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06 Aug 2009 11:27

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U.S.: The L.A. Fitness shooter kept a diary. Read parts of it here.

  • Dude sure couldn’t stop thinking about that bad-luck-with-women thing, could he? A lot of his frustrations are clear in this document, some of which is blacked out, by the way.source

27 Jul 2009 20:26

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Offbeat, World: Saudi dude makes boasts about sexual prowess, regrets it

  • In Saudi Arabia, pre-marital sex is a crime, guys. Mazen Abdul Jawad lives in a highly conservative country. He’s also an idiot. Jawad went on TV earlier this month and talked about his conquests with women. This being in a country where unmarried men and women aren’t even allowed to talk. Now, he’s being forced to apologize and charges could be filed against him. For his part, Jawad says that the producers of the TV show he was on trimmed down two hours of footage and focused on the most shocking parts of what he said. But still. source

27 Jul 2009 11:13

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Offbeat: Stupid study of the day: Women are getting hotter, guys

  • A researcher found that beautiful women tended to have 16% more children than less attractive women, facilitating the birth of increasingly more attractive women. Creepiest part: Photos were used in research. source
  • Also according to the story, it doesn’t matter how attractive a man is – it doesn’t seem to have any sort of effect on how attractive their kids are. So ugly dudes, don’t give up hope: Your kid could still be the next Brad Pitt! source

04 Jul 2009 16:31

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Sports: When Serena faces Venus in a Wimbledon final, she usually wins

  • 3 Wimbledon wins for Serena, all of them over her big sister source

09 Jun 2009 10:41

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World: Iran’s women are single as hell, and they’re not gonna take it anymore

Unable to marry due to a bad economy under radical-leaning Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, they may just throw the bum out Friday. source

11 Apr 2009 09:38

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World: Why it sucks to be a single dude in China

  • 32 million more men than women; thanks, Chinese birth limits source

20 Mar 2009 21:59

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World: U.K. targets the laaaaaadies with controversial new condom ads

  • £5.2 million was spent to tell women they’re hotter with condoms source
 

13 Mar 2009 18:00

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U.S.: Why it sucks to be a guy: You’re more likely to be unemployed

  • The current unemployment rate for college-educated men lacking a degree is 8.9%, well above the national rate of 8.1%. Ouch, guys. source
  • The current unemployment rate for women of the same education level is also up, but only to 6.3%. Not so bad, considering. source

07 Mar 2009 20:59

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Offbeat, Tech: Read this guide to meeting women on Twitter, pathetic moron

This is the stupidest thing we’ve ever seen. Ever. And Scott McKay is a stupid douchebag. source