February 2011
58 posts
January 2011
43 posts
White Castle's Valentine's Day Reservations Lines... →
If wooing your lady with a romantic night of wine and chocolates by White Castle-scented candlelight just isn’t romantic enough, it may be time to splurge for the real deal. White Castle’s…
Watch Ricky Gervais Meet Steve Carell on The... →
It was filmed back in September for maximum secrecy (and broken exclusively by Vulture a week ago), but Ricky Gervais’s cameo on the The Office finally aired at the top of tonight’s episode….
World War II Hero Cursed Out For Driving Speed... →
JAMESTOWN, ND—A decorated World War II veteran who was still a teenager when he first saw combat and witnessed the bodies of friends being torn apart by heavy artillery was cursed at by a passing…
Girl with girl cheating OK, half of boyfriends say →
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Half of men would forgive their female partner’s infidelity, as long as it was with another woman, according to a new study on cheating.
Ayn Rand, welfare queen. →
Oh noes!
Critics of Social Security and Medicare frequently invoke the words and ideals of author and philosopher Ayn Rand, one of the fiercest critics of federal insurance programs.…
Why Can't People Walk Straight? →
Lyndon Johnson famously said that Gerald Ford was “so dumb he can’t walk and chew gum at the same time.” Well, it turns out that walking is harder than it looks: as Robert Krulwick of NPR explains,…
Map: It's Cheaper To Rent Than Buy In NYC →
Real estate website Trulia conducted a study (based on information on its own site) about where it’s more affordable to rent or buy in the top U.S. cities—and, surprise, surprise,…
Rex Ryan | The Onion Sports Network →
He may trash-talk endlessly, but the outspoken Jets coach has backed it up by taking his team to the AFC Championship Game. Is he any good?
An imagined conversation between Burlusconi & Dan... →
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Ricky Gervais on CNN, discussing atheism following his “thank you to God for making me an atheist” remark at the Golden Globes.
Yes! So good.
WatchRicky Gervais’ vicious monologue at the Golden Globes.
Who’s the lucky lawyer that helps him write scientology jokes?
Aphorisms by Fran Lebowitz →
Bank of America is the next target for WikiLeaks →
After weeks of guessing, a contact close to Julian Assange’s controversial organization confirms that the next batch of leaked documents released by WikiLeaks will nail Bank of America. CNBC.com’s…
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Music Review: Cake: Showroom Of Compassion →
After the breakout 1996 hit “The Distance,” Cake was recognizable enough for Weird Al to parody its musical style (in a song called “Close But No Cigar”), and that style hasn’t changed much…
“A lot of the people who read a bestselling novel, for example, do not read much...”
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Penthouse To Create First 3D Porn Channel →
Jules: “Well you know the 3D HD channels on TV?” Vincent Vega: “I don’t watch TV.” Jules: “Well, the way they make the Penthouse 3D HD channels is, they make one show with a dual-lensed…
Bars with fireplaces in NYC →
Too cold? Get warmed up at these fire-friendly canteens
Women's Emotional Tears Are a Turnoff for Men,... →
There Is Crying in Science To capture tears, donor women watched sad movies by themselves and collected their teardrops in vials. Tear-soaked pads allowed men to continuously sniff the tears.
Sources: Harry Reid Sleeping With Mitch... →
WASHINGTON—In a stunning disclosure this week, congressional sources revealed that the acrimonious gridlock in the U.S. Senate traces its origins to a single November evening in 1986, when Sen. Harry…
Nuclear Bomb Detonates During Rehearsal For... →
NEW YORK—In yet another setback for the $65 million dollar Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark—a production plagued by multiple delays, poor early reviews, and severe injuries to its cast…
Hurley’s Famous Lost Numbers Pay Off in the Mega... →
Though his lottery winnings brought Hurley nothing but bad luck, over 9,000 people played the famous Lost numbers 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, and 42 in last night’s Mega Millions lottery — and it…
Justice Scalia Issues Decision on NYC V. Chicago... →
Justice Antonin Scalia and First Lady Michelle Obama agree; Chicago pizza isn’t as good as New York’s. (Courtesy bisquitcleaver’s Flickr)
Supreme Court Judge Antonin Scalia is known…
See What Copyright Law Robbed You of in 2011 →
Happy New Year! You know what would have made it even happier? The non-existence of the Copyright Act of 1976, which blocked classic works of film and literature from the public…
AT&T Commercials From 1993 Eerily Comes True →
Happy New Year! While most of you are making resolutions and predicting what’s going to happen, Buzzfeed has uncovered this gem from 1993 about the future of technology according to AT&T. See if any…
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