Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Lights, Camera, Get Some Action

Erika Lust thinks porn is a lot like the restaurant industry. "McDonald's is doing food and this restaurant is doing food" — she gestures around her — "but they're completely different concepts."
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TAKING CONTROL
LOVE AND LUST
Erika Lust Says She Has An 'Ethical' Alternative To 'Mass-Produced' Porn
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Erika Lust thinks porn is a lot like the restaurant industry. "McDonald's is doing food and this restaurant is doing food" — she gestures around her — "but they're completely different concepts."
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How The Casting Director Of 'Narcos' And 'Coco' Is Changing Hollywood For Latinos
buzzfeed.com
"There are doctors, there are lawyers, there are teachers. They're all sorts of people. Not just the drug dealers, you know?"
IS THERE PROOF IN THIS PUDDING?
Can A DNA Test Really Help You Lose Weight?
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Put a thousand people on the same weight-loss diet, and you'll see a range of outcomes. Some people will lose a lot, some will lose a little, and a few unlucky folks will even gain weight.
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If You Had A Password Manager, The Latest Twitter Bug Wouldn't Be A Big Deal
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A Twitter bug left 330M user passwords exposed. Another breach or bug is inevitable. So get a password manager already. Dashlane generates unique, complex passwords for all of your logins and lets you securely store, manage and change your passwords all in one place.
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This Month's Best Streaming Gems
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New shows and movies are hitting streaming services all the time. Here are four things that might've slipped by you that belong on your watch queue this month.
TURN UP CONVENIENCE, TURN DOWN IDENTITY
Digital Jukeboxes Are Eroding The Dive-Bar Experience
theatlantic.com
The fight to control the playlist is a struggle between the group's happiness and the individual's.
FLOWING WITH MILK AND HONEY
FROM THE SUITE LIFE TO THE HONEY POT
How Former Child Star Dylan Sprouse Is Bringing Mead Back To Brooklyn
oct.co
The goal of which being to lend the oft-forgotten-about fermented honey drink the same kind of cachet that has come to craft beer.
THE CHOSEN FOODS
The Renaissance Of The 'Biblical Diet'
bbc.com
A new generation of academics and chefs are cooking with ancient grains and herbs, using "original recipes", to help work through Israel's long-unresolved legacy of trauma.
BIG APPLE BROWN BETTY
Desserts Are Better Than Ever In NYC
ny.eater.com
It's as if pastry chefs are using their craft as an act of protest against the strains of sameness plaguing the larger New York dining world.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
SLOW MOTION DESTRUCTION
Unstoppable Wave Of Lava Turns A Car Into Dust In Hawaii
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​Over the past week, Hawaii's Kilauea has been spewing lava, forcing residents to evacuate as the lava has devoured everything in its path.
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The Last-Minute Mother's Day Gift Guide
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Mother's Day is THIS SUNDAY. Don't worry, we've got you. Here are our 11 favorite Mother's Day gifts that will arrive in time.
Halfway through the week sounds like as good of a time as any to have a pint of mead.