Iceland officials have raised the threat of that country’s Bárðarbunga volcano eruption to code orange, the second highest level before an event. While the risk isn’t critical at the moment, past Icelandic volcanos have gotten seriously rowdy with the planet, and no one is taking any chances. Over the last few days hundreds of minor […]
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Idiot to Television News Crew: “I didn’t make this kid pass out on my floor.”
This Fox 17 report of a 2,000 person party in West Michigan takes a turn into parody-level bafflement when 20-year-old James Taylor (!?) tells the camera crew “I didn’t force anything down anybody’s throat. I didn’t make anybody stay here until 7 am or 11 or whatever time it was when everybody finally left. I […]
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Sports Commentator Dale Hansen of Texas on Michael Sam and the NFL
So this video lit the internet on fire yesterday afternoon/last night. (At least by my clock.) The monologue comes from Dale Hansen of ABC’s Dallas affiliate WFAA. It’s perhaps surprising that one of the most salient pieces of commentary on Sam and the NFL comes from the heart of Texas, but that just makes it […]
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On a Random Sampling of CNN's Coverage of the Government Shutdown
Knowing that there were no recent shootings or murder trials involving young white women, I foolishly thought that CNN might have something informative on the government shutdown. Instead, they had a story about how some WWII veterans had to move a partition out of the way to visit the WWII memorial, and a corresponding interview […]
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HBO Buys a J.J. Abrams Westworld Adaptation Pilot
This from Deadline: “[Abrams’s] Westworld is described as a dark odyssey about the dawn of artificial consciousness and the future of sin.” How timely! But for real-reals, if Abrams can temper the characteristics of Bad Robot’s crappy television endeavors (think Fringe, Lost, or Person of Interest) with the lessons of work like that on more […]
Posted inTech
Playing Russian Roulette With Your Online Social Presence
TechCrunch has the story of Social Roulette, which launched on Saturday. Like indicated by its name, Social Roulette claims that by playing it, you have “a 1 in 6 chance of deleting your account, and a 5 in 6 chance that it just posts ‘I played Social Roulette and survived’ to your timeline.” From the […]
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That’s How Come They Got to be Managers at a Movie Theater in Missouri
This one has been getting run over by the Information Superhighway for a day or two now, but I could not let the tasty schadenfreude disappear into the ether. In an effort to promote Iron Man 3, which clearly does not need additional promotion, managers at Goodrich Capital 8 Theatres in Jefferson City, invited actors […]
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BREAKING: Oversharing on Facebook Is Bad for Your Relationships
If you need another reason to stop spouting crap out onto F-book consider this: For the discloser himself or herself, disclosing a lot may lead to lower intimacy and satisfaction, because the more you do it, the more you perceive there are a lot of potential mates out in the world — so a lot […]
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Who Says Soccer’s Not a Contact Sport?
Canadian lady Melissa Tancredi stomped* on American lady Carli Lloyd’s head! Controversy! Recall the score! Game do-over!** OLYMPICS! * ‘Twas a light stomp.** The Canadians should be rewarded for extra effort.
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Blood, Honey, and a Trojan Horse
Angelina Jolie Brings a Dog into the Bosnian War
In the Land of Blood and Honey: Angelina Jolie brings a dog into the Bosnian War.
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Everything You Wanted to Know About Rabbit Hole
Sorry About the Spoilers—I’m High on Ketamine
Sorry about the spoilers—I’m high on ketamine.
Posted inMusic
Did You Want to See the New Kanye West Video For “Monster”?
The comment with the most thumbs up on Youtube so far: DISTURBING and why is it that ONLY WHITE PEOPLE DIE IN THIS VIDEO? I bet no one will bring that up! And the only black people๏ปฟ that die in this video are LYNCHED in the very beginning!! Look deeper people this is a devil […]