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New York magazine's Vulture blog has a cute little story today about the time that Hugh Jackman and Baz Luhrman sang karaoke with Robert Pattinson in Japan. It is all very typical and exactly what…   Read Story »
Remember Falcon Heene? You remember Falcon Heene. He was the first child rapper to travel into space the attic. You might also remember his father, Richard Heene? Creator of Pscience Detecives?…   Read Story »
In this world, there are rich people and there are poor people, and that has always been the case. Even back in the caveman days there was probably some caveman who had, like, a disgustingly big cave…   Read Story »
Oh, by the way, Tina Fey was on Fresh Air with Terry Gross this week to talk about her new book and about how Japan can use high powered cement pumps to stave off any further disaster at the…   Read Story »
Uh, but, so, in addition to the whole Japanese Nuclear Nightmare, there is also the allied forces incursion into Libya in an effort to push back against Muammar el-Qaddafi’s militarized repression…   Read Story »
I was listening to the radio this morning and in addition to a 30km evacuation zone surrounding the Fukushima nuclear power plant, there was another 20km (yeah I listen to BBC radio sometimes,…   Read Story »
As by now you most certainly have heard, Japan just suffered the largest earthquake 100 years (8.2 or 8.4 or 8.9 depending on where you get your statistics) which generated a massive, 13-foot-high…   Read Story »
GUYS PLEASE BEWARE THIS MORNING THAT THERE IS A DANGEROUS TIGER WHO IS ON THE LOOSE. AUTHORITIES ARE DOING THEIR BEST TO CAPTURE AND RESTRAIN THIS VICIOUS BEAST, BUT CITIZENS ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY…   Read Story »
Jersey Shore + Japan = LOLk investment. From CNN: MTV's hit reality show "Jersey Shore" has become a certified hit in the United States by letting Americans admire (or delight in their disgust of)…   Read Story »