The magazine industry emerged this year from the most perilous downturn in its history with a set of unmistakable powerhouse titles celebrated here in Adweek’s 31st annual Hot List. Here are the 10 most successful magazines of the year.
This is today's must read. Krakauer's article — available in PDF form for free until Wednesday via Byliner — is a riveting, thorough dismantling of the myths of NY Times best seller Three Cups Of Tea, by Greg Mortensen. This rivals the James Frey affair by a long, long way.
Well, this is charming and fun. When Alexia Tsotsis wrote about the movie Source Code for TechCrunch, the studio wasn't happy with the result. So they reached out to Moviefone/AOL, who in turn wrote Alexia with a request to see “if any of the snark can be toned down?” Here's the result of that effort.
Reddit and Twitter are all abuzz over this video of a kid lashing out against a much smaller bully. What was the scrawny kid thinking? This is why they say, “pick on someone your own size.” View List ›
Meet Facebook Jamal Ibrahim, an Egyptian man's newly born daughter. She was named thus out of gratitude for the social networking site's role in ousting Hosni Mubarak from power.
Len Lesser, the actor best known for his role as Jerry Seinfeld's “Uncle Leo” passed away on February 16th at the age of 88 due to cancer-related pneumonia. View Topic ›
Twitterers are outraged over a tweet from Kenneth Cole suggesting that the conflict in Egypt was due to excitement over their new spring collection. Someone forgot to tell the interns that attaching a brand to a violent national revolution is never a good idea. View List ›
The third Bill and Ted movie was already confirmed in September, but Reeves' recent interview with The Guardian has shot the actor up Twitter's Trending Topics list in a way that even the Sad Keanu meme couldn't. Or did Sad Keanu contribute to that? Let's take a look! View List ›
With 2010 coming to an end, we're taking a look back on the top-performing, most shared, viral posts of the year. From obvious memes like Sad Keanu to the incredible plastic cutlery dragon, this year's Top 50 offers a surprising mix. Read More ›
Tweets about Wikileaks have made up a nearly constant 1% of all conversation on Twitter for the last week, far greater than the top 10 Trending topics. Why isn't Wikileaks on the list? View Image ›
This might be the coolest Easter egg of all time.
U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton has blocked major elements of Arizona's controversial (i.e., stupid and racist) immigration law, including parts that would have allowed officers to check immigration status during unrelated stops. So, if you're keeping score at home, it's currently Justice: 1, Governor Jan Brewer: 0. Read More ›
After she compared herself to Shakespeare, Twitter users took it upon themselves to rework the Bard's passages to make them more Palinesque. To refudiate or not to refudiate - that is the question. Read More ›
As you are likely aware, “there's an awful lot of hoopla around the iphone 4 Antenna” today. Fortunately Jonathan Mann is putting this whole thing in perspective for us. Watch Video ›
It appears that everyone's favorite internet pranksters are bored of spreading syphilis rumors. This time they're taking it a few steps further and attempting to send the little star to North Korea. Happy Canada Day, Justin Bieber. View List ›
Caitlin Beadles is Justin Bieber's ex-girlfriend. Also (allegedly!), they are back together, which makes Caitlin Beadles Justin Bieber's current girlfriend as well and kind of puts her in this uncomfortable Schrodinger's cat-like situation. Don't expire in the box, Caitlin Beadles! Word is that Bieber and Beadles were together before Biebz hit it big, but they've recently reunited because the bonds of true (adolescent) love are stronger than the Siren song of fame and fortune. Caitlin Beadles! Read More ›
My thoughts exactly. View Image ›
Mind = Blown. Isaiah Mustafa is on the short line for the next Most Interesting Man In The World. Watch Video ›
Today is Towel Day, you guys. Try not to panic. On Towel Day, we celebrate the wonderful legacy of the late Douglas Adams and his Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. If you don't like/don't know who Douglas Adams is, this is a good time to be grateful that Towel Day only happens once a year. Either way, don't leave home without your towel. Read More ›
The world's largest game gaming platform, Steam, is now available to download for Mac systems. Developed by video game developer Valve, Steam lets users to download, manage, and play games from their extensive library.
