After the news that the long speculated Jimi Hendrix biopic starring André 3000 is getting the green light, one can't help but wonder which deceased musician will be next in line to have a film made about their life.
How do you convince people not to text while driving? These drivers in Belgium were told they had to pass a “mobile phone test” in order to get their driver's licenses. It didn't go well.
Food Buzz All you have to do is pick what cupcake you want to buy, swipe your card, and watch as a camera records the claw as it finds and dispenses your baked treat. Pretty cool, huh? The machine is said to be stocked with about 600 freshly baked cupcakes every day.
Hate leftover pizza's reheated soggy crust? This simple reheating tip keeps the crust crispy, and the top nice and melty. The best way to eat leftover vegetables. (via lifehacker.com)
Food Buzz This is the most amazing food related anything you will see today. Good luck not drooling.
Brilliant way to help combat obesity. I think this is at the Greenhills Shopping Center, Philippines, but it should be everywhere.
After several failed (but still cool looking) one-man attempts, it finally took two guys to do it, and it was worth it.
Politics Buzz I think so. This guy thinks so. Where do you stand? Oh, you probably disagree BECAUSE YOU ARE A SINNER AND THEREFORE YOUR OPINION IS WRONG. I love logic. Hopefully Barack Obama will appoint this dude King of America in his State of the Union Address tonight. (Via Videogum.)
Good ideas come from “slow hunches.” We all finally have an excuse to take it easy today. Noted author, Steve Johnson explores, Where Good Ideas Come From in his forthcoming book.
It's sweeping the nation. You don't give a fuck. DO IT: Sideboob.
Save time after your next accident by investing in a sling that tells people what happened. You'll be instantly freed from many pointless conversations.
TV Buzz A blogger dedicated a site to writing jokes in hopes of getting hired for a gig at Late Night (he Tweets, too). Hey if you can't join 'em…set up a blog or whatever.
TV Buzz Paging Bea Arthur! More than twenty years after its American debut, The Golden Girls is being remade…IN TURKEY! In related news: we're moving to Turkey.
This guy “tastefully” resigned from his job by writing his boss on a sheet cake. Mmm, disappointment never looked so delicious!
TV Buzz Yup, you read that right: The Soup's Joel McHale and the 1970's Chevy Chase are partnering in Community, an NBC sitcom in which McHale's lawyer returns to community college and meets Chase's character, described only as a man who has been married five times. Let the battle of handsome, snarky TV personalities (and former handsome, snarky TV personalities) begin!
Culture Buzz The Ask A Ninja creators released The Ninja Handbook, “the first-ever secret ninja training guide specifically designed for the non-ninja”. Since last week had International Talk Like A Pirate Day, let’s give the Ninjas some love today. Besides, could being in the International Order of Ninjas really be a bad thing?
Music Buzz Brush off your kente cloth robe and clean up that fade - the hip hop trio is reuniting for the upcoming Rock The Bells tour. Amid economic recession, an ongoing war overseas, and George Bush in the White House, this summer should feel like 1992 all over again!