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Neeson and Dermot Mulroney (damn good to see him on the screen again, BTW) struggle against the Alaskan elements (read: bloodthirsty wolves) in Joe Carnahan's nature thriller. In theaters January 27.
The oil drilling argument between Alaska Representative Don Young and Rice University Professor Doug Brinkley — ah who cares? The look on that staffer's face is priceless. (via c-spanvideo.org)
Culture Buzz It sure is scary losing your mom at the grocery store. Even more so when security gets called in to help locate your parents.
Mental Floss does the math. Which state is the most love-friendly? Not to spoil it, but what do you think of the slogan I just came up with for Alaska: “A-laska Is For A-lovers!” Take it, Alaska, it's yours. (via mentalfloss.com)
Alaska is super hot on the BuzzFeed Network right now. Here's all the best viral buzz on Alaska.
Culture Buzz Well isn't this fun news to wake up to. A pipeline in Alaska “ruptured during testing and spilled a mixture of methanol and oily water onto the tundra.” It was apparently a small spill, but come on BP, get it together. (via news.yahoo.com)
Culture Buzz To be absolutely clear, she had nothing to do with this. It was forwarded to her, and she wisely appears to have let it die in her inbox. Unfortunately for political reporters, this awful (AWFUL) joke was the most interesting thing to come out of the e-mail dump from Alaska.
Politics Buzz The state of Alaska released 24,199 pages worth of Sarah Palin's e-mails from when she was governor, fulfilling press inquiries dating back to 2008 in one massive document dump. Media outlets are slowly poring over the documents to better get a glimpse of her half-term in office, including a live blog of revelations at The Atlantic.
Culture Buzz In chronological order! Today's disaster is merely one of many reminders that Mother Nature only tolerates our presence most of the time. From ancient Greece to modern day Peru, millions have suffered the devastating effects of tectonic shift.
Culture Buzz According to the National Enquirer, this is the woman with whom Sarah Palin's First Dude has been going rogue. Her name is Shailey Tripp (I know, his grandchild's name—an added wrinkle of barf), a masseuse who has previously been arrested on charges of “maintaining a house of prostitution.” Skepticism is justifiable considering this originated in The Enquirer, but they did break the John Edwards/Rielle Hunter story, so their batting average on gross political sex scandals is depressingly high.
Politics Buzz Sarah Palin's new book, “America by Heart,” has been leaked to the press. Here are the best parts, illustrated.
Celebrity Buzz We’re all in for a treat this weekend. Sarah Palin’s new reality show, “Sarah Palin’s Alaska” debuts this Sunday. To mark this monumental moment in television history, here is some of the best Palin fan art from the minds of DeviantART.
Celebrity Buzz I'm sorry, Bristol. I think you're pretty but the gloves made me do it. Also, there's a problem when you're 19 and Florence Henderson is dressing sluttier than you.
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No state benefits more from federal largess, but a senator voted against the stimulus bill the governor decries intrusive policies.
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6792MJ20100810
Former Senator Ted Stevens died in a small plane crash in his home state of Alaska, a family spokesman said on Tuesday. The family has been notified that Senator Stevens did not survive the crash,” family spokesman Mitch Rose said.
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RIP Ted Stevens. Ex-senator Ted Stevens, known best for his belief in the internet as a series of tubes, died in a plane crash yesterday in Alaska.
Politics Buzz Ted Stevens was killed in a plane crashed in Alaska. Ted Stevens, the longest-serving GOP senator, was among the five people killed in the crash — there were three survivors. The series of tubes known as the internet will mourn his passing.
And you thought these reactions were bad. A million face palms is not…
Kevin Smith has a new reality series on AMC called “Comic Book Men.”…
