How Your SAT Scores Determine Your Future (As A Fan)
Twenty years ago this month, the fat envelope arrived at my house, alerting me that I had been accepted early to Northwestern University. I was bound for Evanston.
Tonight,…
The Day Comedy Won: How 30 Rock Beat Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Last month, NBC picked up 30 Rock for a sixth season, which must be celebrated as a miracle when one considers what Tina Fey’s “comedy show about a comedy show” was up against…
Bomb the Ace Hotel! Every Geek and Blogger Now A Microcelebrity!
Do you know what is apparently happening in New York City right now? “Forget Socialites. Social Mediaites are at the new people to pine after. And the new dream? Let’s just…
Justin Timberlake Would Join the Cast of SNL, If Invited To
Justin Timberlake is a pretty kick-ass SNL host, being a part of some of the best (and most popular) sketches of the past few years. The man is up for anything and has some…
The Top 50 Gawker Media Passwords
wiredmikey writes “Readers of Gizmodo, Lifehacker and other Gawker Media sites may be among the savviest on the Web, but the most common password for logging into those sites is embarrassingly easy…
Amazon Fake Products and Fake Reviews
rsk writes “The first time I came across fake reviews on Amazon, it was hilarious. Using Amazon’s Window Shop app, I came across a great category, ‘Peculiar Products,’ and was more than happy to look…
Flame Retardants Found In Butter
I can’t believe it’s not butter! Well, it’s not. It’s flame retardant, and food researchers found it inside butter they bought from the supermarket.
The polybrominated diphenyl ethers, or PBDEs,…
