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Fashion Model Clobbers Ninjas -- But What Is It About?
I've watched this trailer for Scarlet, a new TV miniseries, three or four times without actually understanding what the show is. She's a fashion model and a movie star, and some old guy screams into the telephone that she's going to change television forever. And meanwhile, she beats up ninjas, does the Batman power-grapple thing, and has weirdly glowing red eyes. Oh, and a group of men follow her around while she tells them they're overlooking crucial evidence. But does this show have a plot, or just lots of posing and kicking? Click through for more details. More »
mad science
Testosterone May Be A Cure for Worst Effects of Menopause
Although thousands of women take estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) to avoid the unpleasantness of menopause, study after study has shown that ERT may shorten life. But today researchers announced results from a study of testosterone therapy that suggested the substance known as T may become a crucial ingredient in post-menopausal drug cocktails of the future. More »
horrorhead
Critics are always saying that horror movies are about fearing vaginas, but they're wrong. Sure there's vadge imagery aplenty in horror (just watch the run of Alien movies if you don't believe me), but the scariest science horror flicks of the last thirty years are actually about everything that can go wrong with a dude. I'm not just talking about the malfunctioning penis that blows up Tokyo in Legend of the Overfiend. I'm talking about something deeper. And yes, maybe even . . . harder.
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Battle of the Genitals in Science Horror Movies
Critics are always saying that horror movies are about fearing vaginas, but they're wrong. Sure there's vadge imagery aplenty in horror (just watch the run of Alien movies if you don't believe me), but the scariest science horror flicks of the last thirty years are actually about everything that can go wrong with a dude. I'm not just talking about the malfunctioning penis that blows up Tokyo in Legend of the Overfiend. I'm talking about something deeper. And yes, maybe even . . . harder.
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10:41 AM on Wed Mar 19 2008
By Annalee Newitz
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Latest by SigmundTheSeaMonster: Let us not forget the ever so vaginal orifice of the Dune "spiced" Navigator. more »
sci fashion
When society implodes, women need to make themselves easy zombie targets, so the boys can run to the hills and get weaponized. That seems to be the point of a lot of self-proclaimed post-apocalyptic fashion, at least. From floor-length hobble skirts with a million straps to straitjackets to kinky boots, the clothes in SludgeFaktory's post-apocalyptic collection would be worst thing to wear while trying to escape from cannibal bikers. Weirdly, mainstream fashion designers are creating more appropriate dystopian future-wear. Click through for images.
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Worst Possible Outfits for the Apocalypse
When society implodes, women need to make themselves easy zombie targets, so the boys can run to the hills and get weaponized. That seems to be the point of a lot of self-proclaimed post-apocalyptic fashion, at least. From floor-length hobble skirts with a million straps to straitjackets to kinky boots, the clothes in SludgeFaktory's post-apocalyptic collection would be worst thing to wear while trying to escape from cannibal bikers. Weirdly, mainstream fashion designers are creating more appropriate dystopian future-wear. Click through for images.
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sarah connor chronicles recap
I Married A Terminator!
Terminator's rules for keeping the romance in your marriage: Always think about the other women you've strangled during a tender moment, so she'll see the fire in your eyes. Keep her wine-glass full at all times. Do the finger-lip thing, women love that. The best part about the "I Married A Terminator" scenes from last night's Sarah Connor Chronicles is that Summer Glau's Terminator is taking seduction notes. Which is the main reason the show needs a second season — to see Summer put those lessons into action. At the prom. More »
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This chart compares the body mass index (BMI) of superheroes in Marvel comics with those of typical American women and men. Researchers Karen Healey and Terry Johnson used physical stats from Marvel's Web site to show that the vast majority of female superheroes are underweight, though the males are mostly normal. Just to remind you, in the BMI scale, below 18.5 is underweight, 18.5-24.9 is normal, and over 25 is overweight. Healey's analysis of what this means is hilarious and thought-provoking.
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Why All Female Superheroes Look the Same
This chart compares the body mass index (BMI) of superheroes in Marvel comics with those of typical American women and men. Researchers Karen Healey and Terry Johnson used physical stats from Marvel's Web site to show that the vast majority of female superheroes are underweight, though the males are mostly normal. Just to remind you, in the BMI scale, below 18.5 is underweight, 18.5-24.9 is normal, and over 25 is overweight. Healey's analysis of what this means is hilarious and thought-provoking.
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futurism
Do Women Predict the Future Differently Than Men Do?
Men and women have such different perspectives that many pop psychologists say they must think about the future differently too. But if that's what you believe, new evidence from brain scans done on men and women will shake your faith. Last year, Harvard cognitive scientists Donna Addis and Daniel Schacter asked men and women to do a series of mental exercises while in an fMRI brain scanner. First they had to remember a recent event, and then they had to imagine a future event in great detail. The results of these "mental time travel" experiments were surprising. More »
sci fashion
Looking for something to wear on that hot date tonight? Tell your sweetie that your heart will survive, no matter what, by wearing the latest survival gear. It's romantic! These are designs from today's Madrid fashion show by up-and-coming Spanish designer Jose Miro. Like other recent designers, he's opted for some "Mad Max" gear, but added some astronaut costumes (glass dome!) and weird alien gear. His older designs were more conventionally fashion-y, so this is a new step into space for him. Click through for a gallery (which are probably work-safe, except you can sort of glimpse a nipple through some fabric if you squint really hard.)
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Spacesuits Are The New Lingerie, In The Vacuum Of Love
Looking for something to wear on that hot date tonight? Tell your sweetie that your heart will survive, no matter what, by wearing the latest survival gear. It's romantic! These are designs from today's Madrid fashion show by up-and-coming Spanish designer Jose Miro. Like other recent designers, he's opted for some "Mad Max" gear, but added some astronaut costumes (glass dome!) and weird alien gear. His older designs were more conventionally fashion-y, so this is a new step into space for him. Click through for a gallery (which are probably work-safe, except you can sort of glimpse a nipple through some fabric if you squint really hard.)
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Could You Be a Shipper? Take Our Quiz
In the science fiction world, "Shipper" stands for for "relationshipper," and it means anybody who is completely obsessed with one particular couple on their favorite show. Usually, but not always, it's a non-romantic pairing that the Shipper wishes would get hot and sexy. We all have a little shipper in us, but some romanticism can easily slide into dangerous, capital-S Shipper territory. Take our quiz to find out how much of a Shipper you really are — if you dare! More »
sarah connor chronicles recap
Smother Mothers Are Scarier Than Evil Cyborgs
Sarah Connor needs to stop strangling John with her apron strings, according to last night's Sarah Connor Chronicles. After all, the world ends in just four years, and weedy Thomas Dekker has to morph into Christian Bale by then. Never mind that Sarah's still the show's real bad-ass, as seen in this clip. Don't call her "Lady!" Anyway, the show's missing the point: FutureJohn isn't supposed to be an action hero, he's supposed to be a leader. And leaders make smart decisions. More »
retro futurism
Why Housewives Need Science, 1955
Did you ever wonder why young, single women should waste their time in science class when they could be out tracking down eligible men? Listen and learn as Dad and Mom explain to their skeptical daughter Betty how science benefits married women, as well as those waiting for Mr. Right, in this clip from Why Study Science? Hopefully, Betty soon learned that cosmic rays and cake baking are both lots of fun. You can watch the rest of this 1955 educational film at the Prelinger Archives.
mad science
Neuroscience Explains Why You Get Pleasure From Hurting Yourself
It turns out there is a neurological explanation for why people scratch and cut themselves, and spank each other for pleasure. Inflicting small amounts of physical pain, whether from scratching your skin vigorously or doing something more extreme, deactivates the parts of your brain associated with unpleasant or painful emotions. Though scientists have long speculated that there was some kind of neurological payoff from self-inflicted pain, a study published yesterday demonstrated precisely why your brain gets a reward when you hurt your body. More »
teeth review
Mutant Pussy Attacks in Raw, Brilliant Satire "Teeth"
In the tradition of Claire from Heroes, and Buffy of vampire slayage, the main character in the movie Teeth has developed a special power that allows her to survive high school. Deep inside her vagina, Dawn has a set of shark's teeth that will bite off anything she doesn't want in there. This movie, opening in select theaters today, has gotten a lot of attention for daring to depict the dreaded vagina dentata - or pussy with teeth - as something other than yuck. Dawn's "adaptation," as she calls it, isn't just a grossout thrill. It's the perfect vehicle for expressing the emotional truth of teenage sexual awakening. (Spoilers and dick chomping ahead.) More »
retro futurism
Girl Scientists Aren't Mannish At All
Meet Mary Summerfield, Ph.D. In 1956, she was one of what American Girl magazine called "thousands of girls now serving as professional scientists." Dr. Summerfield thought more young women (er, girls) would consider science as a career but were afraid it would render them unfeminine spinsters. That's why the caption on her picture stressed she was a "research physicist—and homemaker" who thought "Cosmic rays and cake baking are both lots of fun." Here's how some other women's mags from the 1950s proved that careers in science could be downright girly. More »
smallville
Black Canary On Smallville: Why So Skanky? (Minor Spoilers)
Black Canary, one of DC Comics' coolest heroines, is appearing for the first time in an upcoming episode of Smallville. And it looks as though someone decided to give her a weird Heath Ledger-inspired eye-smudge and a horrible update to her costume, with giant lapels. The only thing they kept was the silly fishnet tights. Click through for a gallery of this superhero fashion emergency, and the official episode description. More »
sci fashion
Fashion designer John Galliano brought another batch of his Mad Max-inspired fashion to the Ready-To-Wear show in Paris today. You have the bloody chiseled bodies, the bizarre headgear and the decorative nooses. Maybe fetishizing the collapse of civilization is one step towards making peace with it? Or maybe it's just a weird run-off from our current end-of-days obsession. Either way, enjoy our gallery of buff men in survivalist rags.
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Postapocalyptic Models Gnaw Their Own Legs Off
Fashion designer John Galliano brought another batch of his Mad Max-inspired fashion to the Ready-To-Wear show in Paris today. You have the bloody chiseled bodies, the bizarre headgear and the decorative nooses. Maybe fetishizing the collapse of civilization is one step towards making peace with it? Or maybe it's just a weird run-off from our current end-of-days obsession. Either way, enjoy our gallery of buff men in survivalist rags.
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sarah connor chronicles recap
