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04 Jun 2010 14:49

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Offbeat: We don’t believe this dude’s shirt for some reason

  • We may not be giving this guy enough credit, but after he and his sons got arrested for getting in a fight with some dude over RELIGION (in that shirt!!!!), something tells us our first instincts are the right ones. source
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15 Jan 2010 09:18

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Culture: “Pants on the Ground”: Should “American Idol” ditch age limits?

  • We think we understand why ‘American Idol,’ which dedicates itself to discovering new talent, would impose this restriction. But is the show being unfair to prospective contestants, or even shooting itself in the foot?
  • New York Times culture writer Dave Itzkoff • Suggesting “American Idol” has hurt itself with the age limit restriction. Beyond General Larry Platt, the 63-year-old “Pants on the Ground” supergenius (who has a killer backstory), it’s worth noting that “Britain’s Got Talent” star Susan Boyle has sold WAY more records than any recent “Idol” winner, and she’s 48. Maybe that’s why Simon Cowell is leaving – “The X Factor” doesn’t have an arbitrary age restriction that lends itself to a cookie-cutter effect. source
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11 Jan 2010 21:21

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Politics: This SNL Sarah Palin sketch is a lot funnier in retrospect, guys

  • This clip somehow got funnier a year and a couple months later, especially in the context of the line from Tina Fey’s version of Sarah Palin: “If I’m not going to the White House I’m either running in four years or I’m going to be a white Oprah.” In the context of the Palin/Fox News announcement today, it’s even more striking. source
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12 Nov 2009 01:07

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Politics: The Onion turns Lou Dobbs into an illegal immigrant. Awesome.

Bravo, you clever bastards at The Onion. You perfectly captured the public sentiment on the Dobbs departure with one parody Photoshop. source
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20 Aug 2009 11:08

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Music: We think R. Kelly is a hipster icon. Here’s his latest video.

  • R. Kelly is so over-the-top that you can’t really take him as anything but an ironic icon who’s in on his own joke. He’s so cool that Bonnie “Prince” Billy regularly does covers of his songs. In this song he compares his love prowess to making a hit single. When we become famous R&B singers one day, we’re going to compare our love prowess to running a blog.
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17 Jul 2009 16:06

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Offbeat: Hi honey, I’m in this Facebook ad to tell you HOT SINGLES WANT YOU!

What a hilarious ad. A guy spotted his wife’s mug in a Facebook ad suggesting he go looking for other women. source
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27 Mar 2009 22:13

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Culture, Offbeat: Here’s our favorite parts of the ShamWow infomercial

  • one “Made in Germany! You know the Germans always make good stuff.”
  • two “It just does the work! Why do you want to work twice as hard?”
  • three “Without putting any pressure, 50% of the cola, right there.”
  • four “It acts like a vacuum; and look at this; virtually dry on the bottom.”
  • five “This lasts ten years, this lasts a week!” source
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02 Jan 2009 15:01

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Tech: This guy’s a regular Walt Mossberg

  • I’m using this OS as I type. Looks like it’s OK to me, not too much different than Vista but a few new items.
  • The Pirate Bay user al966g • on a beta copy of Microsoft Windows 7.0 which washed ashore on the site this week • source
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