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09 Sep 2009 23:53

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Offbeat: Catstravaganza’s last, but not least: A cat sitting in the sink

Aww, kitty clogged the drain
  • We’ve seen so many cat photos today that our brain is about to explode with cuteness. But we had to do it. It was for the common good of society. This last photo comes from Nicole Bogdas. It’s of Dillinger, one of many gangster-themed cats she named in her e-mail. You’ve got all the makings of a crazy cat lady, Nicole!source
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09 Sep 2009 22:17

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Offbeat: So, @ohmgee gave us so many cat photos that we couldn’t decide

  • Martin Gee, a talented illustrator friend of ours, loves his cat Citrus (shown eating and baring his teeth), and he takes the kind of cat photos that make us glad we’re not diabetic. We put up nearly all of the photos he gave us (which also include uber-poofy orange cat Riley and white/grey cat Zoe), because we couldn’t decide. source
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09 Sep 2009 21:34

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Offbeat: We know what you want: More catstravaganza fan photos

  • The one on the left Alfredo Alejandro García, a fan of the site’s RSS feed, sent a photo of his cats, Luna and John. In his request, he noted that it “would make my girlfriend very glad.” Dude, we understand. We’ve been there.

    Cats to impress a dude's girlfriend
  • The one on the left Alfredo Alejandro García, a fan of the site’s RSS feed, sent a photo of his cats, Luna and John. In his request, he noted that it “would make my girlfriend very glad.” Dude, we understand. We’ve been there.

    Cats to impress a dude's girlfriend
  • The one on the right This one was sent by John DeCicco, manager of this cool band called The Depreciation Guild. (You should listen to them.) Anyway, this cat wins hipster points because it’s called Roxy Music.

    A cat with a cult following that grows by the year
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09 Sep 2009 20:27

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U.S.: Time for more cats. Now with more red eye!

Amber Nettles' cats
  • These cats come to us courtesy of Amber Nettles, one of the biggest supporters of the Catstravaganza. She rewarded us by giving us a pair of eyes which will be burned into our souls for life.source
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09 Sep 2009 01:58

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Tech: That’s hot: The Palm Pixi gives the Pre a sexy little sister

See, Apple – is it really that hard to release an iPhone with a keyboard? Palm has your form factor AND a keyboard and still remains amazingly functional. source
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07 Sep 2009 22:53

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Offbeat: Catstravaganza ’09: Five things you should know about 09/09/09

  • Urlesque thinks it can make “fetch” happen by trying to convince sites to not post cat stuff on 09/09/09. Well, much like the cat in the video above, felines aren’t going out like that. Neither are we. Here’s five things you need to know about our counter-protest, the Catstravaganza:

    1. We’ll still post news, but the bulk of our posts on Wednesday will be cat-related. We swear, our timing will be nothing less than purrfect.
    2. Cats have nine lives, and 09/09 is nine squared. And 09/09/09? Well, it’s nine cubed. Which means that the ante has been upped. Any attempts to kill their influence on that day will be futile and if nothing else will make the cats scratch back even harder.
    3. Tell the world about the Catstravganza by sending them a Tweet. The #catstravaganza hashtag will be heavily used in the operation.
    4. Have something cat-related that the world must know about? E-mail it to us. We’ll help it claw up to the top.
    5. Best of all, guys: We have an official badge you can throw on your blog. Support the Catstravaganza with the love of linkage.

    Catstravaganza '09: Now it's purrsonal

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07 Sep 2009 20:25

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Sports: Who does tennis upstart Melanie Oudin think she is, anyway?

Some would applaud unseeded 17-year-old Melanie Oudin for kicking butt at the U.S. Open, but we think it’s insensitive of her to defeat established tennis players. source
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07 Sep 2009 11:22

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Tech: Asus’ new Eee eBook reader is not only fawnworthy, but cheap

It’s dual-screen AND it’s going to sell for less than $200. We’re gonna buy two so that we can surround ourselves with the Internet at all times. source
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05 Sep 2009 11:29

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Sports: This first-person fan-catching-ball video is almost too perfect

  • A home run practice ball gets hit into the stands, and this guy with a camera conveniently catches it. Man, we wish we had that kind of randomness happen to us.source
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03 Sep 2009 20:29

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Culture: Spike Jonze fans with lots of time on your hands: Read this

spikejonze0903
  • “It’s like the studio was expecting a boy, and I gave birth to a girl.” The New York Times Magazine has a massive, unspeakably awesome story up about Spike Jonze and his adaptation of “Where the Wild Things Are,” which sounds destined to be the kind of movie nerds will love and movie execs will cross their fingers and hope is a big hit. Jonze’s budget was as much as five times bigger as that of his last film, “Adaptation,” and he used it to create something which appears to possibly be breathtaking. Read every last word. source
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