March 2010
43 posts
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Robbers Hold Up Taco Bell... For Apple Pies →
It’s not exactly Jean Valjean stealing a loaf of bread to feed his starving family, but on Monday night a trio of hungry robbers held up a Charlotte, NC, Taco Bell just to get some free food. …
Pomplamoose (21)
Lyricist Lounge (12)
DJ Green Lantern & Kid Cudi (8)
Charles Lloyd (7)
Dream Bitches (7)
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Nestle Learns an Important Lesson in Social Media... →
Last week, Nestle got itself into a bit of a situation on its Facebook page. Following accusations by Greenpeace that the confectionery company was using palm oil sourced from deforested…
On This Day in History: 'Spin' Magazine, March,... →
Picture it! March, 1990. Twenty years ago. Public Enemy’s third album, “Fear of a Black Planet,” was coming out in April—and then-popular music rag Spin put them on the cover. Sort of. They…
Coke + 30 Hours of Grand Theft Auto = Awesomeness →
“While the GTA IV load screen appeared on my television screen, my friend chopped up a dozen lines, reminded me of basic snorting protocol and handed me the straw. I hesitated before taking the tiny…
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The Great West Coast Newspaper War →
Seized delivery vans, murderous editors, irate blog posts, allegations of insanity, connections to the Church of Satan, illegal predatory-pricing schemes, and more than $21 million on the line—the crazy alt-weekly war in San Francisco has it all.
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Gothamist Reportedly Sold For Princely Sum →
SFAppeal report that the 14-city Gothamist network of blogs has been sold to Cablevision-owned Rainbow Media for $5-6 million. Founder Jake Dobkin can now talk trash about the New York…
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Four Important Things To Know So Your Spring Break... →
A few weeks ago, I asked you for your very worst Spring Break horror stories. Here is mine.
When I was in college, I never went on a proper Spring Break with friends. There were a few reasons…
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“IRC user since 1997, Twitter user since 2007, Mike Brown could be dubbed one of...”
– So the Melbourne International Comedy Festival starts tomorrow, and for the next twenty six days I’m going to be going insane running from venue in order to catch as many shows as possible. I have been picked for The Funny Tonne, a competition where the aim is to attend as many shows as the...
How Blogs Are Becoming More Like Newspapers →
The LA Times today examines how the Seattle Post-Intelligencer segued from print to exclusively online journalism. But blogging — how and why we cover the stories we cover — is going the…
Inconsistent Pleadings: Town of Sexting Teens Not... →
In 2008, George Skumanick, then-District Attorney for Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, noticed an alarming problem, one that called for the immediate intervention of the local law enforcement…
Comcast Buys The 700 Level.....What's going on? →
On the heels of The Basketball Jones entering into a pretty significant/bellweather agreement with The Score, Philly sports blog The 700 Level has now been acquired by Comcast Sportsnet…
What Type of Nerd Are You? →
All the nerds are in one place this week at SXSW, but, let’s face it, we all have a little bit of nerd in us. These days geekdom is large and diverse enough for everyone. Where do you fit in?
Police On Lookout For McDonald's Peeper →
Authorities in Southern California are on the lookout for a man they believe has been peeping into the ladies’ room of an area McDonald’s. The alleged peeper, described as a 5’7” Hispanic male,…
Seinfeld Producer and Fake Steve Jobs Working on... →
It was only a matter of time. Dan Lyons, aka Fake Steve Jobs, is penning a comedy pilot about a tech mogul. Called iCON, the show has been commissioned by EPIX and will be directed by Larry…
Want a DIY Netbook Built to Your Exacting... →
How do you know when a device has moved from being the hot, must-have tech to a standard commodity, cheap at half the price? When you can buy a DIY mix-n-match version of it, like you now…
Hot off the Presses: The Newspaper Club... →
Yesterday we reported on the Newspaper Club, who swept the recent Brit Insurance Design Awards with their masterful recapturing of a low-tech medium. We also hinted that they’d be…
MySpace To Sell User Data →
OnlyJedi writes “Hot on the news of Netflix canceling its latest contest over privacy concerns, news has spread that MySpace is going in the opposite direction. Apparently, the one-time leading…
Wii-Exclusive Samurai Warriors 3 Journeys To... →
Tecmo Koei’s Wii-exclusive third entry in the Samurai Warriors series is coming to North America this fall, with Nintendo of America signing on to handle publishing and distribution duties.
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McDonald's Worker Robs Rival Restaurant While... →
A McDonald’s worker has been charged with aggravated robbery and theft of property after he tried to heist a nearby restaurant, while on his smoke break from McDonald’s, while wearing his…
Domino's Driver Attacked With 2-Liter Soda... →
Perhaps combining the old school tactics of the McDonald’s broken bottle robber with the economy of the Walmart crowbar burglar, a Domino’s driver in Maryland was recently felled by crooks…
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The Best In NCAA Conspiracy Theories →
The NCAA Selection Committee is a shadowy backroom cabal, operating with minimal transparency and zero oversight. But do they really rig the brackets? We look at five of the most plausible…
Quizno's Was Mean To My Grandma →
Felicia says slacker Quizno’s employees were rude to her grandma when she was so difficult as to ask for a menu to look at since her vision is poor. When her father complained to the manager, he…
Man Robs McDonald's Drive-Thru With Beer... →
As the world grows more and more technologically savvy, thieves continue to have success with old-fashioned methods. First there was the guy who robbed a Walmart with their own crowbar and now…
How To Make Your Own iPhone RFID Reader →
andylim writes “It’s been rumoured for some time now that Apple will include RFID technology in a future iPhone. An RFID-packing iPhone could interact with various objects including opening doors and…
Man Complains About Cellphone Talker At Movie... →
This might make you think twice about asking someone to shush the next time you’re at the movies. According to police, a man in Lancaster, CA, recently made such a request to some fellow…
Don't Buy Your Crack With Monopoly Money →
If there’s one thing every crack dealer hates, it’s being paid in Monopoly money. A 33-year-old man in Wichita, KS, was pulled over by officers last week and found bleeding from the head. He told…
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MGMT & Justice vs Notorious B.I.G. (3)
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Advice: Do Not Shave Your Privates While Driving →
Much is said about distracted driving. Don’t text, don’t talk on the phone, don’t eat soup. Apparently nobody bothered to tell one Florida woman not to shave her privates while driving. Clearly,…
Life Inside Scientology: Physical Abuse,... →
The New York Times has a lengthy, front-page story about Scientology today and while it doesn’t break much new ground—many of the more salacious tales first appeared in The St….
Michaelsoft Binbows Is Japanese For "Get A... →
We have no idea who first posted this picture, but just to set the record straight, the sign is using a bilingual pun on the Japanese word 貧乏 (binbo) which can be translated as “poor.” It’s…
Advice: Do NOT Get A Circumcision On Craigslist →
We all know Craigslist can be great for finding an apartment, retrieving your stolen property and getting a law degree from Georgetown. And apparently, the site’s reputation is so solid that…
Scalpers Earned $25M Gaming Online Ticket Sellers →
SeattleGameboy writes “An indictment has been issued for online ticket brokers known as ‘Wiseguy Tickets and Seats of San Francisco.’ From 2002 to 2009, they used bots, server farms, and CAPTCHA…
Jeffrey & Jack Lewis (26)
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How EA Plans To Squeeze More Money Out Of Madden... →
Speaking today at the Morgan Stanley Technology conference in San Francisco, EA Sports boss Peter Moore has spoken of Madden’s digital future. Madden fans, and sports game fans in general, may…
National Enquirer Editor Corrupts Impressionable... →
If you’re a journalism Brahmin who’s simply appalled at the prospect of the National Enquirer winning a Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of John Edwards’ atrocious moral life, look out—they’re…
Magazines Admit: We Have No #*&%ing Clue What... →
While many media outlets were heralding today’s news that magazine giant Condé Nast plans to bring five of its biggest selling titles to Apple’s new iPad tablet thingy, if you actually read what…
February 2010
22 posts
Do Not Go To Kmart In Speedos And Terrorize... →
That headline may have ruined your plans for the remainder of the weekend, but it’s for your own good. Seven college-age men were caught doing just that on Saturday at a Panama City Beach, Florida…