Business Buzz GM's global chief marketing officer, Joel Ewanick, reported Ford's takedown request via Twitter on Super Bowl Sunday. (h/t @NYCAviation)
Culture Buzz Unicorn apocalypse is adorably terrifying. How could they leave out Mole Men uprising though?
Culture Buzz Harold Camping announces a new autumnal date for the apocalypse, after slight embarrassment that the world didn't end on May 21st. Apparently, May 21st was an “invisible judgement day” because, you know, major historical dates always have a Real Day and an Invisible Day.
Movie Buzz For your May 21st Rapture Film Festival. These are the best apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic films that have nothing to do with Michael Bay or Roland Emmerich. Since you're going to be left behind in the tribulation and will have nothing better to do besides suffer famine and plague, add your own favorites in the comments below!
Culture Buzz The Centers for Disease Control posted a tongue-in-cheek article about preparing for a zombacalypse on their blog. Their blog subsequently crashed from all the traffic. But those lovable nerds at CDC got it back up and running!
Culture Buzz Calling the Rapture “the end of the world” isn't entirely accurate. Only a select few will leave the planet on Saturday, but the rest of us have anywhere between five months and seven years of Hell on Earth to endure before Judgement Day. Better get to know your new masters.
Style Buzz Your fashion sense doesn't have to suffer just because the world is ending. If we're going to go down in flames, we at least should go down in style. Here are tips to keep it fierce after the rapture.
It's Good Friday, Friday, Friday! Give this paper a Pulitzer wrapped in a Peabody served on a Nobel.
Science Buzz Just in case you thought the world wasn't going to end anytime soon, here's some reassurance from California. Or the makings of a really, really good pizza.
Completely sane California based radio station Family Radio has declared that according their research, the Rapture is set to begin on May 21st, 2011. Don't worry though, the world is not going to end 'til October. Still got some time to get all those sins out.
I think this is a metaphor. OR IS IT?? This video is like Max Headroom on a very very bad acid trip.
They were evicted from their homes by the #1 threat in America.
“Ducked And Covered” is an instructional public information film designed to assist the general population with surviving life in Australia after the nuclear war.
TV Buzz A Wisconsin jewler puts everything on sale in preperation for the rapture. Jesus and horsemens 1-4 of the apocalypse will probably be too busy to make it to the sale, but the rest of us can really save on jewelry. (Via.)
Science Buzz Move over Porn, Cern is gonna big bang the sh*t outta you. Scientists Record 1st Lead Ion Collisions in Atom Smasher in Search of Universe-Forming Quark-Gluon Plasma. SCIENCE!!
Colleen Thomas has received a psychic communiqué from the Draconians and Reptilians warning of an impending dirty bomb attack that will destroy the planet sometime today. This is your final warning to surrender to the spirit of the mother of everything in the galaxy now.
Culture Buzz When this happens in movies it's usually a sign of the apocalypse. Reality, once again you've let me down. Thanks.
This condom ad from Buenos Aires for some reason paints a vivid picture of a post-apocalyptic world, just in case 2012 isn't 2012. (via io9).
A woman spent $1,200 on bus bench ads to advertise Jesus' return tour to Earth. On her site, she goes on to say that the rapture will occur May 21, 2011 and the apocalypse is on October 21, 2011. Which means Earth is going to be one big rager for 5 months. Get your rave whistles ready!
Party hats on roaches is actually one of the lesser known signs of the coming apocalypse. You've been warned.