January 2010
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All of J.D. Salinger's Articles Online For Free... →
“I don’t really deeply feel that anyone needs an airtight reason for quoting from...”
– From “Seymour: An Introduction,” by J.D. Salinger (1919-2010). Not so nice a reason this time. (via luckypaperstars) (via burningdinner)
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“It’s an antioxidant, testosterone booster blood stimulator, energizer. As...”
– Tommy Babil on his newly developed “Sexlets” gum, which he claims enhances male libido and performance.
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“Whoever was on the mic had some dead air to fill — and the name (The...”
– Shaun White on what he’d like you to call him.
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Undercover Homeless Reporter Wears Chanel Nail...
A trained eye for fashion (in this case The Thread’s Laurel Pinson) brings a critique of the NYT to a new level:
In our inevitable late-night wanderings, we came across a rather furious Gawker posting on a young writer named Natasha Lennard who — like 200 other volunteer decoys — had posed as a homeless person on the streets of New York in an effort to test the effectiveness of...
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Liz Lemon, er Tina Fey, Lands Vogue Cover →
'Avatar' breaks 'Titanic' worldwide record | THR →
popculturebrain:
What so many thought could never happen just did. The king has fallen…to the exact same king. The only question now is how will Cameron ever ever top this, or should he even try?
Lets not forget all this doesn’t count for inflation, so if you really despise Avatar, relish in this fact…
Still champ is “Gone With the Wind,” which grossed $400 million worldwide in 1939, now worth...
“Don’t be silly! We’re not protesting Twitter as a platform; that’s...”
– Megan Phelps-Roper on the Westboro Baptist Church’s decision to picket outside of Twitter headquarters.
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“If you’ve ever been to the South Side of Chicago, I mean, it’s a...”
– Bill O’Reilly making the argument that Obama couldn’t possibly help Haiti if he can’t help Chicago’s oft-troubled southern neighborhoods.
WatchRequired animal video of the week:
Watch fire and rescue crews airlift a dog from an LA river.
The dog had been balancing on a concrete ledge, just above the water level, for more than one hour near 26th and Soto streets. Two fire engines were positioned on a railroad overpass above the dog. Firefighters lowered a floatation ring from the overpass in an attempt to get the dog to move down-river...
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“Here’s a party hard tip sure to improve any party: Always take great care...”
– Andrew WK’s party hard tip.
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“You know what, maybe this is actually a good thing. Here’s the thing, we...”
– Bubba the Love Sponge on the Haiti earthquake.
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Cat Called for Jury Duty
God bless the USA. You exist to amuse us all.
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“I appreciate the science behind [plastic surgery] … we’re so...”
– Post-op Heidi Montag
America Bowl →
The lesson of America Bowl Game 25 is a bitter one, but a lesson best not forgotten — a cautionary tale of how things that begin with success and promise can suddenly, unexpectedly, go wrong. William McKinley, America’s 25th President, was still celebrating election to his second term in office when he was shockingly slain by an assassin in 1901. The Buffalo Bills rode into Super Bowl...
“Woolley used the light from his iPhone to show him his injuries and diagnosed it...”
– How Dan Woolley used a medical app saved on his phone to treat a leg injury after the Hotel Montana in Port-au-Prince collapsed around him. More
Martha Stewart on a stripper pole. →
thewordunheard:
Yup, she’s officially my spirit animal.
“One is exit polls. There will be none tonight from Massachusetts, disappointing...”
– Why There Won’t Be Exit Polls in Massachusetts - WSJ.com (via skybarn)
Pick Your Savior: Barack Obama or Steve Jobs?
On January 27, from coast to coast, devoted acolytes will be looking to their savior for the word of truth.
But which one?
In a fluke of scheduling, Apple CEO Steve Jobs and President Barack Obama picked the same date to deliver long-awaited speeches.
In the morning, Jobs is expected to unveil a long-awaited tablet computer before a crowd of panting tech journalists. And later that same day,...
A MacGyver’s Guide To Quake Survival →
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Suburban Pimp Busted for Branding Women →
“You all hating on my pimp game. My lawyer gonna get you good for [bleep]ing with me and my hoes.”
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Watchthedailywhat:
This Is Cute, You Should Watch It of the Day: If there is one thing that will never not be funny, it’s little kids reeancting scenes from adult TV shows. And to help me drive this fact home, here are a bunch of kids reeancting scenes from Jersey Shore.
Here’s another fact: MTV needs to replace The Situation with the kid playing The Situation in this video.
[huffpo.]
“Do...
Apple threatens Gawker with legal action over... →
“Apple has maintained the types of information and things you are soliciting … in strict confidence”
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Watch“Moon,” starring Sam Rockwell as the sole worker at lunar mining outpost on a three-year stint, was released yesterday on DVD, and in an effort to bump sales, Sony Pictures Classic has posted the first seven minutes of the film online.
Directed and based on a story by Duncan Jones and produced by Trudie “Mrs. Sting” Styler, “Moon” is the story of a man who...
Shape Magazine is Auctioning Off an Internship →
alisong:
People constantly talk about how, essentially, unpaid internships are only available to those who can afford them. Shape magazine is here to reinforce that idea by actually auctioning off a spot on their editorial roster, valued at “$2,000.”
It’s not the first time — HuffPo did it in May 2009. http://adage.com/adages/post?article_id=136624
“I can take a joke about my disability. I make fun of my own disability. I...”
– Gov. Paterson on Wednesday Morning’s “Imus” show on Fox Business Channel
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Haiti Earthquake Relief
Text “HAITI” to “90999” and a $10 donation will be given to the Red Cross and charged to your cell phone bill.
Project Runway for Wii? →
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Murdoch Begins Blocking News Aggregators →
soupsoup:
News aggregator NewsNow is claiming that Murdoch’s UK-based Times Online website has started blocking it from indexing stories.
Times Online’s robots.txt file shows the sites it is currently blocking from using spiders to index their content.
“I looked at myself playing a character I started playing 20 years ago and yes,...”
– ‘Seinfeld’ star Jason Alexander decides to join Jenny Craig diet after watching himself on CurbYourEnthusiasm
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Pete Cashmore on AOL/Mashable rumors
mashable:
While commenting on speculation isn’t something I’ve done in the past, I think it would be nice to keep our community in the loop as much as we can on recent Mashable-related rumors. And with our writers on the ground at CES this week, I think it’s especially important to keep our focus on the real news.
We’re very open to partnerships and always talk with those that get in touch....