Archive
March 20, 2012
Darko Milicic: Music Critic
Maybe this is what Joe Dumars saw in him all those years ago.
The iPad's Retina Display Is Bad News For Magazine Apps
None of the iPad mag apps were ready for the launch of the new iPad, but that's the least of their problems. Suddenly, plain old PDFs look just fine.
Santorum Campaign Claims At Least $300,000 In Sweater Vest Sales
Gidley announces strong sweater vest sales. Three thousand Santorum vest wearers are out there, somewhere.
Hugh Jackman Looks Like An Emaciated Hobo And Other Links
Sure it's for his role in "Les Miserables" but that is some dedication. Plus one Harry Potter star has landed in jail and Canadian political ad campaigns are just as controversial as in the States. These and other Buzz that flew under the radar await your clicking pleasure.
Exclusive Video: Arlen Specter Credited Santorum With '04 Win
Republican Presidential candidate Rick Santorum has been forced to defend his endorsement of moderate Republican turned Democrat Arlen Specter in the 2004 Pennsylvania Senate primary. Santorum downplays his close connection to his former Senate colleague, but in this video of a fall 2006 fundraiser — shot by Stephen Robert Morse for an upcoming documentary and provided to BuzzFeed — Specter says, "Without his help I would not have been reelected, and I'm going to use every once of my energy to spread the word about what a good man he is."
The Great Music Streaming Service Die-Off
Napster disappeared into Rhapsody and MOG is now part of a headphone company. There is only room for one music streaming service, or maybe two.
Cap'n Crunch's Sidekick Has The Best Twitter
Sea Dog is Cap'n Crunch's pet dog (who knew?). The nautical pup has an official corporate Twitter account, and all it does is howl at people.
There's Kickstarter To Buy Kickstarter
Finally, something I can get behind.
Top 5 Reasons Why The Gold Standard Sucks
According to this powerpoint on the origins of the Fed that attempts to tackle the idea of the gold standard as an alternative to a central bank.
Story About White House Scrubbing Obama Daughter Travel Story Has Now Been Scrubbed
Citing security concerns, Politico removes a detail about Malia Obama's trip to Mexico. Point taken.
High-Fiving Shark
Give me some fin. We are one evolutionary step closer to Street Sharks.
Watch Michelle Obama Politely Laugh Off A John Boehner Joke
Even David Letterman's ridiculous questions can't throw the FLOTUS off of her game.
Romney Loses Illinois By Winning, Santorum Triumphant
Here is the story Romney's camp glumly figures they'll probably see tonight from a political press invested in keeping this primary alive. This is not a real news article.
Rick Santorum Criticizes Obama For Malia's Mexico Vacation
Says the President should "set an example" and not send family members to vacation in a country where the State Department has issued a travel warning.
Entire First Episode Of "The Legend Of Korra" Leaked
It's finally here! The sequel to Nickelodeon's beloved "Avatar: The Last Airbender" tv series doesn't premiere until April 14th but the Internet has never been one for waiting.
Why Former President Jimmy Carter Supports Gay Marriage
Jimmy Carter comes out in support for gay marriage in his new book ABOUT THE BIBLE.
What AppleCare Will Tell You About Your Hot iPad
In response to complaints about the new iPad getting hot, Apple denies it's a problem and says "contact AppleCare." So we did.
Santorum Campaign: "We're Not Focused On Delegate Math"
Santorum adviser tells reporters they're not sweating the details during a long conference call on that exact subject.
Aziz Ansari Is Going The Louis C.K. Route And Releasing A New Special On His Website
And it's only five dollars. Come on, treat yo self. Too easy.
"Lost" Vincent Van Gogh Still Life Found Using Science
The painting has the creative title "Still Life With Roses And Field Flowers". Using x-ray technology, art historians were able to see beneath the painting and finally confirm that is was an original Van Gogh.
Chuck Norris Responds To BuzzFeed's Obama Video
Chuck Norris says the video proves Obama's association with radicals.
Lifechanging Twitter Hacks
Just about everything you've ever wanted to make better about Twitter: Digging up old tweets, silencing loudmouths, finding better stuff to read, and a bunch of other tweaks is easy like Sunday morning with this guide.
Kansas Governor's Facebook Wall Shut Down After Spamming
Women spammed Gov. Sam Brownback's Facebook wall with snarky comments over his support of a controversial abortion bill in Kansas. Hence, a switch to Timeline and no more troublesome posts. (updated)
Why It's So Hard To Talk About Aggregation
One more data point for the aggregation debate: An aggregation of one of our posts sent us 65 views — but an aggregation of the aggregation sent us 15 times more.
Israelis Seek Peace With Iran Through Cat Memes
Not sure this is going to avert the apocalypse. The images come from the Facebook campaign.
"Will The Real Mitt Romney Please Stand Up" Video Will Blow You Away
Leave it to some guy named Hugh from Australia to make one of the best political videos of the 2012 campaign.
When Mitt Romney Became Pro-Life
Calculated campaign move or change in core beliefs? Mitt Romney's 2005 op-ed offers his explanation of when the conversion took place.
You've Been Warned, Mr. B
Just one of the many reasons you don't friend your buddy's dad on Facebook. I don't hear you laughing, Mr. B.
Occupy Wall Street Plans "General Strike" — But Labor Isn't Coming Along
The limits of an alliance are on display. What if you call a general strike and everyone goes to work?
Morning Joe's Paul Ryan / Afghanistan Massacre Montage
Scarborough and company have a good LOL at the MSNBC production team's honest mistake and then plot to take the wind out of the Internet's sails.
Democratic Group Celebrates Return Of Paul Ryan's Budget Plan With Film Trailer
Rep. Paul Ryan's latest plan for deep tax and spending cuts draws this ad from the liberal group Americans United for Change, taking aim at its slashing popular programs. "Like Weekend at Bernie's, even when no one in America wanted to see Weekend at Bernie's II, they went ahead and made the sequel anyway."
Biden Speaks In Former Brothel
Sunnymede, now a gracious estate in Morris Township, N.J., was better known in the 1990s as "An Afternoon Delight". This is Real Joe Biden, not Fake Joe Biden, but you may be confused when you're done reading about his remarks.
Karen Santorum Thought Scott Brown's 'Protection' Joke Was Funny
Rick Santorum's wife handles Piers Morgan's question about the Massachusetts senator's old joke with class.
How Agence France-Presse Ruined Malia Obama's Vacation
There's a long tradition of keeping presidents' kids out of the press, but the newswire reported today on details of Obama's elder daughter's travel in Mexico. The story was quickly removed from websites across the Internet, but you can't unring that bell.
The New iPad Vs An Assault Rifle
Some "tech assassins" put together this fun DIY science experiment together. Who knew that gun geeks were actually nerdier than techies?
