January 2012
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Disney: Sexist Dress Code
Disney made an announcement that next Friday, front line male employees at Disney parks and resorts will be allowed to grow a beard in the next change to the company’s conservative, clean-cut dress code since pantyhose became optional for female employees only in 2010.
“We’re careful to maintain our heritage and the integrity of our brand” they say. The brand includes the...
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Reality Check for Americans
According to a recent survey American workers spend more than $20 a week on coffee ($5 a day). That adds up to $1,092 a year! In comparison, commuting costs for the average worker come out to around $1,476 a year. Consumerist.com, who shared the information, puts it this way: “when you consider the volume of your typical coffee drink versus a gallon of gasoline, it looks like we place a...
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Study: Thinking About Women Make Men Dumb
Scientists have discovered that not only do men get dumb in the presence of women, but that just the mention of a woman’s name can have the same effect.
Psychologist Johan Karremans and author of the study, Sanne Nauts, distributed the Stroop test (just a basic cognitive test) to 71 men and women and asked them to respond via instant message from a “monitor” that would pop up...
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Fox Adopts Napoleon Dynamite
I just saw that Fox is getting a Napoleon Dynamite animated tv show and thought it was brilliant. Although I most likely won’t be a fan of the show, I think it’s a good move.
The franchise is built off an already successful product: the movie, which made around $70 million since it’s release. Bring something with a cult following into the mainstream? No brainer. It will be on...
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Government: Internet Stalking Citizens
The Department of Homeland Security has approved collecting of public personal information from television anchors, news reporters, bloggers, and anyone else who uses social media. DHS spokesman Matt Chandler claims the agency uses social media monitoring “for situational awareness purposes only, within the clearly defined parameters articulated in our Privacy Impact Assessment to ensure...
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Mountain Dew Ingredients: Dead Mice
In an attempt to win a small court battle, PepsiCo, Mountain Dew’s parent company, has made a bizarre statement about mice dissolving in the drink before consumption. It’s exactly what it sounds like. One mouse allegedly didn’t fully dissolve in a can of the citrus drink, sending them to court.
Experts called in by PepsiCo’s lawyers offered an explanation for why it...
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Paranormal Activity 4
The fourth edition to the Paranormal Activity movies will hit theaters October 19th against Halloween 3D, which is scheduled to open October 26th. In both 2009 and 2010, Paranormal competed against the Saw series.
The Paranormal franchise has been hugely successful, with the last movie bringing in more than $200 million, beating out the grosses of the first and second film combined! In...
December 2011
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Government: PETA Kills Animals
Documents from the Virginia Department of Agriculture show that the government is trying to reclassify People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) as an “euthanasia clinic” due to their high number of killings of healthy, adoptable animals compared to animal shelters in the area. The organization doesn’t own or operate a single rescue shelter in the world, nor do they...
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President Obama: Commercials Are Too Loud
Finally a President did something right. President Obama signed a new law; a press release from the White House states the law “requires the Federal Communications Commission to prescribe a regulation limiting the volume of audio on commercials transmitted by television broadcast stations, cable operators, and otehr multichannel video programming distributors.” They actually have...
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Luke Bryan's Apology
An update on Luke Bryan’s Twitter rant. While the country superstar went to eat on his anniversary last night, he was told to remove his hat mid-meal, as it’s against the restaurant’s posted dress code. Luke decided to take it to Twitter where he posted a series of tweets. “Fuck em. They will never get a dollar from me again. So pissed….they can suck on my ball sack….Treat...
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Luke Bryan: Twitter Rant
So it’s true, everyone who’s a rich overpaid celebrity is an asshole. Country superstar Luke Bryan went on a Twitter rant tonight after dining in a sushi restaurant for his anniversary the night of Thursday Dec. 8. He alleges that he was told to take off his hat mid-meal and accuses them of being “against those who sing and perform country music.”
The stream of tweets...
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November 2011
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hey there
I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving and enjoy the long weekend! I’m just kickin back, relaxing, like the lame white guy I am.
I didn’t do much for Thanksgiving. I just finished painting a birdhouse I’m making for a school project. I made that a couple days ago and part of it broke so I had to fix it yesterday and then today I wanted to add a couple things to it. I really...
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WatchGrand Theft Auto V Rockstar Games just released the trailer for GTA 5. Sadly they don’t show any fights, shootouts, blood, or sex, but it looks like they did improve the graphics. Whatcha think?
October 2011
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Giant Lego Man Washed Up On Beach
So this 100 pound fiberglass statue was washed up on Siesta Key Beach in Florida earlier this week. A spokesperson for Legoland, which recently opened a new theme park in Orlando, said the company doesn’t take credit for the stunt and isn’t behind it: “I wish we could say we did, it was brilliant guerrilla PR stunt.”
Denise Kowal, founder of the Sarasota Chalk Festival,...
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Coke Goes White For Polar Bears
Starting November 1st, Coca-Cola is temporarily reversing the color of their cans. The white can shown below is part of their new campaign to help protect the arctic habitat of their winter mascot, the polar bear.
The world’s largest beverage company will initially donate $2 million to the campaign. It will then match up to a million dollars that Coke drinkers are expected to donate...
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RIP Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs, former CEO of Apple, passed away today (Wednesday October 5) at the age of 56. His death ended his battle with pancreatic cancer, which brought him to retirement as CEO just over a month ago.
Steve has been known to talk publicly about death, saying, “Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in...
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Fox Cancels The Simpsons
Fox has stated that they currently intend to stop production of The Simpsons with the current season.
The voice actors of The Simpsons are locked in a bitter contract negotiation with 20th Century Fox, with the studio threatening to end production if the talent does not take a 45% pay cut. The actors are countering with an agreement that gives them a 30% reduction but a small slice of the...
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The Google Store
Google quietly opened a store in London this weekend following in the footsteps of the Apple Store and the Microsoft Store’s style. The retail store is small and just selling Chromebooks, one of the only tangible items that Google sells. The Chromezone is a 285 square foot experiment, but could open globally.
Arvind Desikan, head of consumer marketing at Google UK, said “It is our...
September 2011
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Get The New Facebook
Facebook is planning a major redesign. Similar to their last one, being in 2008, this one will become easier to use and more fun as time passes. Their idea is to remove the profile feature.
Instead, will be a Facebook Timeline. It’s basically the same thing, but just more messy-looking. It’s not disorganized, because it is a timeline, but it does take more work to read since...
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Study: Discussing Relationship Problems Is...
Trying to get your guy to open up about whats bothering him? According to a new study, most men think discussing problems is a waste of time.
That attitude also applies to male children. The study, soon-to-be published in the journal Child Development, found that when it comes to opening up about their issues, little boys seems to feel the same way as grown men.
“For years, popular...
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Justin & Mila's Photo Scandal
A bunch of photos of Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis are being shopped around to various media outlets after a hacker got into Mila’s cell phone.
The photos supposedly include Mila in a bathtub, Justin wearing pink panties on his head while posing, Justin showing his penis, and Mila naked with an unknown man in bed.
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Study: Watching Spongebob Is Harmful
A new study shows that watching just nine minutes of SpongeBob SquarePants can mess with children’s brains.
The “high-pace” of the show teaches kids little self-control and makes them want to eat more snacks, unlike “slower-speed” shows like Cailou.
Study author Angeline Lillard said, “I wouldn’t advise watching such shows on the way to school or any...
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9% of Americans Use Illegal Drugs
Marijuana use has increased by 3 million people since 2007, making it the most popular drug of choice last year, with 17 million users.
Gil Kerlikowske, the U.S. director of national drug control policy, believes this may be due to the growth of medical marijuana, “emerging research reveals potential links between state laws permitting access to smoked medical marijuana and higher rates of...
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Research: Money Buys Happiness
Money brings happiness, according to new research.
The researchers found that 50 percent of those bringing home more than 80,000 dollars are satisfied with life, compared to just 43 percent of those with an income of less than $24,000. About 47 percent of people in the high-income group feel they have achieved their goals, compared to 31 percent of the poorest group, according to data company...
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My Chemical Romance Drummer Fired
Michael Pedicone, who has been drumming with My Chemical Romance for about a year, has been fired for stealing from the band.
MCR’s guitarist, Frank Lero, said “Please listen close because this is the only time we are ever going to talk about this. The relationship between My Chemical Romance and Michael Pedicone is over. He was caught red handed stealing from the band and confessed...
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Facebook's Secret Lists Revealed
It’s no surprise that Facebook’s keeping track of who we interact with the most, but it is somewhat shocking that they’d leave that file for you to see on every Facebook page. What’s even more shocking is that they track all your interactions ever with anyone else on Facebook, even former friends and people who were never on your friend list (maybe you just visit their...
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Resturants and Hotels In Space
The public relations department at Domino’s Pizza have confirmed that the corporation’s Japanese arm has proposed a plan to build a restaurant on the moon.
If it turns out to be anything more than a publicity stunt, the lunar restaurant would carry a large price tag. The Telegraph published a breakdown of the predicted costs, which turns out to be over $21 billion.
Building...
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Snapple's New Flavor: Maroon 5
Snapple has allowed Maroon 5 to create a new flavor of tea, it’s called Tea Will Be Loved.
The flavor, named after the band’s hit song She Will Be Loved, was created to benefit Feeding America, which allegedly feeds hungry people in need across America. Sidenote: I say allegedly because I don’t feel comfortable claiming they do something without researching it myself to see if...