September 2009
117 posts
New SNL Cast Member Jenny Slate Drops the F-Bomb,... →
Sailor’s mouth. It’s unheard of for a new SNL cast member to become a household name after her first show, but the Internet is abuzz after NYC comedy-world darling and SNL newbie Jenny Slate…
France stands by Polanski after sex case arrest →
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Come on france.
French authorities expressed solidarity with Roman Polanski’s family Monday after authorities arrested the filmmaker on a 1970s sexual-offense charge involving a…
The American Way of Dentistry: The story of my... →
The story of my teeth. [more …]
Sponsored Topics: Tooth - Health - Dentistry - American Way - Dental
Open Letters to People or Entities Who Are... →
The Undead Zone →
In the beginning, zombie movies were truly frightening.
TV: Dexter:"Living the Dream" →
I think I’d like Dexter to announce that its (already picked up) fifth season is going to be its final one. For all of the show’s virtues, at this point, it’s become incredibly obvious that the show…
How I'm Feeling Right Now. In Convenient... →
Eh, so the bad guys got the division today. It’s nothing a wild card clinching celebration and the first pitch of the…
10 secret menu items at fast food restaurants -... →
Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to seek out covert items at fast food chains around the country.
Invisible Dog Walkers Invade Cobble Hill →
Yesterday the Improv Everywhere gang took 2,000 dogs for a walk in the Cobble Hill area of Brooklyn. Invisible dogs, that is. You remember those old invisible…
Flickr Pool Photo of the Day: Lowrider Hearse →
I took this photo outside a church in Downey, CA this weekend. The plates read “Ded Cadi” and the passenger seat had a panel with a bunch of switches, indicating that this carriage for th… …
The Other Health Insurance Debate →
A reader writes:
I
insure my seven guinea pigs. Their vet care runs into the thousands
even with the insurance. I am quite savvy and turn down care and tests
they don’t need.
(The …
Top 10 Ways to Get More From a Cameraphone... →
The best camera, the saying goes, is the one you have with you. Whether that’s an impressive iPhone 3GS or a $20-with-2-year-plan flip model, you can pull off great shots and make life easier…
Can You Pull Over? →
Taxi drivers in Chicago want to be able to charge puking passengers $50 bucks for barfing in their cabs.
It’s just one of the proposed revenue raising charges hacks in the Windy City want…
Texas BenedictEggs benedict with poached eggs,... →
Texas Benedict Eggs benedict with poached eggs, bacon and fried chicken on homemade biscuits topped with Texas gravy.
(Submitted by froz1)
How To Buy Affordable Wine →
We picked 10 wines for less than $100 total and scored both hits and misses.
Dr. Strangelove's 'Doomsday Machine': It's Real →
Remember the end of the 1964 movie Dr. Strangelove, where the entire world is blown up by a Soviet doomsday device? The Soviets really did have a doomsday device, and Wired magazine senior editor…
Theme Park Removes Tasteless Dead Celebrity... →
Kings Island, which dubs itself “The best family theme park in the Midwest,” has bowed to pressure from Ohio citizens who are appalled at their new Halloween Haunt attraction, which included…
Capitalism: A Love Story reviewed. →
If you already dislike Michael Moore, Capitalism: A Love Story (Overture Films), his latest documentary/provocation/performance-piece/decoupage project isn’t likely to win you over. And if you love…
David Foster Wallace on "puffed up" vocabulary →
David Foster Wallace talks usage with an offscreen interviewer (Bryan Garner?). His subject: the stupidity of “puffed up” phrases and words such as “at this time,” “prior to,” “individual” and…
Extreme Job Hunting: Where Do You Draw the Line? →
In this time of high unemployment numbers, how do you get noticed by potential employers? A recent Wall Street Journal article by Joanne S. Lublin addressed this question. Lessons of…
C’mon Fox News…Really? →
Just when you didn’t think it was possible for Fox News to be more editorially sloppy, they managed to pull out all the stops in an opinion article published on its…
Capitalism: A Love Story reviewed. →
If you already dislike Michael Moore, Capitalism: A Love Story (Overture Films), his latest documentary/provocation/performance-piece/decoupage project isn’t likely to win you over. And if you love…
Protect Insurance Companies PSA →
New Catholic sex prayer -- but where's the sex? →
The Church’s booklet for married spouses replaces excitement and intimacy with sack cloth and ashes
Superhuman vision may be on the horizon →
Engineers are developing contact lenses with an imprinted electronic circuit and lights.
(Credit: University of Washington)
Contact lenses have traditionally been engineered to help the…
Last-minute plan: Lebowski Fest! →
Last-minute plan: Lebowski Fest!
Dead Jay Walking →
It appears that viewers have already had enough of Jay Leno’s primetime show. After garnering numbers of over 18 million viewers last week, last night’s show reaped 5.67 million, about how…
"Total Eclipse Of The Heart" Flow Chart... →
“Total Eclipse Of The Heart” Flow Chart: Listen to the song and follow the flow chart…Total Eclipse Of The Heart (The Literal Version)
At Last, Flight of the Conchords Give Me an Excuse... →
I don’t care about Rock Band, even with the announcement of the Beatles and Lego editions. But now that the Flight of the Conchords are coming—like Jemaine and Bret confirmed at the…
Spare the tweet. Spoil the child. →
Dr. Benjamin Spock: @babyboomers My bad.
From Wikipedia, the fount of all knowledge:
“Spock was the first pediatrician to study psychoanalysis to try to understand children’s needs…
Drinking Alcohol May Make Head Injuries Less... →
Patients with alcohol in their blood are less likely to die from head injuries, according to a new study in Archives of Surgery, a JAMA/Archives journal.
The researchers found that the…
Missing the point →
The next-to-latest xkcd:
There must have been many SF stories based on the premise that searchers for ET signaling Just Don’t Get It, but I can’t think of any.
Probably related: I can’t…
Diesel Tank →
That’s so weird. I was just asking myself “Hey, I wonder if that guy drinks too much or needs to store fuel to please his woman that he constantly has sex with?” Thanks for clearing that up…
Stop Listening To Him Then →
I don’t think your hamburger is the only thing you need help with.
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But… Hancock was terrible!? →
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Really?
…Hancock? Really? As a tattoo?
Cecil Porter is amazing. Tagged: Artistically, Artistically awesome, Bad movie, NO!, questionable, Really though?, That…
Brief Interviews With Hideous Men Trailer Explains... →
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Half of the book was a comment on modern literature. That will not translate well to film.
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men trailer, you guys:
Well, there you go. One…
Joel McHale Presents "Jennifer Aniston is Going to... →
This clip from last night’s episode of The Soup will bring a laugh to anyone who’s ever felt sorry for Jennifer Aniston for what the tabloids (and even the regular magazines) present as her…
That’s A First →
Somebody come here and pick up my jaw, I can’t seem to find it now that my eyes popped out of my head.
Pennsylvania
New Thom Yorke - "Feeling Pulled Apart By... →
The digitally minded Radiohead man’s new 12” arrived ahead of schedule for some today, and was immediately ripped and megauploaded right on schedule. Earlier this month, Thom described…
Ahoy! Tis time to talk pirate, me hearties -... →
Easy tip number one, if you want to talk like a pirate: Add “me hearties” to the end of any sentence.
DIY: Chumby Guts →
Loved for being open-source and hacker-friendly, Chumby is now available in kit-form; Chumby Guts is cheaper and comes unassembled, but is limited to 3 per order due to popularity.
Link:
Catch Phrase Of The Year Nominee: Keep Fucking... →
Move over “teachable moment,” “death panel,” “You lie! and “Imma let you finish”—it’s possible that My Fox NY anchor Ernie Anastos’ unwitting catch phrase has caught fire! Hell, it might…
Love One Another →
Chances are good this teen is in Mississippi Statistics are out that claim religiously conservative states have the highest rates of teen births. Whereas that may be true, it…
McDonald's Lamp Post Makes Me Doubt My Mental... →
If I was walking through the streets to find this McDonald’s coffee themed lamp post, three would be my thoughts: One, I shouldn’t have had that last Manhattan. Two, I need coffee. Three, I…
"Keep F**king That Chicken!" →
Because sometimes the weatherman needs some words of encouragement.
Jeopardy! Goes Back to the Future →
Excuse us for being late here, but have you seen the crazy new Jeopardy! set that debuted this week? We turned on last night’s episode and thought we’d stumbled upon a new Major Lazer video….
Bon in the Oven →
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Oh Caption My Caption →
Over at Swampland they’re soliciting captions for the Obama/light saber pix. I have a weird feeling we can do better: En garde.
Music: Newswire:Pavement reunion: turns out it's... →
Matador Records announced this morning that Pavement’s 2010 reunion won’t just be a one-off show in New York, but rather a world tour. So stop checking Priceline and hold your horses for a second,…
Your Money, Your Job ... Your Life, With Allison... →