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Having worked in the entertainment industry for the last two years, my specialties lie in pop culture, cynicism, and checking my dignity at at the door.
View My Viral Dashboard ›The official presidential portrait of Obama was released today. It's the first time the portrait was taken with a digital camera. The upcoming administration has promised to usher this country into the 21st century, but hopefully they were referring to more than the use of digital cameras.
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Politics Buzz According to Democratic officials, Barack Obama has offered Hillary Clinton the position of Secretary of State. Pundits have been discussing the possiblity for a while now, but it's no surprise she was ultimately offered some consolation prize for piping down and getting in line after her bumpy loss in the primaries.
Celebrity Buzz When Access Hollywood asks Lindsay Lohan about her feelings on the election, she refers to Obama as our “first colored president”. If people actually respected anything that Lohan said, this might have made a bigger splash. But luckily for her she is completely insignificant and irrelevant when it comes to her existence outside of LA's club of the week.
Tech Buzz YouTube adds closed captions and a translate feature to add subtitles for videos in other languages. The feature allows you to upload captioning and then can translate it to over 30 different languages. For the longest time, you've had so many ideas for a video blog, but never thought anyone outside of Eastern Europe would truly appreciate it. Now's your chance to break down that language barrier, and reach out to them.
Style Buzz Disney is now selling a new lineup of hip wear from purses and shoes to trucker hats and graphic tees. Tired of selling mouse ears and tutus to kids that don't know any better, Disney is hoping to unleash the inner child in hipsters around the world.
Lil’ O’Reilly is back this time taking on Barney Frank over the financial crisis. This kid really captures the essence of his much older doppleganger.
Minnesota senator Norm Coleman has been accused of receiving suits as a gift from businessman and friend Nasser Kazeminy. Watch as his campaign manager fields the questions with the same broken record response. It seems like a standard “non-answer” political dodge, but when the press decides to stick with the issue, it gets incredibly awkward.
In an attempt to get off his “My friends” kick, John McCain refers to the American people as “My fellow Prisoners”. The guy is losing it.
Politics Buzz The nation’s debt has grown so large that the national debt clock in Manhattan has to be replaced. The clock was put up in 1989 when the US had a $3 trillion debt. But now in 2008, the clock doesn’t have enough spaces to show the $10 trillion debt we’ve reached. Plans are currently being made to solve the problem by next year. The problem with the clock…
Culture Buzz A tavern in Japan has outsourced their waitstaff to a couple of monkeys working for Soya Beans. Can’t say the restaurant would pass some of the basic health code standards, but supposedly the monkeys are rather attentive. Unfortunately, this idea will only work until the monkeys snap one day and realize they need to get a real job.