Music Buzz McConaughey stays the same age as his 1976 David Wooderson character in this wicked music video for Butch Walker and The Black Widow’s “Synthesizers.”
Culture Buzz When gas prices rise in the summer, this will probably not be such a bad idea for getting family members to their destinations.
Culture Buzz To be absolutely clear, she had nothing to do with this. It was forwarded to her, and she wisely appears to have let it die in her inbox. Unfortunately for political reporters, this awful (AWFUL) joke was the most interesting thing to come out of the e-mail dump from Alaska.
Style Buzz Fashion designer Lisa Burke created a swimsuit with the image of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi emblazoned on it. Hindu activists were super pissed to see her image on a piece of swimwear. Was Lisa Burke being culturally insensitive? Look for yourself.
What's more offensive in this Indian weight loss ad, the sexism or the mutilated English? You're right…both. Oh, who am I kidding? I can't stay mad at you, Dr. Honey Saji. You're so deliciously malpracticed, you dirty tummy!
He's an Indian, and Brazilian officials have concluded that he's the last survivor of an uncontacted tribe. They first became aware of his existence nearly 15 years ago and for a decade launched numerous expeditions to track him, to ensure his safety, and to try to establish peaceful contact with him.
http://www.slate.com/id/2255937
Why are there suddenly so many Indians on television? It's true! Simple demographics, or is something more complex at play? [Unrelated but awesome is Mindy Kaling's piece about romance and architects, which you should really read if you haven't.]
At a state dinner honoring Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife, Gursharan Kaur, First Lady Michelle Obama wore a gown by Indian American designer Naeem Khan, single-handedly erasing all memories, Men In Black-style, of Laura Bush's pastel panstuits. We're no geniuses, but there's got to be a way to solve the fiscal crisis with her arms. The answer is out there…
If it hadn't been for eye worms, I would say that this was the most disturbing thing I'd seen all week. But it's definitely a close second - the picture is of a toilet in India with a (presumably) unwelcome guest.