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15 Jul 2010 21:38

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U.S.: How 85 days of oil spillage breaks down, and then some

  • Let’s face it, guys. We’re all really optimistic that BP’s latest ploy actually contained the oil spill for good. Heck, BP’s stock went up significantly in the immediate aftermath of the news. But as our boy Jake “Dr. Buzzkill” Tapper put it, we’re not out of the woods yet. There’s much more to deal with. But, instead of being party poopers like Tapper, who is probably upset about his pending exit from “This Week,” let’s bask in this moment for a second – no new oil is flooding the Gulf of Mexico. A quick breakdown from us:

What 85 days looks like

  • 7,403,100 seconds of oil leakage
  • 123kminutes of exciting oil spillage fun to deal with
  • 2,056 hours of oil-spilling excitement for the the whole family
  • 185M gallons of oil flooded the Gulf in the meantime; hooray!

The major players in the spill

  • 40%of people polled in June disapproved of Obama’s oil spill performance
  • 70% of people in the same poll thought BP sucked at their job source

So, what’s next?

  • oneBP will continue its testing of the method, which will last around 48 hours.
  • two BP will then go back to its old system, recovering 80,000 barrels a day.
  • three BP will remain busy, working on a permanent relief well solution. source

06 Jul 2010 20:42

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Culture: We admit, this Lindsay Lohan sentencing video broke us

  • We’re not completely made of stone. Heck, some might argue we’re made of softer substances, like flesh and bone. Those jerks would be wrong, but still, it’s worth emphasizing that seeing Lohan as a bucket of emotions is pretty powerful. Even constant tabloid subjects have souls.

28 Jan 2010 11:48

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About, U.S.: Our plans for world domination, State of the Union editon

  • Over the last few weeks, we’ve been hanging out with AOL News/Sphere. Cool guys. Anyway, this morning we posted a breakdown of the State of the Union. We’ll be working on more stuff like this in the future – we’ll keep you posted. Thanks for taking a stray kitten in, guys. source

25 Oct 2009 14:34

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U.S.: The coolest, most awesome political graphic you’ll see all week

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  • This is one of thoseincredibly awesome graphics that makes us warm and fuzzy inside. It’s impartial, smart, fun to read, and downright awesome in execution. It’s so awesome that it comes in two versions – the U.S. version (above) and a world version which flips the red and blue, much like the U.S. flips the metric system on its head. Information is Beautiful did a beautiful job on this information breakdown. source

23 Oct 2009 14:10

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Biz, Tech: Bloggers make money through self-promotion, not the blog itself

  • $42,548 the amount that the average blogger takes home each year; hobbyists bring home around $14,777
  • $122,222 the amount that professional bloggers take home; very little of that comes from the blog itself source

12 Jun 2009 21:39

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World: Wondering how Iran’s power structure works? Read this.

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  • This is how the soup of democracy and supreme rulership is supposed to work. (Go to the BBC and look at the whole thing. It’s interactive.) source

10 Jun 2009 20:16

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Music, Politics: Ouch! This indie rock catfight seems destined to leave scars

  • He needs to go back to school or move back in with his parents and sit down and think about things. He shouldn’t play music. He shouldn’t tour.
  • Black Lips singer Jared Swilley • On fellow indie rocker Nathan Williams, a.k.a. Wavves. Wavves, who is currently earning much buzz for his noise-drenched indie rock, had a huge drug-fueled on-stage meltdown at the Primavera Sound Festival in Barcelona, Spain – his first European show. Swilley says he thought he was too cool and blew his opportunity. He also treats people bad and eats puppies. • source
 

14 May 2009 07:38

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U.S.: Amongst U.S. minorities, Hispanics are growing fastest

  • 46.9 million number of Hispanics currently in the U.S.; they make up around one-sixth of the U.S. population.
  • 44% of children under the age of 18 are minorities; the number is even higher for children under the age of five source

06 Feb 2009 16:04

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Culture: Jessica Simpson had a bit of a breakdown last night

  • Worst part? It was on stage. Simpson has had a lot on her plate lately, what with some jerks in the media giving her guff about apparent weight gain. (Her ex-husband, Nick Lachey, has her back.) Anyway, at a show in Grand Rapids, Mich., where Simpson was opening for Rascal Flatts, she was having trouble keeping her composure, forgot lyrics and was a big freaking mess. What was to blame? Possibly boyfriend Tony Romo’s lack of appearance at the show. He missed his flight. source

30 Jan 2009 09:45

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Music, Tech: Meet another kindred spirit of ours, Very Small Array

They have broken-down stats on Pitchfork’s (and Billboard’s) top 100 songs of the year. Whoa. source