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04 Aug 2009 10:53

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U.S., World: It took half a day, but North Korea turned Bill Clinton into a drone

This sounds like a weird request, but could someone please smile in this photo so we can confirm you still have a soul? Bill? Kim Jong-il? source

24 Jul 2009 21:15

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Tech: NASA kicked on the Hubble telescope, got a shot of Jupiter’s scar

See that big spot there? It’s the first post-repair shot Hubble has taken, and it’s the best shot we have of Jupiter’s new dimple. source

21 Jul 2009 23:52

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U.S.: This photo the New York Times ran on Sunday was, sadly, real

This photo freaked a lot of people out. Some, angry it might have been faked. Some, angry it could be real. (As it turns out, the second group guessed right.) source

17 Jul 2009 10:58

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Culture: This 1985 prediction about Michael Jackson: Hi-lar-i-ous

The odds that Michael Jackson would have looked like this in 2000? Pretty good. But obviously, it didn’t happen. Bravo, Ebony Magazine. source

03 Jul 2009 10:58

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Culture: OK Magazine has taste? Over Michael Jackson’s dead body

  • $500,000 to show The King of Pop dead source

02 Jul 2009 21:33

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Culture: That’s the night that the lights went on in Neverland …

… that’s the night when they mourned an innocent man. That’s the night when the hype for Michael Jackson … took a turn for the creepy once again. source

28 Jun 2009 21:45

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U.S.: Here’s one of the only Stonewall Riot photos. It’s very iconic.

This photo ran in the New York Daily News on June 29, 1969. The photographer, Joseph Ambrosini, threw his other photos away, sadly. source
 

22 Jun 2009 18:30

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U.S.: Holy God, this DC Metro crash is bad. Very bad.

At least two people have been confirmed dead thus far. And lots of people are injured. This is the scariest thing we’ve ever seen. source

19 Jun 2009 09:23

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Offbeat: PETA finds Che Guevara’s granddaughter, gets her naked

Lydia Guevara is getting semi-nude for a PETA campaign promoting vegetarianism that co-opts Che’s likeness yet again. source

30 May 2009 18:50

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Offbeat: Today’s a slow news day, so here’s a photo of a cute moose calf

Awww. No really. Awwwwww. Seriously. Awww. That’s tlike the cutest thing ever. AAAWWWW! *cute overload* source