Hey, look … we’re not the only ones who are ass-obsessed and/or quoting Queen lyrics today: Slate presents an up-to-the-minute history of the buttocks, complete with coverage of the recent ass-potheoses of Kim Kardashian and Nicole “Coco” Austin but without mention of Belladonna’s recent reemergence into the callipygean spotlight. Then again, it’s sort of our job to stay on top of rear ends. (Jealous?) (slate.com; also spotted @ Gawker)