January 2012
“Researchers also noted age differences; those ages 60 to 64 had the highest...”
– HPV study finds human papilloma virus carried in mouths - latimes.com
WARNING: SEX WITH THE ELDERLY IS DANGEROUS
“Also, the indispensible Jawbreaker history website http://loosecharm.org/ has...”
– Jawbreaker to reunite, maybe « Mission Mission
JESUS CHRIST WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE WORLD
How Lost really ended. - Imgur →
Time Traveler From The Year 1998 Warns Nation Not... →
“In my time, he shuts down the federal government for 28 days because his feelings get hurt over having to sit at the back of Air Force One. Gingrich gets our president impeached for lying about marital infidelities when, at the same time, Gingrich himself is engaged in his own extramarital affairs. And for God’s sake, he divorced his first wife after she was diagnosed with cancer....
“Cheung acknowledged he might have been able to secure places this year for both...”
– 5-year-old twins split up by San Francisco school assignments | San Francisco Examiner
UGH. As a former journalist, I find sloppy/yellow reporting like this infuriating. The twins weren’t “split up,” the caregiver CHOSE to put one twin in a different, more desirable school when he...
“When asked by CNN’s John King at the South Carolina debate about his...”
– Gingrich Campaign: Newt Was Wrong - The Daily Beast
We kill the batman - Imgur →
“Some examples of bad habits: a need to control things, a quickness to take...”
– Carolyn Hax: Debating couple’s counseling to save a relationship - The Washington Post
EXCELLENT GENERAL ADVICE, REGARDLESS OF THE QUESTION
Cynthia Nixon: Is sexual orientation a choice or... →
“Former “Sex and the City” star Cynthia Nixon says she is gay by “choice” – a statement that has riled many gay rights activitists who insist that people don’t choose their sexual orientation.”
Wait… what?
“There is no excuse for using any endangered animal products,” said...”
– Elle Macpherson Slammed For Using Powdered Rhino Horn | Showbiz News | Sky News
BREAKING NEWS: Elle MacPherson is a dumb bitch
“Real Housewives of New York’s Cindy Barshop’s Completely Bare body...”
– Nightmare Vagina Trend: Luxury Merkins Made of Fur
JESUS FUCKING CHRIST
“The item you are looking at is a set of 12 Valentine cards! Some are...”
– TopatoCo: A Softer World Valentines
“(Though it should be said: going home at 3:30am also helps you be less drunk.)”
– Inside Scoop SF » Inner Richmond Jack-in-the-Box approved for late night hours, because it helps people be less drunk
“The researchers found that a doubling of PFC levels in a mom’s bloodstream...”
– Chemicals found in microwave popcorn bags may interfere with vaccine protection - HealthPop - CBS News
Wow.
“Those tinny canned orchestral strings are on every song, and they don’t exactly...”
– Premature Evaluation: Lana Del Rey Born To Die - Stereogum
“ATTENTION! Anyone have a 200 seat plane we can use (no flying) for 2-3 days in...”
– Mythbusters! Adam Savage Needs to Borrow a Large Aircraft in the Bay Area for a Few Days – Won’t You Help Him? « San Francisco Citizen
I don’t imagine “We won’t blow it up” is something that inspires reassurance in this request.
@HomerJSimpson's Tweets Explained →
“THE OFFICIAL, VERIFIED ACCOUNT FOR @HOMERJSIMPSON IS THE WORST ONE ON TWITTER. THE INTERN WHO RUNS IT WRITES TWEETS THAT ARE TOO LONG TO RETWEET WITH PROPER COMMENTARY, SO I WILL EXPLAIN THEM HERE.”
Thank you to JDK for the link.
McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: In Which I Fix My... →
“Riding in upon a teal Ford Focus came a great warrior, a suitor of the gentlefolks’ granddaughter. Word had spread through the kingdom that this warrior worked with computers and perhaps even knew the true nature of the Router.”
Thank you to JDK for the link.
Law School Ryan Gosling →
Thank you to GJ for the link.
American Meat Consumption Down 12.2% Since 2007 -... →
Sleepwalk With Me | This American Life →
Help get Mike Birbiglia’s new feature film about his sleepwalking (“Sleepwalk With Me”) into your local theater! Just enter your zip code (you don’t even need to include your e-mail address) at the link above. Presumably the producer will use the compiled data to show theaters that there is local audience interest in seeing the film.
Portland’s Tips for Making Public Potties That... →
ARE YOU LISTENING SAN FRANCISCO?
Continental Breakup | This American Life →
The Planet Money team does a fascinating job of explaining the European Debt Crisis in the way a layperson can understand it in this week’s TAL podcast. Definitely a must-listen.
