade, Hustler, Caligula, phone sex, herpes, AIDS, the impeachment of President Bill Clinton, Angels In America, Bob Dole and Viagra-and oh, so much more!