EOD Roundup

EOD Roundup: Hillary Clinton Is Not Too Old To Be President, Ya Big Jerk

In today’s EOD roundup, we explore why Hillary Clinton is not too old to run for president in 2016 and how suggestions that she is have sexist implications. In my humble opinion, Hillary Clinton just gets better with age, like a fine George Clooney.  [Salon]

Could a tax on violent video games actually save lives? Will America turn into the town in Footloose? Will Kevin Bacon be too busy filming The Following to save us all from ourselves? [The Atlantic]

We may be on the precipice of doom but at least the Violence Against Women Act is expected to pass in the House of Representatives this week. We’ll be sure to explain the law’s intricacies to everyone in the Thunderdome after the world falls apart.  [The Frisky]

Since every contest bottle cap, yogurt lid, and box top I have ever turned over has always read “Sorry, You’re Not a Winner” (THANKS FOR REMINDING ME), I felt some smug, schadenfreude-y pleasure after learning how Coca-Cola was scammed out of $200,000: Carrie and Sarah Jones, a mother-daughter duo from Albany, manipulated a bottle cap contest so effectively that the two were able to claim thousands of prize codes and sell them on eBay. WHO ISN’T THE WINNER NOW, MOM COCA-COLA? [Huffington Post]

During a One Direction concert at Glasgow’s SECC Arena last night, band member Harry Styles was hit in the groin with a shoe thrown from the audience. (Thankfully Zayn wasn’t injured–I would’ve gone inzayn.) In other news, Taylor Swift was spotted at Glasgow International Airport this morning, looking very pleased with herself. [Gawker]

TAGS: Coca-Cola | hillary clinton | one direction | video games | Violence Against Women Act

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