Culture Buzz Cosmic eye candy. This week marks the anniversary of the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope way back in 1990. Thanks, Hubble, for providing us with “whoa” fodder for 22 years!
Celebrity Buzz Here's the skit from the Jonah Hill episode that Hulu and NBC can't rebroadcast due to music rights. But, fortunately, the internet is the internet. “I put you in my 'Hottie Boombalotties' folder.”
Movie Buzz An almost complete Princess Bride reunion happened yesterday on Good Morning America. Extra props to Billy Crystal for wearing his original Miracle Max hat. (via.)
Celebrity Buzz Say hello to Sara Leal, the woman who wants lots of money to be quiet about (allegedly) sleeping with Ashton Kutcher and/or lots of money from media outlets to tell her story about (allegedly) sleeping with Ashton Kutcher. And say hello to her naked torso. More at Egotastic.
Politics Buzz Today is the 19th wedding anniversary of the President and First Lady. To celebrate, let's look at how cute they are.
Amateur video of the immediate aftermath of the crash of United Airlines Flight 93, shot from Berlin, Pennsylvania on September 11th, 2001. This footage was recorded by the late Dave Berkebile, whose family only now released it to the public. Berkebile's commentary is understated and eerie: “It shook the heck out of the house. I don't know what else is happening. They rammed one into the Pentagon and into the World Trade Center and we're watching it on TV and this one happened.”
All hail Dear Leader Tan Sri Teh! Malaysia’s Public Bank celebrated its 45th anniversary recently and to honor their founder, Tan Sri Teh, they produced this show for him. [Ed. note - This video is circulating widely throughout Malaysian social media sites, with most comments comparing it to the bizarre publicity stunts of North Korea’s Kim Jong Il.]
Culture Buzz 34 years ago today “The King” passed away. But his spirit has lived on within children who barely know his songs. See these kids approximate the great and wonder if their mother chose this fate. OK I'm done now…
Culture Buzz We would be remiss if, on the 20th Anniversary of “Doug,” we didn't mention this little quirk of Google. Actually, I would prefer it if we were remiss. Whoever and wherever this poor girl is, I'm sorry.
Culture Buzz 9/11 did not happen 10 years ago today, but many people on Twitter and Facebook believe otherwise.
TV Buzz Today is MTV's 30th anniversary. Here's a list of shows they should consider bringing back. Thoughts?
Culture Buzz Today is the 25th anniversary of the release of The Legend of Zelda for the Nintendo Famicom. Let's celebrate with this gallery of women stamped in Link ink. Hyrule girls rule.
Someone set us up the cake. The Internet's first meme turns ten today. (Via.)
After all these years. It's things like this that really give you hope, you know?
Culture Buzz Google celebrates the 40th anniversary of Sesame Street and the 20th anniversary of Wallace and Gromit on both their American and British sites.
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Hawaii became the 50th state 50 years ago today. Has it moved any closer to the mainland?
Today Flickr celebrated the 5-year anniversary of its launch in 2004. In honor, this is the oldest surviving picture, which was uploaded by Cal Henderson on December 15, 2003.