Bloggers are ordering their new moo cards and dusting off their sense of entitlement in preparation for the Blogher 2013 conference. In between tweets whining about google reader and how omg summer is so hot, hundreds of middle class women are emailing any company they can think of begging for a sponsorship while others assert their expertiness by posting blog conference how-tos. "The Next Martha" has graciously provided the Chicago Sheraton with just such a how-to guide, full of handy tips on how to treat the blogeratti: What should I expect from bloggers? You should expect from them as you would any...

Poopo hams! My laptop died a horrible flickering death this morning so this is going to just be a quick post viaa my phone. Most of you have probably heard that BlogHer was acquired by (or merging with, depending on the source) that SheKnows company. I'm already getting emails from people with news of staff layoffs which are supposed to continue through Christmas and similar discussion is happening in the BlogHer forum thread. So hooray for the BlogHer founders, who can now probably buy a small island somewhere from the money they just made off the backs of a bunch...

Emily, innocent victim of internet meanies, has posted a gushing pic thanking her knee shooting husband for marrying her. And the hashtags are...uh wtf. (more…)

The schaden-fraud that is the saga of Belle Gibson, cancer faker, now continues on 60 minutes. Gibson gave an interview to the news show which will air this coming Sunday. Why do this? Is it because she wanted to issue an apology? Confess her sins? Nope, it's because she reportedly got paid upwards of $45,000 dollars for the interview. Saying "I'm not trying to get away with anything" and "I've lost everything", Gibson's voice and face remained carefully controlled. Others are not so self-contained - the 60 Minutes facebook post is filling up with comments full of outrage that a...

If you've ever wanted to know how to make a super easy donut cake, The Glitter Guide has your answer. With instructions such as get 24 glazed donuts, place on a tray, and "Repeat until you've used all the donuts", this is surely worth immediately jotting down on a notecard and placing in your Pinstagram worthy recipe box right behind 'Late Night Bacon'.

Penelope Trunk, marriage expert, is once again telling women how to be married. Trunk is instructing women to choose a husband based on whether they want to work or not. Telling women that they must choose between being a mother or being a breadwinner, Trunk then explains our various options. These options are, in a nutshole: be the breadwinner, marry a breadwinner, or hire a couple of nannies. If you pick the 'both people work and hire a nanny' route, Trunk says "you will need to find a husband who earns more than you" because if you don't, you will just breed and flee:...

Nick McGlynn, person who has never ed that person, finally got his hands on some real shill! Apparently Chevy is giving out cars to people to drive around the country in exchange for you mentioning Chevy every 45 seconds: I am going to SXSW in a very cool and fun way... CHEVY has asked a select few folks to drive down to Austin in style on an all expense paid voyage in Chevy style! I was graciously offered to join in on the road trip, so I could photo & video document the entire journey! Along the way we will...

Brain Pickings "curator" Maria Popova supposedly finances her site via donations and subscriptions, claiming to refuse advertising because she doesn't "believe in this model of making people into currency". Evidently nobody told Maria that littering your posts with affiliate links is virtually the same thing as plastering ads all over your site. She supposedly doesn't disclose that she uses affiliate links because she doesn't consider them "advertising", even though as On Advertising points out, "n every description of the service, Amazon calls the revenue made by partner websites 'advertising fees'". It seems rather hypocritical of Maria to repeatedly shame people...