Archive
May 2, 2012
A Joke About "Three Wives" Re-Ignites Jewish, Muslim Tensions At California College
A student at the University of California, San Diego posed in a keffiyeh, infuriating Muslim classmates. Now the campus is reckoning with a bitter divide on Israel, a deleted article in the student newspaper, and a conservative Israeli politician coming to town. [Updated]
Tyson Chandler Gave The Best Award Speech Ever
The Knicks center won Defensive Player of The Year. How did he respond?
Did "Snow White" Plagiarize This Poster Art?
It's not exactly a common theme. But of course, human creativity does repeat. So, outright theft or creepy coincidence?
If "Star Wars" Invaded Old Arcade Games
Wouldn't it make more sense for the Millenium Falcon to be chasing TIE Fighters? Oh who, am I kidding? I can't stay mad at these awesome MJ Cowen designs!
Mitt Romney No Habla Español
The Republican has barely spoken to the Spanish-language media. But pointing to Obama's shortcomings may be enough.
Informative CNN Segment Is Informative
Seems legit.
The Answer To Your Grilled Cheese Dilemma
Say hello to Toastabags the "mess-proof way to make grilled cheese in your toaster." A pack of three sells for ONLY $9.99. Another first world problem solved!
16 Gross Pizzas From International Pizza Huts
Other countries and the stuff they eat are, like, totally weird, amirite?
Fascinating Trivia You Didn't Know About "Wings"
Not that "Wings"! Bonus Fact: Until today, most you didn't even know "Wings" was the most celebrated and accoladed silent film of all time.
Who Has The Worst Commenters On The Internet? An Investigation
It's troll vs. troll in a fight to the death (of discourse). Spoiler: everybody loses.
The NFL Community Mourns Junior Seau
Football players and coaches took to Twitter to remember one of the greatest linebackers in NFL history, who died today at age 43.
Amanda Seyfried As Linda Lovelace And Other Links
A movie about the abuse and coercion of a 70s adult film star legend never looked so sexy. Plus teenagers are eschewing summer jobs to their detriment and British spy internal investigations give up easily.
Photo: Barack Obama's New York Girlfriend
David Maraniss writes in his new biography about Barack Obama's relationship with Genevieve Cook, the daughter of an Australian diplomat, beginning in 1984, when she was 25 and he was 22. Here is a picture of a woman identified as Cook in the 1978 yearbook of Swarthmore College, which she attended.
Reuters' Occupy Turnaround
Reuters attracted quite a bit of blowback for its video calling May Day a "dud" yesterday. "A diverse set of views," social media editor de Rosa says.
The Bubbles We Aren't Talking About
Everybody's talking about whether or not we're in a "tech bubble." But should we be worried about other kinds of bubbles?
Professor Farnsworth Inception
Holy Mother of God. This. Changes. Everything.
After May Day, Occupiers Face A Choice
On display in New York, a peaceful protest march with liberal groups, and an anarchist "black bloc.
16 Revelations About Young Barack Obama From His Ex-Girlfriends
The President was quite the paramour. From the Vanity Fair article excerpting the upcoming book by David Maraniss, Becoming Obama. Here are the most revealing moments from the letters and journals of two of Barack Obama's girlfriends from the early '80s, Alex McNear and Genevieve Cook, when the young Columbia grad was struggling to find his way in New York City.
Document: How The Obama Administration Is Selling Health Care Law
A source forwards this copy of a 20-page Obama Administration PowerPoint presentation, circulated by the Department of Health and Human Services to allies. The aim: Making the unpopular law more politically saleable. Read the whole thing here.
Mirena And Me: Why I Broke Up With My IUD
After two chemical pregnancies, developing migraines, and enduring excruciating uterine pain, I finally parted ways with my Mirena. Who knew one little piece of plastic could do so much?
Searching Like It's 1999
Million Short is a search engine with a clever trick: it skips the top million results and takes you straight to the garbage. Remember when all we had was Altavista and Yahoo? This is like that, and I love it.
The 8 Hardest Looks Obama Gave During His Speech In Afghanistan
Don't front like you wouldn't be muggin the cameras if you were the president of the U.S.A.
Sharks Mounted With Laser Beams
Evil villains everywhere rejoice! Is it just me or is that shark smiling?
Sacha Baron Cohen Stops By Australian Morning TV As "The Dictator"
The General weighs in on frequent flyer miles, Rihanna, and Ryan Seacrest.
