Heather spotted this remarkably sad ad from Swiffer, aping Westinghouse Electric's classic wartime poster, We Can Do It! Adds Jason: "I love the clear tribute to an important historical image done in such a way as to piss on its legacy."
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8:37 am Mon
Jun 3, 2013
You Can Do It! Clean the kitchen, that is.
How medical bullshit and authority helped Larry Nassar get away with it
Larry Nassar, the USA Gymnastics doctor who sexually assaulted hundreds of young girls, will spend the rest of his life in jail. USA Gymnastics circled the wagons and shredded the files, and as a result it’s hard to understand details of how it faciliated and protected Nassar. But Kerry Howley’s startling article in New York […]
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Google staff stage worldwide walkout
Former Google executive Andy Rubin was credibly accused of “coercing” a colleague into oral sex. Google believed the victim and quietly forced Rubin out with a $90m payoff, according to a bombshell story in The New York Times. Staff at Google offices worldwide walked out in protest today. The employees are demanding several key changes […]
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Because sexism: Mansize Kleenex to be renamed
Quick! Get some of these sexist facial tissues while you still can. It took them 60 years but Kleenex is finally renaming their “Mansize” tissues after getting customer complaints. The facial-tissues-formerly-known-as-Mansize will now be branded “Extra Large.” Parent company Kimberly-Clark “succumbed to growing public demand to change the name, despite not itself believing that the […]
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Bring your game idea to life and learn to design from home
Breaking into the indie video game market may be easier than you think. It all starts with an idea, and then it’s a matter of finding the right development platform to bring it to life. No matter what that platform is, it’s a good bet that it’s covered in the 2019 Game Dev & Design […]
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Master Spanish with this intuitive language learning system
Learning a new language like Spanish doesn’t have to be hard. Either you can buy a ticket to a Spanish-speaking country, immerse yourself in the culture and pick it up intuitively – or you can do it from the comfort of the chair you’re in right now by logging on to Rocket Spanish. There are […]
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Get Valentine's Day flowers delivered anywhere, half off
When it comes to Valentine’s Day gestures, we encourage you to make the date your own. But we’ve got to admit, you can’t beat the classic appeal of a well-picked, perfectly arranged bouquet of roses. And whether you need them delivered at home or to a long-distance lover, the best call is Teleflora’s Valentine’s Day […]
