Scanner : cigars

Double Your Pleasure

Emily Farris — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 22:19:00 GMT

VIA THE MODERN MATERIALIST: What is it about retro lithographs that hits on our collective sense of national nostalgia? Actually, that's probably exactly what it is, but regardless, they're just... Cool. And these very, very NSFW retro pin-ups by Mel Ramos are a perfect example of this:

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Third-hand Smoke, Seriously? Third-hand?

Scanner Matt — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:17:00 GMT

Sometimes we smoke "first-hand". Sometimes we're in the presence of other people's "second-hand" smoke. Now we have "third-hand" smoke. Non-smokers' newest paranoia or genuine threat?

We feel like this study is mostly for the trashy folk who smoke around their own kids, not for people like us, who aren't responsible for anyone but our ourselves and smoke just to look cool.

Anyway, even the stale smell of smoke in that sweater you never wash is toxic.

Science Daily reports:

"When you smoke – anyplace – toxic particulate matter from tobacco smoke gets into your hair and clothing," says lead study author, Jonathan Winickoff, MD, MPH, assistant director of the MGHfC Center for Child and Adolescent Health Policy. "When you come into contact with your baby, even if you're not smoking at the time, she comes in contact with those toxins. And if you breastfeed, the toxins will transfer to your baby in your breastmilk." Winickoff notes that nursing a baby if you're a smoker is still preferable to bottle-feeding, however.

We weren't expecting that last bit of information.

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Sloppy Seconds: What Are Britney Spears and Mel Gibson Doing with a Cigar?

Emily Farris — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:13:00 GMT

Kate Beckinsale might be the most hilarious actress in Hollywood. "You don't want your little peas sticking out, do you?" What ever could she be referring to? [GabbyBabble]

What's more precious than young people finding love? Old people finding love. Then doin' it. [Slate]

The newly-made-over, sorta-sexy Strawberry Shortcake kind-of freaks us out. [Jezebel]

If Queen Latifah is a lesbian, she might be planning to wed her long-time girlfriend in California soon. [Jossip]

Mass dolphin suicide is the saddest thing we've heard all day. [Guardian]

Vaginal reconstruction surgery in Europe sounds... painful. [NYT]

Hulk Hogan proves on Larry King that strong men also cry. [MollyGood]

Mel Gibson and Britney Spears apparently had a smokin' date at an exclusive cigar club. But it was all business, like most meetings involving an older man, a troubled young woman and a cigar. Mmhmm. [People]

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On Our To-Do List: Fidel Castro

Katie Halper — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:32:00 GMT

Fidel Castro may be stepping down, but he's still standing erect. Whether you love him or hate him, we can all agree on one thing about Castro: El Jefe Has Got STAMINA. His speeches go on for hours and hours. His long, thick cigar is always lit. His revolution is constant and anything but predictable. And he ruled Cuba hard and firm for half a century, only stopping to come up for air and let his kid brother have his way with her.

On top of that, the insatiable, unbeatable, unstoppable Castro keeps going and going and going, in spite of his age and at least eight confirmed assassination attempts on his life. And let's be honest, when multiple U.S. presidents and CIA and FBI officials obsess over ways to eliminate the leader of an island the size of Pennsylvania, and aim many of their covert operations at said leader's cigar, it can only mean one thing: penis envy. Which is why Fidel Castro may be out of office. But he is On Our To-Do List.

[Previously on Scanner: Who Would You Rather Deluxe Edition: Fidel Castro or George W. Bush Then and Now?]

[Previously on Scanner: Your Talking Points: Fidel Castro Retires]