Jonah Peretti is a co-founder of BuzzFeed, The Huffington Post, ContagiousMedia.org, and the Eyebeam Open Lab.
Sports Buzz Videos of real shark attacks! Are you sick of adorable animals falling asleep or overcoming adversity? Then these vicious shark attack videos are the perfect palate cleanser.
Food Buzz Controversy erupts over a new technique for farming nonpoisonous fugu. Fugu is DANGEROUS and people die from eating it! But that might be the very reason it is prized as a special delicacy. Now farmed-raised, nonpoisonous Fugu is threatening to undermine Japan’s entire Fugu-Industrial Complex.
Politics Buzz Rush Limbaugh urges his conservative fans to vote for Hillary so that neither Democrat can win the primaries. In Limbaugh’s own words: “The endgame is to see that neither of these candidates can win by virtue of the primaries” assuring that Hillary and Barack “will be so bloodied and brought down to earth that neither can win in the general.” A few outside observers think that Operation Chaos is actually working while others are skeptical. Of course, Rush is happy to take full credit for the current Obama Clinton fatigue.
Celebrity Buzz Gen X is poised for a vicarious mid-life crisis as their favorite pop stars all turn 50 this year. We all know that the Rolling Stones are rockin’ their golden years. But now a new generation can lament the graying of their childhood icons. All three stars still look good, but Michael Jackson looks freakin’ AMAZING. Must be the oxygen tent and youthful lifestyle.
Movie Buzz Man dies from a shark attack, Americans respond by renting Jaws! What is the appropriate way to respond to the tragic death of a veterinarian and family man who is killed by a great white shark while swimming off the coast of California? Apparently a giant media circus and a renewed desire to watch the movie Jaws!
Politics Buzz Arianna Huffington’s new book exposes the “Lunatic Fringe” of the Republican Party. What happens when the right wing’s “Lunatic Fringe” takes control of the government? Find out in Arianna Huffington’s new book, “Right Is Wrong: How the Lunatic Fringe Hijacked America, Shredded the Constitution, and Made Us All Less Safe.” It makes the whole Obama Vs. Clinton fight look silly when the alternative is four more years of the lunatic fringe in power.
Politics Buzz An exciting primary race becomes boring and most people just want a winner. Obama vs Clinton is like an exciting baseball game that goes into extra innings and you are on the edge of your seat but then by the 16th inning you are tired and cold and just want to go home and you stop caring who wins. That is how lots of Democrats are feeling these days.
Science Buzz Gastric bypass surgery can cure obesity, type 2 diabetes, sleep apnea, and reduce the risk of cancer. A recent report by 60 minutes is drawing attention to the benefits of gastric bypass surgery. The operation can reduce your risk of diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. Now you have an excuse other than vanity for getting your stomach stapled. You will also save money on donuts, egg rolls, and other tempting fried foods.
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