Filed under: Uncategorized
Trying to mention some of the stories that are clogging up the RSS reader. Sadly I did this alphabetically and only got as far as B…
People, and unfortunately people in charge of government agencies, continue to forget that willingly having sex for money is not the same thing as human slavery. [via $pread]
$pread could also use your help. They’re very short-staffed at the moment. [also via $pread, obviously]
Margaret Atwood continues to be a very smart lady. [via Art Fag City]
Speaking of Canadians, Mia Kershner (remember Exotica?) has a new book out that sounds pretty crazy. [via Bookslut]
Geri Halliwell wins a book award; David Beckham and Jamie Oliver’s wife will be writing for kids next. (Really!) [also via Bookslut]
Filed under: music
For a couple of weeks now I’ve been trying to figure out precisely what Womanizer sounds like to me, and last night I finally figured it out. There’s this song that people in my family sing to babies, that goes “[Name of Baby] come in, come in, come in, you’re welcome in my ha-ouse, [Name of Baby] come in, come in, come in, you’re welcome in my ha-ouse!!” It has almost the same melody as the “I-I know just-just what you a-a-are” line in the chorus, although I’m assuming it wasn’t intentional since I don’t think anybody outside my family has ever sung that song.
Anyway, the Womanizer video is out. Behold, while it lasts, anyway:
I like it, even though it’s pretty predictable and has those ridiculous Nokia phones that are in every video to come out this year. But it also has a kinda hot dude, square eggs, Britney with a black wig and glasses, and dancing with businessmen, which I always like. In fact, it just reminded me of this David Fincher-directed festival of awesome:
I’m not so big on the Britney in a sauna parts, where she’s awkwardly singing her jerky chorus while writhing around naked for no reason that relates to the rest of the video. But overall, I’d say it’s a good effort.
