Read a little. Learn a lot. • Tightly-written news, views and stuff • Follow us on Twitter • Be a Facebook Fan • Tumble us!

12 Jul 2009 17:52

tags

Sports: New book makes L.A.’s “Beckham Experiment” look not-so-hot

Grant Wahl’s new book paints a pretty bad picture for the MLS. Didn’t they ever hear that money can’t buy you happiness? Just really awesome Armani underwear ads. source
Posted by Nathalie Heiberg • 0 Comments • Permalink

12 Jul 2009 16:50

tags

U.S., World: Obama-mania, plus a dash of disappointment, hits Ghana

  • I came purposely to catch a glimpse of Obama but it is unfortunate that the American security had to prevent us from doing so.
  • Ghanaian student Ms. Parker • On the ever-elusive president during his visit to the country in West Africa. Thousands of people made the trip to the Cape Coast to try and catch a glimpse of Obama but few succeeded – security was tight and, unlike Bill Clinton in 1998, he didn’t speak at an outdoor event.  • source
Posted by Nathalie Heiberg • 0 Comments • Permalink

12 Jul 2009 15:45

tags

Tech: The iPhone gets some more lovin’ from photojournalists

The Fifty Four from richard hernandez on Vimeo.

  • Journalists are happily pushing the boundaries of the iPhone. Friday, we posted some photos that St. Petersburg Times’ photographer Melissa Lyttle took for the newspaper on her iPhone. Today, we bring you a wicked video multimedia journalist Richard Hernandez shot and produced completely on his iPhone. Tomorrow: a 3D film? source
Posted by Nathalie Heiberg • 1 Comment • Permalink

12 Jul 2009 15:10

tags

Offbeat, U.S.: Missing Californian found by beer-bottle-chasing boy. No, really.

  • How’s this for a weird story? Man goes missing. Wife forms search team. Whole town joins search team. Man still missing after ten days. Almost all hope is gone. Then, boy finds beer bottle in a parking lot. Throws it into bushes, just for kicks. Other boy runs after it, finds lost man instead. source
Posted by Nathalie Heiberg • 6 Comments • Permalink

12 Jul 2009 14:09

tags

World: Mumbai attacks trial (might possibly) start next week

  • 166 people were killed in the Mumbai attacks last November, which lasted for three long days in the heart of the Indian financial center. source
Posted by Nathalie Heiberg • 0 Comments • Permalink

12 Jul 2009 13:01

tags

Culture: MTV reality star pens book about reality star, makes loads of cashola

  • If someone said to me five years ago when this all started that I would one day make the New York Times Best Seller list I wouldn’t have believed it.
  • MTV reality star and first-time author Lauren Conrad • On the success of her novel, L.A. Candy, which has topped the best seller list for two weeks now. For those of you who don’t know, Conrad starred in the Hills for four years after moving to L.A. when she was 19. Her novel? It’s about a 19-year-old girl who moves to L.A. and stars in a reality show. Yeah Lauren, we can’t really believe it either.  • source
Posted by Nathalie Heiberg • 0 Comments • Permalink

12 Jul 2009 12:32

tags

Biz, Politics: Hollywood: The industry formerly known for its flat screens?

It’s been 50 years since this many 3D movies came out. And if money talks, how’s this: James Cameron’s Avatar will be the most expensive movie ever made. source
Posted by Nathalie Heiberg • 0 Comments • Permalink
 

12 Jul 2009 12:13

tags

Offbeat: This poor Jack Russell Terrier is stuck in an infinite loop

  • This dog is barking at himself barking at himself on YouTube. If you think this video’s crazy, just wait for the sequel.source
Posted by Ernie Smith • 1 Comment • Permalink

12 Jul 2009 12:03

tags

U.S., World: Iraq’s got it: The U.S. isn’t being asked for help in urban fighting

  • There are established protocols for how (Iraqi forces) might ask for that, but we have not been asked for combat forces.
  • Lieutenant-General Charles Jacoby Jr. • The man in charge of day-to-day operations in Iraq. Jacoby notes that while they’ve given plenty of pre-combat and post-combat support, Iraq has not asked for any help when it comes to the recent increase in insurgency in cities over the last few weeks. The numbers are still far down from their 2006-2007 peak. • source
Posted by Ernie Smith • 0 Comments • Permalink

12 Jul 2009 11:52

tags

U.S.: Republicans, Democrats agree: Sotomayor won’t face a Senate fight

  • The GOP doesn’t have the votes for it anyway. Rather than force a political showdown over a Latina woman’s nomination to the Supreme Court, the Republicans were all over this morning’s talk shows saying that they’d probably be unable to filibuster her – although saying that she would be vetted really well. Barring any skeletons in her closet – literal or otherwise – she should have an easy time finding a comfortable seat between Stevens and Ginsburg. source
Posted by Ernie Smith • 0 Comments • Permalink
 
<< newer 
top tags
older >>