Today we learn that the Sex & the City franchise's blatant disregard for the world outside of Carrie Bradshaw's bubble can make it just as surreal a polemic on the human condition as Lost. And its alien contempt for contemporary culture could give nations like Russia and Malawi some reason to join Portugal in giving gay men and women the surly side-eye. Also, Madonna only plays a peripheral role, but damn!...she really does look like a splayed frog! Your simultaneously far- and near-sighted Civilization Progress Report:
- Vanity Fair is apparently sourcing Glee recaps straight from the Towleroad comments section these days. [Vanity Fair]
- Excellent! The unedited Sex & the City 2 trailer. [True/Slant]
- And speaking of artificial life...scientists have engineered the first-ever synthetic cell. [BBC]
- Facebook can predict who you will break up with the same way anyone with eyeballs and general sentience can: By trolling through your friends lists and eavesdropping on conversations. Well played, Zuckerberg! [Gawker]
- Are we still talking about this Chely Wright character? The bigger news is that Sam Sparro (see fig. 1) will be performing alongside her at an event that is now 150% more awesome by virtue of Sam Sparro performing at it. [Contactmusic]
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- In Moscow, gay pride parade bans you. [AFP]
- Madonna is missing in action as an openly gay Malawi couple is sentenced to 14 years in prison for being openly gay. [BBC]
- Some jerks stole a Matisse and a Picasso from a Paris museum. [CNN]
- Lost ruled this week. Click through to find out which character's comeback made it so. [YouTube]
- Enjoy a tasty slice of the BP oil spill! [BuzzFeed]
- After viewing the following clip, you would want to adopt a family several orphaned sloths too. [Vimeo]
