Behind the George Lucas film Red Tails is a group of black pilots who battled on two fronts—against the enemy overtaking Europe and the enemy undermining them at home.
Articles by Rachel Dovey
Gift Guide: Service Robots
Siri, the iPhone 4S “personal assistant,” makes a great Christmas gift, and not just because she’s helpful. If you’re a tech-savvy asshole (or just curious), you probably already know how the sassy robot voice responds to questions like “What are you wearing?” or “When do you menstruate?” Of course, poor Siri isn’t the first bionic being to suffer indignity in the name of progress. Here’s a list of some other ’bots that have served us doggedly over the years—no matter what we subject them to—for that person in your life who just needs something to abuse.
Elizabeth Cook’s War of The Sexes
Men and women don’t always get along in Elizabeth Cook’s lyrics. There’s the mechanic who cons his housewife clientele in “Sometimes It Takes Balls To Be A Woman.” There’s the mullet-haired charmer who may or may not slip Quaaludes to his dates in “El Camino.” Then, of course, there’s the guy who gets so loaded he can hardly get it up in “Yes to Booty.”
