May 2012
“Favorite detail of the evening, apart from the fact that Ed Baxter was played by...”
– Mad Men Season 5 recap: Roger and Don’s mother-in-law have a moment. - Slate Magazine
Correction Of The Day - The Daily Beast →
“‘This post originally said Sally [Draper] ate the fish after witnessing the blow job. She ate the fish just before,’ - Slate.”
Why bandwidth caps could be a threat to... →
“In other words, the broadband cap may have less to do with managing congestion on Comcast’s data network than with making over-the-top video services like Netflix and Hulu unattractive for heavy television users who are the most lucrative customers for Comcast’s paid video services.”
McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: A Great Job... →
As a broadcast news industry escapee, I can vouch that this actually isn’t too far from the truth.
Klouchebag | The Standard for Asshattery →
“What do the ratings mean?
Klouchebag uses the ARSE rating system. Anger: profanity and rage. Retweets: “please RT”s, no or constant retweeting, and old-style. Social Apps: every useless checkin on foursquare or its horrible brethren. And English Usage: if you use EXCLAMATION MARKS OMG!!! or no capitals at all, this’ll be quite high.”
Tennessee Passes Abstinence-Based "Gateway Sexual... →
“At the heart of the matter, most of the controversy stems from the “gateway sexual activity” line, which remains vague and was not clearly defined before the bill went to vote. Some detractors argue that it could unreasonably punish teachers for allowing students to cuddle, hold hands or even hug, whether in the halls between classes or at a school dance.”
Grimes is now selling "pussy rings," if that is a... →
“Residents of a gated community in east London got Ministry of Defence leaflets...”
– East London residents warned of surface-to-air missiles sited on their roofs for the Olympics - Boing Boing
April 2012
“Nutella is paying just over $3 million to settle a class action lawsuit....”
– Nutella Fined 3 Million Dollars for Misleading About Health | Fooducate
Alternate headline: “World’s Most Gullible Woman Located in San Diego”
“Thanks to the startling rise in obesity, every year Americans consume at least a...”
– Obesity Makes Us Waste More Than A Billion Gallons of Gas Every Year - The Atlantic
Hip Hip Hooray! Happy Hollow Has 3 Baby Hedgehogs!... →
"Gangbang Interviews" and "Bikini Shots": Silicon... →
Who Is To Blame When A Robotic Car Crashes? |... →
“And while Jackson hasn’t relapsed since, he admits that he still gets...”
– Samuel L. Jackson Says Sobriety Carried His Career | The Fix
Neurons in Bird Brains Encode Earth's Magnetic... →
Do We Secretly Judge Childless Women? - Slate... →
“But a public file on any of Google’s services could, in theory, end up in...”
– Google Drive files can end up in ads, even though you still own them
“Does your city have adequate bike paths? If not, consider bitching about it to...”
– Bicycle-Safety Tips | The Onion - America’s Finest News Source
Old People Writing On A Restaurant's Facebook Page →
Just what it sounds like.
Outrage as Egypt plans 'farewell intercourse law'... →
“Egyptian husbands will soon be legally allowed to have sex with their dead wives - for up to six hours after their death.”
JESUS FUCKING CHRIST
“Consider that the only perfect 100 Klout score belongs to Justin Bieber, while...”
– What Your Klout Score Really Means | Wired.com
“Whispers is the oldest of the town’s two adjacent gentleman’s clubs, a...”
– FRACKED UP!: Hollywood,Interrupted Visits America’s New Boomtown | Hollywood, Interrupted
“Ostrzenski, a long-time believer in the existence of the G-spot, may have an...”
– Researcher Claims G-Spot Discovery - ABC News
WHAT THE FUCK???????
Debt Collectors Take Places Alongside Hospital... →
“To patients, the debt collectors may look indistinguishable from hospital employees, may demand they pay outstanding bills and may discourage them from seeking emergency care at all, even using scripts like those in collection boiler rooms, according to the documents and employees interviewed by The New York Times. In some cases, the company’s workers had access to health information while...
