"As the term grew increasingly ubiquitous online, it also began to acquire critics. In 2010, writer Susannah Breslin wrote that feminists applied the phrase 'like a Southern cook applies Pam cooking spray to an overused nonstick frying pan' and that 'the whole world is a trigger warning,' to which Feministing responded that she was a 'certifiable asshole,' and Jezebel, a site that has never used trigger warnings, claimed that the debate over the term 'been totally clouded by ridiculous inflammatory rhetoric.'" -- How the Trigger Warning Took Over the Internet
"1. And this temple of mine as been alive for over 28 years so far, lots of highs and few lows, lows like being beat up by father with a belt which only made me stronger, I self-intoxicated its body of mine for quite few years, so, now days is looking and feeling better then ever." -- Eyeshot
In studio, Joe Ellenberger stops by to talk about his upcoming debut at UFC 172 and shares some of Jakes more embarrassing moments growing up. Also the very beautiful, Amber Nicole Miller, the UFC’s first Octagon girl discusses how she was discovered and her current relationship with MMA legend, Tito Ortiz.
"Pop hits these days usually have at least two or three writers, and the choruses are generally celebratory — 'victim to victory,' as Furler put it. For some, this process can still be soul-wrenching and endless, but Furler has no patience for that. In recent years, she has become a one-woman hit factory, working with Kurstin and others to write songs for artists like Christina Aguilera and Beyoncé. And her hits — including Flo Rida’s 'Wild Ones' and Eminem’s 'Beautiful Pain' — seem to roll off something of a pop-music assembly line. Furler wrote Rihanna’s 'Diamonds' in 14 minutes. After the D.J. David Guetta invited her to write the melody and lyrics for one of his songs, she futzed around on the Internet and pumped out 'Titanium' in 40 minutes. (It has since been downloaded more than 3.7 million times.) After 45 minutes in the Silver Lake studio, Furler finished 'Living Out Loud' and declared it perfect for Brooke Candy, a new singer-slash-rapper she described as a 'feminista glam alien.'" -- "The Socially Phobic Pop Star"
"There is a jar of white liquid. Written on the jar are the words, 'POZ CUM.' The contents are poured directly into one of porn star Blue Bailey’s orifices — an orifice that is not his mouth." -- "When HIV Is a Turn-On"
"Every Friday night, her husband would go to the gangbang club. She would sit at home. Alone. And bored. It made her angry. Why did he get to go to the gangbang club, and she had to sit at home? Alone. And bored." -- "Gangbang Tango"
My friend Lydia Netzer has an amazing opportunity: Name the baby in her next novel.
"Sounds cool, right? In keeping with the crowdsourcing theme of the story, Lydia Netzer decided to let readers name Jenna and Billy’s baby. So here’s what’s happening: you suggest a name for the Kickstarted baby, and we’ll select 10 finalist for readers to vote on. If the name you suggest is selected as a finalist, you’ll win copies of Everybody’s Baby and How to Tell Toledo From the Night Sky. If the name you suggest is voted the winner, you’ll get the books AND a shiny new 16GB iPad Mini Retina Display with WiFi-only connectivity."
[Book Riot]
I read Austin Kleon's Steal Like an Artist. I guess you could say it's like the poor man's version of Lynda Barry's What It Is. It's not very long, and I think it took me an hour to read it. Although, you don't really read it so much as survey it. Basically, it's some art and some ideas on how to be more creative. It reminded me of a lot of the sort of advice/self-help writing I did when I was blogging for Forbes. Nowadays, that ... genre sort of makes my skin crawl. It seems to be stuff written by people who aren't doing something about why they're not doing it and the product that produces is a thing that pretends to be doing something, even though it really isn't. I didn't really get Kleon's art. I guess it sort of reminded me of another person who does this sort of thing and has been very successful at it. It's like a TED Talk in book form or something. All that said, I like a lot of the ideas in it. The core concept is that nothing is original, so if you're creating something, don't sweat it. I like that because it takes off the heat. I think what I liked best about the book is that it makes the whole creative process seem like no big deal, and that's good to hear because artists takes themselves way too seriously. I think the best part of reading the book isn't really the book at all. It's that if you're reading it, you're thinking about the act of creation, and that's a really important part of creating.
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