Adam Scott (Ben from Parks and Recreation) tweeted the picture below with the following message: Check out this photo from a pilot I worked on in ’03—PHILLY JUSTICE PHILLY JUSTICE!! Starring Adam Scott, Paul Rudd, Amy Poehler, Rashida Jones, and Katherine Hahn. A Stephen J. Cannell Production! (OMG, if this existed, I’d never stop watching […]
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Oregon Republican Wants to Outlaw Online Organizing
If you’re wondering how much right-wingers truly hate America, you need look no further than Republican-sponsored Oregon Senate Bill 1534, which would create the felony crime of “aggravated solicitation” for, you know, tweeting… (2) A person commits the crime of aggravated solicitation if, with the intent of causing two or more other persons to engage […]
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Comedians on Internet Blackout Day
COME ON GUYS!!!! WHY CAN’T YOU TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY?!? MORE AFTER THE JUMP?? SERIOUSLY?? Via the hilarious WitStream.
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Twitter Chatter: Should I Follow This Person?
Just got this Twitter notification through the mail: Soooooooo…
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Brownback Blinks in Twitter Face-Off Against Teenage Girl
As mentioned in GMN, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback’s office got a teenage girl in trouble with her principal because of a mean thing she posted about the governor on Twitter. Over the weekend, an anti-Brownback hashtag, #heblowsalot, went viral. Today, Brownback apologized to the girl: Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback issued an apology on Monday, saying […]
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Sam Elliott Hearts Us
Um, guys? It’s only my second day on Twitter and I’ve already won it. I tweeted with Sam Elliott (@thesamelliott, who tweets just like how he speaks) and arranged to have his namesake cocktail at the Old Gold. And it’s all legally binding because it’s on Twitter. Right? I’m a noob, but I think that’s […]
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Nerdlebrities Weigh in on the Star Wars Blu-rays
As suspected, that Yoda change wasn’t all—after a few days of panicked rumor-swapping in the dweebier corners of the internet, Lucasfilm finally admitted to the New York Times that, in the upcoming Blu-ray version of Return of the Jedi‘s climactic scene, the formerly silent Darth Vader now cries “NOOOOOOOOOOO!” in much the same goofy-ass, repeatedly […]
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A Den for “Psychopath[s]” and “Sick, Low Life, Scumbags”
The above quotes are from celebu-chef Alton Brown. What is he describing? A crack house? An Olive Garden? Nope. He’s talking about Twitter. It seems that someone created a fake Twitter account under Brown’s wife’s name. (The account has been since been deleted.) When he discovered this, Brown went on an epic tirade—along with the […]
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A Pastor’s Semi-Private Little War With Victoria Taft
The Reverend Chuck Currie, a liberal local police accountability and civil rights advocate, apparently has himself a new follower on Twitter—right wing talk show host Victoria Taft—and it looks like things have already gotten off on the wrong foot. Quite dramatically. First off, Currie’s welcome wasn’t all that warm. Which Taft promptly noted on her […]
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Ashanti Wants 2 Know!
Welcome to our newest recurring Blogtown feature: Ashanti Wants 2 Know! It’s the only blog column in Portland that reposts Ashanti’s Twitter questions, and then lets YOU, the average Blogtown reader answer them—thereby giving Ashanti the answer that she’s requesting! Via Twitter! OKAY, LET’S DO THIS! This week Ashanti wants 2 know…
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Attention Twitter Haters: Rihanna Don’t Take No Mess!
In the world of Twitter, there are a lot of haters. And celebrities generally take the high road when it comes to nasty tweets from their anti-fans. EXCEPT RIHANNA. Behold: Wait… “FISHY POOM POOM??” YESSSSSS!!! See more from Rihanna’s 10 Best Twitter Comebacks here.