February 2012
42 posts
17-Year-Old Recreates the Top 10 Movie Moments of... →
Priscilla Frank, huffingtonpost.com
It’s days away from the Oscars, and that Hollywood excitement is in the air. It seems to be affecting some of us more than others, though. A 17-year-old student from Surrey has recently embarked on an astounding mission: Recreate the 10…
Stephen Hawking Goes To Sex Clubs. Well, Yeah. →
Jon Stewart Can't Believe He Is Still Surprised By... →
gawker.com
On tonight’s Daily Show, Jon Stewart turned his attention to last night’s Republican debate. Besides being miffed that we’ve had to endure twenty of these events, Stewart also couldn’t believe Mitt Romney misquoting Seinfeld…
Oops! Mitt Accidentally Admits That Spending Cuts... →
Throwback for Fat Tuesday: Bob James – Take Me to... →
different-kitchen.com
Which begat: Run-DMC - Peter Piper: And was also sampled by…. 2 Live Crew - Megamixx II 2 Live Crew - Who’s Fucking Who? Alkaholiks - Who Dem N-ggas Awesome II - Ahooga Beastie…
'Breaking Bad' Star Giancarlo Esposito Headed To... →
Crystal Bell, huffingtonpost.com
“Breaking Bad’s” Giancarlo Esposito, who played meth king Gus Fring in the critically-acclaimed AMC drama, is headed to Greendale. According to Vulture, Esposito will appear in an upcoming episode as a business associate of Pierce…
Jon Stewart Explains Mitt Romney's Lack of... →
gawker.com
Jon Stewart swung by Late Night with David Letterman and naturally the topic turned to politics. During the discussion, Stewart explained exactly what it is that the GOP doesn’t like about Mitt Romney: he’s trying to be Rick…
Two Ways to Make Them Pay →
Lunchtime Quiz: Guns N’ Roses Song or Book at the... →
Jason English, mentalfloss.com
All the seats in the CVS waiting area were taken last night, so I waited for my prescription by the display of life-affirming books. That’s where I came up with and wrote down this quiz, and where my furious scribbling made everybody…
Why Is This Squirrel Purple? →
gizmodo.com
A couple in Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania, found a purple squirrel in their backyard. No one knows why it’s purple. And it’s really freaking purple. Percy Emert and his wife, Connie, trap squirrels in their yard and release them in a …
The Secret Satanic Conspiracy Behind Madonna's... →
io9.com
Sure, M.I.A.’s waggling middle finger caused a grand mal kerfuffle among the 37 Super Bowl viewers who were still sober enough to notice it. But far more insidious symbolism was at play during the 2012 halftime show. We are referring …
I was waiting to see how long it would take for them to go there.
Santorum Steps In It: Women Shouldn't be in Combat... →
Tina Dupuy, crooksandliars.com
Hat tip WaPo. John King asks if the easing of roles for women in combat is a good thing. And Santorum answers with: ““I want to create every opportunity for women to be able to serve this country . . . but I do have concerns about wome…
15 Obnoxious Roommate Notes →
The Huffington Post News Editors, huffingtonpost.com
When you share a living space with other people, they’re bound to get on your nerves once in a while. It’s only natural; not everyone’s living habits are the same. When normal people are confronted with this reality, they generally…
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A Few Words On The Infuriating "Liberal Media"... →
gawker.com
If you tune into Fox News or Conservative talk radio, you’re not likely to have to wait a long time before they mention the Liberal Media. They talk about it as if it’s a monolithic, cohesive organization whose aim is to brainwash t…
A Few Words On The Infuriating “Liberal Media” Argument http://flpbd.it/y1BXz
The GSD&M SXSW SXSurvival Guide →
GSD&M, sxsurvival.com
Feel the ground rumble. From far and wide, they approach. The herds of tech addicts charging forward with their smartphones held high. Vans fueled… It’s hard to believe it’s been one month since the unforgettable days of SXSW. The bigges…
January 2012
13 posts
’90s One-Hit Wonders That Are Worth Revisiting →
Margaret Eby, flavorwire.com
It seems that in the last couple of years, more and more bands from the 1990s are coming back, either taking the reunion route like Pavement, Chavez, the long-inactive Superchunk, and even (God help us all) Soundgarden, or releasing new…
How the Mind Creates Ideas →
Michael Michalko, psychologytoday.com
More and more quantum physicists are speculating about a correlation between how our creative minds process thoughts and the way the universe works. read more
Iconic Black and White Photos Amazingly Recolored →
Alison Nastasi, flavorwire.com
We first saw this series of famous black and white photographs made new with a little recoloring over at Thaeger. While the concept isn’t earth-shattering, the results are pretty amazing — taking moments from the history books and…
Diet Coke vs. Coca-Cola Zero: What's The... →
Julie R. Thomson, huffingtonpost.com
When it comes to Coca-Cola products, people tend to be die-hard fans. Many of us know someone who can’t go a day without a Diet Coke (or two or three). And while Diet Coke has been a leading sugar-free soft drink since it was first released i…
Facebook Makeover Scam Offers To Turn Profile... →
The Huffington Post News Editors, huffingtonpost.com
Just weeks after programmers discovered a Facebook scam had lifted 45,000 user logins and passwords from the social networking site, security blogs are warning users of a new scam that offers to turn profile backgrounds to red, black…
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