here are two tidbits that have recently caught mah eye...both courtesy of gawker, which is where i consume the majority of mah news from. (and yes, i find them as self-aggrandizing and patronizing as you do.)

1. the gays fight back! this is AMAZING and it is a prime of example of gay guerrilla-dom. aaaand its called, wait, wait, get this, GLAMDALISM. because even incendiary politically minded graffitti is better with GLITTER, hello.
read it here:
http://gawker.com/5379900/miltitant-gay-activists-unveil-new-tactics-glamdalism

2. french vogue puts a very white dutch model in blackface. scathing socio-political commentary or just an example of how very desperate the masterminds behind fashion editorials are getting for editorial topics? you decide. http://jezebel.com/5379708/oh-no-they-didnt-french-vogue-does-blackface/gallery/.