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17 Sep 2010 11:00

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World: Natalee Holloway’s mom uses a van der Sloot level of judgment

  • She’s still looking for answers about her daughter. She wants to bring her daughter home.
  • Beth Holloway-Twitty’s lawyer John Kelly • Explaining why Holloway-Twitty went to the prison Joran van der Sloot is being held (as a suspect in the murder of Stephany Flores earlier this year) to directly confront the guy most commonly suspected in her daughter’s disappearance. Beyond handling this like an immature adult, it felt like it had the makings of a stunt. See, she did it with a Peruvian TV station for the purpose of creating “a TV special which would include her, the Flores family, and an interview with Joran van der Sloot.” How does this case keep getting weirder? source

17 Sep 2010 10:46

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Tech: Greenpeace makes a really douchey attack on Mark Zuckerberg

  • Uh, what? Look Greenpeace, we know you guys are the environmental version of PETA and stuff, but come on. The broadsided attack on Zuckerberg was kinda douchey and other companies are doing way worse than the Zuck. At least “The Social Network” will have a Trent Reznor soundtrack. This just seems like an organization attempting to stay relevant. source

17 Sep 2010 10:21

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Culture: Mark your calendar: Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart’s dueling rallies


  • “Rally to Restore Sanity” Great angle for a rally on Stewart’s part. Perhaps this might inspire a bunch of reasonable people to make a pitch for political reasonableness. On October 30th, we expect to see no “Don’t Tread on Me” flags.

  • “March to Keep Fear Alive” “People should book their hotel rooms now or their children might turn gay!” That’s some pretty stellar fearmongering there, Stephen Colbert. OK, who wants to go? Julius has a couch with your name on it! source