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25 Oct 2009 10:19

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Offbeat: Not impressed: Some guy shoots an anvil 200 feet in the air

  • Who cares if what Gay Wilkinson is doing is technically impressive and kind of neat? It doesn’t fit our personal standards as video watchers, so we’re gonna complain without merit. Because, seriously, would you expect any less of us?source
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23 Oct 2009 13:54

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Offbeat: Humpback whales fighting: like an oceanic version of “Roadhouse”

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  • A chick comes into the bar brings attention to herself. A bunch of males, who had been pre-occupied with a round or two of pool or nursing their Yuenglings, come over and try to win some attention. All of a sudden, it turns into this massive fight for the lady’s attention. In the end, the hotshot stud who looks like a whale wins out. And this, friends, is why nature programming is awesome.source
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22 Oct 2009 12:54

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Offbeat: Best thing happening on Twitter right now? @fakeapstylebook

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22 Oct 2009 09:59

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World: Clever mail-tracking bastards of The Guardian, we salute you

The Royal Mail was about to go on strike in the U.K., so The Guardian dropped a satellite device in the mail to see what happened. This is innovative journalism. source
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21 Oct 2009 22:51

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Offbeat: What‽ You don’t know what an interrobang is‽ Mind if we tell you‽

  • ‽ it’s an exclamation point and a question mark, brought together at last source
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21 Oct 2009 10:55

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Culture: Improv Everywhere is at the grocery store, being awesome again

  • Somehow, Improv Everywhere has managed to take an idea – comedy in public places – and make it a truly immaculate thing that’s evolved over time. They went from simply dressing up like Best Buy employees to creating elaborate performance pieces like this. That’s impressive.source
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20 Oct 2009 10:45

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Tech: The “Nook”? Barnes and Noble’s e-Reader has a stupid name

  • two number of screens the $259 Nook, which comes out today, has – one being an awesome touch screen source
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19 Oct 2009 09:58

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Music: Cello-playing dude covers LCD Soundsystem’s “Someone Great”

  • LCD Soundsystem never sounded so … regal. “Someone Great” is one of LCD Soundsystem’s best songs, and experimental cellist Andrew Carter brings it into a realm of beauty that not even the original reaches. We’re impressed.source
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18 Oct 2009 12:09

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Biz: Protip: Go to CVS with a reusable bag and save some money

  • 25¢ off your purchase every time you reuse a bag at CVS source
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17 Oct 2009 19:47

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Tech: Canabalt is the biggest dead-simple time-sucking game ever

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  • Canabalt makes us want to stop everything we’re doing and just play it for six hours. But we couldn’t do that to you guys. The game, originally designed for the Experimental Gameplay Project, somehow turns a one-button game into the most-exciting duck-and-jump adventure this side of “Die Hard.” Best part? There’s an iPhone version that’s just as exciting (and simply-designed) as the Flash game.source
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