The Green Hornet

A newspaper publisher (Seth Rogen) moonlights as a masked crimefighter nicknamed ‘The Green Hornet’ accompanied by his Asian valet, martial...

Wedding Hairstyles: 24 Hot Wedding Hairstyles

A Grecian-Inspired Style "I wanted my hair to resemble historical Grecian hairstyles," Erin says. Her hairstylist from Phresh Spa ...

Wedding Hairstyles: 25 Hot Wedding Hairstyles

A Loose, Formal Chignon Because Alison wanted her wedding hair to look natural, her stylist from Touch of Red Hair Salon in Houston, TX, put...

Open Thread

  Hosted by Shirley Walker.

The Virtual Pub Is Open

[Explanations: lol your fat . pathetic anger bread . hey your gay .] TFIF, Shakers! Belly up to the bar, and name your poison!

It's Science.

The hero who put this shit together says : "Everyone knows that the greatest and most iconic contribution to Cinema is Tom Selleck'...

Another Day...

...another imminent shutdown of the US government if Congress can't get its shit together. The government is so broken at this point th...

Photo of the Day

A baby giraffe and her mother snuggle each other in their enclosure at Tama Zoological Park in Tokyo. The baby giraffe was born on August 6 ...

Community Project: Operation Get Loved Up!

by Shaker BrianWS Hey, everyone! So here's the thing – I need the help of Shakers who are or have been in meaningful romantic relationsh...

Daily Dose of Cute

Because he's sweet like that, Iain brought me home from Scotland an Aero bar, which is a British candy bar I really like but can't e...

Today in Christian Supremacy

A municipal judge in southern Alabama is giving folks who commit misdemeanors a choice: either go to church, or go to jail. According to WKR...

Friday Blogaround

This blogaround brought to you by a chubbly white cat who keeps knocking things on the floor in search of the most ridiculously awkward nap...

Recommended Reading

The Hidden Hands in Redistricting: Corporations and Other Powerful Interests : Their names suggest selfless dedication to democracy. Fair Di...

Want to Get a Gander at My Garbage Governor?

Welp, here ya go: Republican Indiana Governor Mitch " The Blade " Daniels was on The Daily Show last night (thanks for the heads-...

Because Chicken Fried Steak Doesn't Grow on Trees

This morning, NPR is reporting that at the request of a state legislator, Texas will no longer honor the tradition of giving inmates their ...

Obama Campaign Office Vandalized

Obama's Westside campaign office vandalized : "Los Angeles police were investigating a Thursday night incident in which someone sho...

Two-Minute Nostalgia Sublime

Edwin Starr: "War"

Don't Bother Grading Those Physics Exams

Grab your towels, yo. A clique of European scientists think they've measured sub-atomic particles moving faster than the speed of light...

Number of the Day

480%: The percentage by which "the income of the very rich, the top 100th of 1 percent of the income distribution" in the US gre...

So the GOP Had a Debate Last Night

   [AP Photo/John Raoux] You can read some shit about that here , among ten billion other places. I'm sure there's an official trans...

Open Thread

  Hosted by Alan Silvestri.

Question of the Day

[We've done this one before, but it's one of my favorites, so I'm doing it again…] Who would play you in Shakesville: The Movie ...

Number of the Day

Zero: The number of countries in existence that have succeeded with a Tea Party model, as observed quite rightly by former President Bill ...

Dueling Quotes of the Day

"4:59 pm: It's a minute to show time, and I find my seat in the second row (right behind the cast of 30 Rock!) The seat filler befo...

Insured While Fat

by Shaker MaryAnn [Trigger warning for fat hatred, body policing, disordered eating, and ableism.] Attaining decent health care is no easy ...

Introducing the Shakesville Complaint Line!

Do you think Shakesville is the worst blog ever? Do you think Melissa McEwan is the most terrible person alive? Do you hate feminists? Su...

A Brief History of James Franco's Dramatic Whispering

[Video Description: A montage of scenes from various films and TV shows in which James Franco is delivering his lines in a dramatic whisper....

Daily Dose of Cute

Sophie, stretching.

SparksTV

I'm sure there are people reading this post who love Nicholas Sparks, because he is very popular! He has written something like 10,000 ...

Two-Minute Nostalgia Sublime

The Temptations: "Psychedelic Shack"

Ugh

[Trigger warning for body policing, fat hatred, and ableism.] Linked from the front page of CNN: " Smart ways to keep your marriage hea...

Top Chef: Just Desserts Open Thread

The ghost of Richard Blais returns and possesses Katzie to do some bullshit with nitrous oxide. You know this is a baking show, right, not ...

Swell

From the Wall Street Journal article, " Stingray Phone Tracker Fuels Constitutional Clash ": "Stingrays are one of several n...

On the Executions of Troy Davis and Lawrence Russell Brewer‏

by Shaker checarina [Trigger warning for racism, violence, murder, state-sanctioned execution.] Like many of you, last night I was glued to...

This Is What a Populist Progressive Looks Like

Here is the clip everyone is talking about of Elizabeth Warren, presumptive Democratic candidate for US Senate in Massachusetts, demonstrati...

Open Thread

  Hosted by Wendy Carlos.

Question of the Day

What one thing, if anything, do you know to be true?

Democracy Now!, Broadcasting Live from Georgia at the Troy Davis Death Row Vigil

Watch live streaming video from democracynow at livestream.com

RIP R.E.M.

R.E.M., "Until the Day Is Done" [Lyrics here .] "To our Fans and Friends: As R.E.M., and as lifelong friends and co-conspirat...

Number of the Day

$50 billion: The combined estimated fortune of "Tea Party petrochemical scions," the Koch Brothers. How neat for them!

An Observation

[Trigger warning for state-sanctioned violence.] Earlier this afternoon, @drgrist tweeted : "Georgia's going to murder an innocent ...

Butch Goes to the Movies: Mad Max

If there's one thing I know about feminists, it's that they love to get mad about stuff. I've noticed, for example, how much cr...

This Is (Soon To Be) a Real Thing in the Real World

The details of this seem genuinely incredible, but, supposedly, Ted Haggard and Gary Busey will swap wives on the new celebrity version of ...

Daily Dose of Cute

"FYI: This corner of the rug is mine. Just sayin'."

Attention! Meet-Up Time!

Well, Shakers, it's that time again! We're planning a meet-up here in Chicagoland for Saturday, October 8th (2011) . The current pla...

Wednesday Blogaround

This blogaround brought to you by double rainbows. Recommended Reading: Rachel: Birth Control Recall Steve: GOP Leaders: Let America Suffer ...

Quote of the Day

"Openly loving women, in a society premised on oppressing women, is prolly one of the most radical things you can do." — Renina .

Two-Minute Nostalgia Sublime

The Chambers Brothers: "Time Has Come Today"

Troy Davis

This is the last day to take action to save Troy Davis' life. Please use your teaspoon , if you can.

Sure

Mike Huckabee says : "The abortion industry [is] a multimillion dollar industry specifically designed in order to terminate life and ma...

This Is What Patriotism Looks Like

Patriotism is a concept that is easily regarded as something vaguely sinister, because of the people who wage wars of choice justified by li...

Open Thread

Hosted by Terrence Blanchard.

Question of the Day

What smell commonly regarded as unpleasant do find appealing? I seem to like a lot of smells most people find icky: Cigarettes, gasoline, th...

The Most Compelling Argument for Raising Taxes Yet

Bill O'Reilly, Professional Fuckhead: Here's the unintended consequence of Mr. Obama's revenue-enhancing plan—and, I must tell y...

Quote of the Day

"Thousands of bridges, just like this one, are nearing the end of their designed life spans and can become structurally deficient at an...

The Vatican Is Very Helpful, As Usual

by Shaker Jenny [Trigger warning for transphobia.] Okay, so the Vatican has issued a position paper regarding 'sex change operations...

Well.

At least someone's honest about it .

Number of the Day

100%: The percentage increase in adoptions at a Texas Dachshund rescue after professional photographer Teresa Berg volunteered to take thei...

Daily Dose of Cute

Matilda hides in plain view. If she can't see you, you can't see her, no doy.

Thanks, Chaz!

I didn't watch Dancing with the Stars last night, but, after seeing a lot written about Chaz Bono's performance, I sought it out so...

Rhetorical Question of the Day

Should the title of this article really be "In early Obama White House, female staffers felt frozen out," or should it be, say, ...

Two-Minute Nostalgia Sublime

Sly & the Family Stone: "I Want to Take You Higher"

The More Things Change...

[Trigger warning for rape culture, misogyny, racism, and ableism.] So, last night, I decided to watch the pilots of two of the new woman-cen...

Posse In Effect

Because Joe Arpaio is a ginormous racist douchebag, he's decided to get to the bottom of this whole presidential birth certificate thin...

Breaking Bad Open Thread

Somewhere in Mexico Gus, Jesse and Mike play a spirited game Pin the Tail on the Donkey. Sunday's episode will be discussed in infinites...

Two Facts

1. David Brooks is still being paid to write a garbage column for the New York Times. 2. David Brooks says he's a sap, but, really, he...

Photo of the Day

A man who is active-duty in the Navy, and only gave his name as Matt, wears a shirt being signed by others that reads "I survived DADT....

What We Have Here Is a Failure to Expect More

[Trigger warning for homophobia; bullying.] California Christian Coalition Explains Repeal Effort Against Gay Education Law: Bullying Is Nor...