>> Bogus Trend of the Week: Dudes With Cats. Jack Shafer at Salon calls out Abby Ellin for just making shit up in her “Sorry, Fido, It’s Just a Guy Thing” article in the NY Times:

The article’s silliest overreach comes when it extrapolates a cat-guy explosion from the observation that men are “posting photographs and videos of their little buddies on YouTube and on Web sites like menandcats.com, and Twittering about them to anyone who will listen.” But guys are posting all kinds of stuff everywhere. Dudes digging cats is a trend only if everything on the Web is a trend.

Glad to hear the trend is bogus, because I’m allergic to cats.

>> Greenwashed think tanks sound like they’re about saving the environment but are actually shilling for big bad energy companies and other shady industries. Consumer Reports put together a lil quiz so you can test your scam-spotting skills.

>> Post last night’s debate, ABC ran an ad from Chevron, but refused one from Al Gore-backed eco-org We. We’s asking you to ask ABC to reconsider their decision.

Screenshot from ConsumerReports.org

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