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19 May 2010 23:49

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U.S.: Louisiana’s wetlands drenched in oil, regulatory failure

Gov. Bobby Jindal on the oil: “We’ve got to stop this cancer from spreading [and] we’d much rather fight it on these coastal barrier islands than inland.” Well-put. source
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19 May 2010 23:02

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World: “Everybody Draw Mohammed Day!” Tomorrow promises bad things

  • 4/23A misguided artist draws a picture parodying the South Park Mohammed thing and sets 5/20 as a date for everyone to draw Mohammed. It gets attention because she sends it to blogs.
  • 4/24 Afraid of the monster she just created, she disowns the picture she personally sent to the blogs and calls it a joke that got out of hand. It doesn’t matter; the idea has already taken hold.
  • 5/19 Pakistan bans Facebook – the entire site – because of the fan page for this thing which has gotten out of hand in a way only things on the internet can. There are videos, too. source
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19 May 2010 22:16

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Culture: Will Megan Fox return to the Transformers franchise?

  • NO and if Shia LaBoeuf were smart, he’d quit too source
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19 May 2010 21:13

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World: Be glad you’re not Mongolian, don’t have to clean up this mess

Unless you are. In which case we feel really awful that a rough winter killed all of your livestock. The country’s entire economy could feel the ripple effects of this. source
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19 May 2010 21:04

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Offbeat: We have a feel-good Twitter story, guys. (It’s not the iPhone app)

  • We won’t leave you in suspense anymore. Yes, his mom’s name is Jackie. source
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19 May 2010 20:56

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Politics: Arizona and L.A. fight over keeping the lights on; everyone wins

  • I feel like if you’re going to boycott the candy store, you’ve got to leave all the candy alone. I feel like Arizona is the candy store.
  • Arizona Corporation Commissioner Gary Pierce • Making an entertaining douchebag claim to the city of Los Angeles after the city promised to boycott the state over their immigration bill. Pierce’s claim: You make 25 percent of your power for L.A. in Arizona, and we’re gonna shut it down! If you think that’s kinda jerkish. You should see the response by the city’s energy manager, where he points out the city owns the plants. Key highlight: “I might add that, as the City’s Job Czar, I certainly would welcome any conventions or meetings that were going to be held in Arizona to come to Los Angeles. We have fantastic facilities and incomparable weather and we’d welcome them to the City of Angels.” Ouch. Take that, jerkwad! source
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19 May 2010 20:40

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Music: The National looking hot, but can’t get out of Justin Bieber’s shadow

  • good The National, everyone’s favorite indie band, got up to No. 3 on the Billboard charts with “High Violet.”
  • bad It was one of the lowest-selling weeks for the Billboard, ever, and Justin Bieber still beat them. source
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19 May 2010 20:28

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U.S.: The Senate’s in the mushy, bile-like stage of financial reform

  • no The financial reform bill wasn’t able to pass through the wall of filibuster to end debate.
  • no Arlen Specter wasn’t one of the 57 yes votes; he’s still sulking back in Pennslyvania.
  • yes Experts expect the bill to pass eventually after a little more debating back and forth. source
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19 May 2010 14:48

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Politics: Rush Limbaugh asks exactly what everyone was thinking about oil

  • When do we ask the Sierra Club to pick up the tab for this leak?
  • Rush Limbaugh • Somehow pinning the blame for the oil spill on an organization that has little to do with the ocean. His logic? The organization pushed against onshore drilling, forcing it offshore into a more high-risk situation, which as a result created this oil spill. Uh, dude. No seriously. Dude. source
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19 May 2010 12:20

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Tech: Google finally understands what to do with Wave

  • 2009 Google launches this crazy product called Wave at their I/O conference. It rides a huge wave of hype (and invites). Then it causes a huge backlash.
  • 2010 The main developer, Lars Rasmussen, says they finally understand what it’s for. “It’s about groups of people adopting Wave,” he says. Oh. source
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