Archive
September 27, 2012
The Time Todd Akin Got Arrested
In 2011, said he'd been arrested at an anti-abortion rally.
Now You Can Gift Stuff — Real Stuff! —To Your Friends On Facebook
Up until today the only real answer to "how does Facebook make money?" was "with ads, I guess?" Facebook Gifts is markedly more concrete: you can buy your friends real things through the site using real money. In other news, Facebook's stock price is still at about 1/2 of its initial offering.
Nickelodeon Scraps TMNT "Cowabunga" Catchphrase
You won't believe what they're replacing it with.
Male DNA Might Get In Women's Brains And Protect Them From Alzheimer's
When a woman gets pregnant with a male fetus, bits of its DNA can get in her brain and stay there. Weirdly, they might be good for her.
Things You Don't Want To Come Home To And Other Links
No matter how bad your day is, at least you aren't these people. Plus, Mila Kunis is all wet and Einstein's office hours after he died.
Now You Can Buy T-Shirts That Celebrate Chavril's Engagement
It was only a matter of time. Avril and Chad's union is basically the Canadian Royal engagement, right?
Clever Ambient Ad Campaign For The Movie "Lincoln?"
Cheap too. They just need to alter another 100 million pennies, or so.
Documents Show Changes To Ryan Social Security Views
A decade of mailing to constituents reveals a shifting position. An early promise not to raise the retirement age.
Everything You Need To Know About Butt-Chugging
Is butt-chugging the new bath salts? No. Sorry, Media Hysteria, but not even close. (WARNING: Graphic images. It's about butt-chugging, so, you know.)
Poll: Libertarians Are, In Fact, Voting For Romney
A Reason-Rupe poll shows that libertarians (defined loosely) will turn out for Romney after all.
The Internet Is Strangely Obsessed With "Greasy Face Mitt Romney" GIFS
It's weird, and a little frightening.
Patrick Stewart Went All Shakespeare On The Referee Lockout
Captain Picard took over for John Oliver on The Daily Show to explain the NFL referee lockout.
Romney On Veteran Suicides: "This Is A Crisis!"
Ties his opposition to defense budget cuts to the psychological needs of veterans.
10 Useless Childhood Collections Your Parents Threw Away
Not "Pogs" useless, but "Don't Keep Trash In Your Room" useless. Awwww Mom, I worked really hard on that!
The 20 Most Important Online Videos Of All Time
Web video – which slowly grew from web-cams and MPEG videos in the '90s to the streaming video of YouTube and Vimeo – has ushered in a new era of instant global sharing. Whether it's cats from Japan, music videos from Korea, or political news from Egypt, the world will never be the same.
37 Easy DIY No-Carve Pumpkin Ideas
No need to wield a giant knife, risking injury to yourself and others. These no-carve pumpkin ideas will help your pumpkins last longer, too.
Here's The Chairman Of Google Doing The "Gangnam Style" Dance
You reap what you sow, guy who used to be in charge of YouTube. Apparently Psy stopped by Google's Seoul offices. Eric Schmidt was there.
Al Franken's Latest Fundraising E-Mail Is A Listicle
Team Franken knows how to get the clicks.
Teen Boy In A Ski Mask, Dress, And Rocket Launcher Tops The Morning Links
Michael David Turley and his nephew wanted to test police response times. Plus Facebook is stalking you and pulling back the curtain on red carpet event coverage.
Send Your Own Mitt Romney Love Note
In 1968, Mitt Romney sent this photograph from France to his sweetheart back home. Add your own text in the heart Mitt drew in the sand to express your feelings.
What's The Last Dream You Remember?
Was it scary? Sexy? Weird? Tell us about it! Bonus points for sharing what you think it means.
Kids Asked: What Would You Do With An Extra Five Years?
The answers range from cute to puzzling to touching to hilarious.
Report: Cameron Snubbed Obama For Tennis
The British Prime Minister was on the court with the husband of former News Corp. executive Rebekah Brooks. "Tell Mr. Obama I'll ring him back." [UPDATED]
Romney's Supporters Reject His Soft Line On Obama
A failed golfer-president, not Che Guevera Lite? Shouts of "No!" in Toledo.
George W. Bush To Keynote Cayman Islands Investment Conference
Not entirely the party's message of the week.
Five Surprising Charts About The 2012 Election
The FEC has released a summary of the money raised and spent in the first 18 months of the election. $4 billion in five graphs.
Conservative Polling Alternative Plans Expansion
Dean Chambers, the man behind Unskewedpolls.com, looks to "unskew" the media and politics. His numbers have given Republicans "a boost of confidence."
Barney Frank: I Had A Pot Brownie Once, It Made Me Sleepy
The retiring Congressman was giving his thoughts on his marijuana legalization tonight on CNN.
