Category Archives: Culture

Conspiracy of Silence – Banned Discovery Channel Documentary

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Boss Fader

Last week I came upon Conspiracy of Silence, a very disturbing documentary about high-level American politicians’ involvement of child sex slavery in the 1980s (watch the full-length version below). The Conspiracy of Silence story emerged when two British documentarians were sent … Continue reading →

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Porn Laws Around the Globe

Posted on December 19, 2010 by Boss Fader

Thanks for the sweet infographic, RedTube! I’m totally happy to share your adorable presentation. But let’s not forget about female ejaculation, which is illegal to show in British and Australian pornography. Continue reading →

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Bedtime Kicks

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Boss Fader

Chuck Norris models his ninja pajamas in the 1983 Playboy article, “Bedtime Kicks” by David Platt. Continue reading →

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CFP: MASAL Women’s Studies Section

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Boss Fader

As Chair of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters (MASAL) Women’s Studies Section, I would like to extend a personal invitation to collegiate faculty, graduate and advanced undergraduate students, community organizers, and individuals from research organizations, government agencies … Continue reading →

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The Hangover

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Boss Fader

It is more than apparent in the thoughtful comments spurred by “Scotch, Cigars and Sexism” that sex and gender are important issues to members of our community. This pleases me to no end. We are dealing with something that operates … Continue reading →

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Scotch, Cigars and Sexism: A Feminist Response to Henry Balanon and His/The Social Network

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Boss Fader

As I watched “Mark Zuckerberg” repeatedly hit refresh on a laptop that at five years old appeared somewhat archaic, I whipped out my iPhone and tweeted: The Social Network is the most homosocial shit ever. David Fincher’s contemptuously sexist telling … Continue reading →

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CFP: 2011 Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters

Posted on October 4, 2010 by Boss Fader

After our successful 2010 meeting, The Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters (MASAL) invites members of the following professional fields to submit an abstract to present at our next conference, to be held on March 11, 2011: Higher Education … Continue reading →

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Pink Flamingo Taco Truck LOVE

Posted on October 3, 2010 by Boss Fader
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“Teledildonics” by Howard Rheingold

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Boss Fader

The first fully functional teledildonics system will probably not be a fucking machine. You will not use erotic telepresence technology in order to have sex with machines. Twenty years from now, when portable telediddlers are ubiquitous, people will use them to have sexual experiences with other people, at a distance, in combination and configurations undreamt of by precybernetic voluptuaries. Through the synthesis of virtual reality technology and telecommunication networks, you will be able to reach out and touch someone—or an entire population—in way humans have never before experienced. Continue reading →

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