links for 04-29-07

For $82 a Day, Booking a Cell in a 5-Star Jail – “Many of the self-pay jails operate like secret velvet-roped nightclubs of the corrections world. You have to be in the know to even apply for entry, and even if the court approves your sentence there, jail administrators can operate like bouncers, rejecting anyone they wish.” And the next time someone tries to tell that justice is meted out fairly in the United States, be sure you give them the “Motherf*cker WHAT?” face and point them to this story.
No coiffures, no plucks and definitely no make-up – How do you say ‘metrosexual’ in Farsi? “Iranian police have warned barbers against offering Western-style hair cuts or plucking the eyebrows of their male customers, Iranian media said on Sunday. Iranian young men have in recent years started paying more attention to the way they look and dress, especially in affluent parts of the capital Tehran. Spiked up hair, by using gel, is known as the Khorusi (Rooster) style and some also use make-up.”

From the oceans to the permafrost – The White Stripes will perform in all 10 Canadian provinces and the three Territories this summer. The tour, which will begin in Burnaby, BC on June 24, will include stops in Yellowknife, Iqaluit, and Thunder Bay, before ending in St. Johns, NB on July 16. Said frontman Jack White, “Having never done a full tour of Canada, [we] thought it was high time to go whole hog. We want to take this tour to the far reaches of the Canadian landscape. From the ocean to the permafrost.”

The Lesbian Bride’s Handbook – “The thing is, though, you have to serve something, and you can’t very well go naked. You can call it a party about love all you want, but you still have to make all the same decisions that every other bride has to make, and you have to make them very carefully unless you want everyone you know to schlep to some crummy party in the middle of nowhere.”