Watch a fascinating exploration of America’s cultural attitudes through the past five decades illustrated in Barbie TV commercials. Found at Slate V.

Okay, so I debated with myself whether or not to post this–should I? shouldn’t I?–and I finally decided, aw, what the hell! It’s animated. It’s childish. It’s funny. This is more about email spam than it is about the male organ, but don’t watch it if you’re offended by penises.

This looks pretty cool. From the description: The story of baseball’s minor leagues has not been told in great detail. Most conjure up the movie Bull Durham as the blue print for life in the minors. That perception is going to change with the release of Minor League: The Road to the Show, an original television [...]