Archive
April 2, 2012
Death To Boring Maps
Stamen Design's watercolored maps make Google Maps look flat and tired. Is there a good reason our geodata has to be ugly?
Britney Spears Fan Killed For Being Gay
This is tragic.
8 Things That Will Definitely Happen In Tonight's NCAA Championship Game
You can't count on much in this world, but you can count on these things. Seriously. We have a time machine, so we're positive they're going to happen.
Etch A Sketch Portraits of Republican Candidates
The GOP Etch A Sketch controversy was a boon to this artist who specializes in photorealistic drawings made with the toy. Sadly, there's no Ron Paul, which is strange since he's definitely the candidate with the most fan art.
4 "Game Of Thrones" Fan Posters
You are not prepared to hold all these feels. More accurate than any campaign HBO could produce.
18 Best GIFs From Last Night's "Game Of Thrones"
The clash of kings begins. Didn't catch the premiere? Not to worry, it's all been captured in glorious GIF format. (Warning: Spoilers Ahoy!)
The Bleak Beauty Of The Moscow Metro
An incredible, time-warped look at the second busiest subway system in the world. Infrastructure can be art! Still not as pretty as Stockholm's, though.
The Massachusetts Democrats' Over-The-Top 2004 Anti-Romney Ad
This video accessed online at the Massachusetts Democrats' website via the Web Archive might be the craziest anti-Romney video out there.
We're Going To Need A Bigger Spreadsheet
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson explains how humanity can save itself from a world-ending asteroid: With huge amounts of data, of course. And a giant gravitational tractor.
Horrifying Kickstarter To Fund Robot Monkey
Have we not learned anything about creating super-smart apes? This Kickstarter is raising money for an app that would enable scientists to talk to bonobo monkeys. This somehow involves building a grotesque monkey robot head.
As Florida House Speaker, Marco Rubio Voiced Support For Emissions Caps
Florida Senator Marco Rubio is considered a likely Republican Vice Presidential nominee. But Rubio's past carries some positions now decried by the right. In 2008, as Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, Rubio presided over a vote directing the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to create rules for limiting carbon emissions. In 2007, Rubio delivered this speech on energy, where he said "this nation and ultimately the world, are heading towards emissions caps," adding Florida could become the "Silicon Valley" of green energy. Update This was not as strong as the federal legislation known a "cap and trade" and a Rubio spokesman emails this 2007 op-ed in which the then House Speaker cites opposition to cap and trade legislation."
Charlize Theron Cell Phone "Hacked" And Other Links
Well played, Theron. Plus life in North Korea prison camps are worse than you could ever imagine and Vogue editors try to shop like they don't have a vault of money. These and other Buzz we missed await your clicking pleasure.
Rick Santorum Drinking Beer
The candidate enjoys a pint or two . Especially now that he's in Wisconsin: He started drinking at 11:30 a.m. today.
Remember The Browser Wars?
It used to matter which browser you chose. Not anymore, and not ever again.
Maybe Not The Classiest Way To Memorialize Trayvon Martin
But it certainly shows a level of dedication to the cause. From yesterday's rally Miami.
The Art Of "Portal 2"
Aperture Science: The art of tomorrow...today! If you were waiting for the perfect wallpaper to fall from space, you are in luck!
"Star Wars Kinect" Turns Saga Into A Dance-Off
Nothing is good and everything hurts. If this isn't an early April Fool's joke (it was posted to YouTube March 29th), the people at LucasArts have some serious explaining to do.
Tracy Morgan Cannot Be Limited To 140 Characters
Watch as Tracy struggles to respond to questions in an interview with only 140-word answers.
40,000 Fingers
An unembellished report on factory conditions in China: "Zhang Zhiru, a well-known barefoot lawyer in Longhua, estimates he sees about 10 workers with similar hand injuries every week... workers in the Pearl River District lose 40,000 fingers to industrial accidents a year."
Matt Lauer Asks Sarah Palin If She's "Reading Some Newspapers"
This is already so awkward. What's going to happen when Palin hosts the "Today" show tomorrow?
Marco Rubio Talks About His Mormon Youth
In an interview with Fox News' Juan Williams, the Florida Senator explained his brief stint as a Mormon saying, "When you're eight years old you do what your parents tell you to do." Williams' somewhat awkward question: "How many Latino Mormons do we have in America??"
Lame April Fools' Day From Corporate Twitters
Sure, it's kind of cheesy when companies like Google do elaborate April Fools' Day jokes. But what's even lamer is companies who don't actually bother to pull a prank and instead just talk about it in the most neutral terms.
Felicia Day Music Video Pits Geeks Against Jocks
Now I'm the one that's cool. Written and directed by Jed Whedon to guarantee the most geek cred per frame.
The Android Of Steve Jobs Movies
Ashton Kutcher will play Steve Jobs in a biopic directed by the guy who made Swing Vote and written by a buy whose IMDB profile I can't even find. Was Noah Wyle busy? A real Jobs movie, based on Walter Isaacson's book, is also in the works.
Senator Earmark? Santorum Press Release Archives Heavy On Pork
The former Pennsylvania Senator's record on earmarks is best seen through his own press archives.
"Mad Men" Likability Index: Cancer Averted!
Betty's back! And she's not the evil villain anymore.
Democrats Look Past The Mandate, To The Left
They've been quietly eyeing alternatives for more than a year. Will that give the Supreme Court an out?
