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JMG reader Ben writes with the tip that Same Love, the viral hit by Macklemore & Lewis, is Starbucks’ pick single of the week.  Get the free download code at your local outlet or by using your Starbucks app.  The track has earned almost 11 million views on YouTube in just three months.

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One Million Moms is once again attacking Urban Outfitters because its holiday catalog includes items that have naughty words on them. Among those products is a “Merry Christmas, Bitches” coffee mug and a “Let’s Fucking Reminisce” scrapbook. “This really isn’t anything new for them,” said Monica Cole, director of the American Family Association’s One Million Moms division. “Their catalog has …

Via Reddit, where most of the members are arguing the merits of the oven, rather than the above method of quitting your job.

This just in from an outfit called Vice Merchants: Vice Merchants, the rebelliously luxe bedding company, announced today the release of “Cowpokes,” its first line of bedding geared specifically towards gay men. Made from 100% Egyptian cotton, 400 thread count, fine Sateen fabric, Cowpokes is the ultimate in edgy products that let you embrace a sexy twist in your everyday …

Forgiven Clothes just sent out a breathless email announcing that their “Who Killed Jesus?” t-shirts and hoodies are now on sale. Finish your holiday shopping early!

This is a real thing. Five Hour Gay is made using a patented process of careful extraction from Gay Coffee’s already 100% Gay Certified coffee beans, and is fortified with B vitamin and antioxidants. Additionally, a sugar-free, calorie-free Five Hour Gay is available, made with all natural Stevia extracts. “We know our Gay Coffee customers expect the highest quality ingredients …

Following up on last week’s “Naughty Or Nice” list of retailers who do or do not used the word “Christmas” in their advertising, today the American Family Association launched a boycott of those Satanists at all three GAP chains. But as Good As You blogger Jeremy Hooper again pointed out today, the AFA continues to ignore the pesky fact that …

The most predictable video of the year?

Walmart and Target are facing petitions and consumer backlash over their decision to open tomorrow.

Video by JMG reader Philip Davis.

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Anti-union wingnuts are doing cartwheels across the blogosphere at the news that the owners of Hostess Brands, the makers of Twinkies, have decided to go out of business rather than deal with striking union employees. The closing will result in Hostess’ nearly 18,500 workers losing their jobs as the company shuts 33 bakeries and 565 distribution centers nationwide, as well …

RELATED: I’m being told that dollar store flashlights are being hawked in Union Square for $30 each. USA! USA!

Coinstar, the parent company of those ubiquitous Redbox DVD vending machines, wants to have the same effect on Starbucks that it did on Blockbuster. Redding expects each machine to serve as many as 28 coffees and lattes a day, with a simple cup fetching $1 to $1.50 and specialty drinks $1.50 to $2. At those prices—up to $1.50 less than …

Ora-Quick’s in-home HIV test hit drugstore shelves this month at a price of $40. JMG reader Diane points out that the company has posted a how-to clip for customers.  “Don’t drink the liquid in the test tube.”

The Russian national retailer Expedition, which sells outdoor and sporting equipment, has declared that it is “banning gay people from our future” and will not accept applications from homosexuals. Outdoor goods retailer Expedition drew angry criticism after it stated on its Russian website that gay people are not allowed to apply for a place on its Academy for Entrepreneurship. Activist …

Seattle-based Nordstrom came out in support of same-sex marriage today with an email sent to its 56,000 employees nationwide. Via press release: An internal email signed by Blake Nordstrom, President of Nordstrom, Inc, Pete Nordstrom, President of Merchandising and Erik Nordstrom, President of Stores said that the company has “long had a philosophical approach to our business to be inclusive,” …

Just in time for tomorrow’s HIV Awareness Day, the first-ever in-home testing kit is now available online.  The kit will be on the physical shelves of drugstores next month.  If you don’t want to spend $40, virtually all major cities offer free and confidential testing. (Via Box Turtle Bulletin)