January 2009
129 posts
So weird!
A 25-year-old woman from Birmingham, England routinely passed out behind the wheel if she tried to eat a sandwich or sip her soda. Doctors routinely checked her blood, thyroid and pituitary glands but everything was normal. She didn’t smoke, drank only a little and didn’t use drugs. Finally, doctors discovered that she suffered from “swallow syncope,” a rare disease that...
It's about goddamn time →
President Obama branded Wall Street bankers “shameful” on Thursday for giving themselves nearly $20 billion in bonuses as the economy was deteriorating and the government was spending billions to bail out some of the nation’s most prominent financial institutions.
“I did a lot of things that were mostly right.”
– GOV. ROD R. BLAGOJEVICH, at his impeachment trial in Illinois.
This internet thing is catchin' on
YouTube and the William Morris Agency are close to signing a production deal that would put a number of the agency’s A-listers to work on original made-for-the-web productions on the platform, reports the NYTimes. Other top agencies including UTA, which launched its own web division UTA Online more than two years ago, have been eager to stake their claim in the new media world in the hopes...
USPS might get the weekends off
It probably has to be done, but it feels so wrong: on Wednesday, the U.S. Postal Service asked Congress for permission to deliver the mail five days a week instead of six. It all comes down to money. Americans don’t have a lot these days, and making matters worse, we’re using the postal service less with the advent of email and online bill paying. And then there’s the little...
WatchMy little brother is fucking awesome!! I will totally live in his pool house when he is rich and famous.
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I heart Prez Obama
Although his presidency is barely a week old, some of Mr. Obama’s work habits are already becoming clear. He shows up at the Oval Office shortly before 9 in the morning, roughly two hours later than his early-to-bed, early-to-rise predecessor. Mr. Obama likes to have his workout — weights and cardio — first thing in the morning, at 6:45. (Mr. Bush slipped away to exercise midday.)
He reads...
WatchAnother great College Humor Show Promo: Ex-Girlfriend
Make sure to watch on SUNDAY, FEB 8th at 9:30pm on MTV!!
Sometimes I forget how hard it used to be →
It’s a good day for the feisty working women who went to court to demand their rights and the frequently underpaid lawyers who championed them. They’re strangers to one another; most of them made their stands and then returned to their ordinary lives
For all you sexy male yogis out there... →
NBC approved another throw-back to the 1980s as Parenthood, an hour-long dramedy based on Ron Howard’s 1989 movie starring Steve Martin and Dianne Wiest was ordered, per THR. Jason Katims wrote the adaptation and will executive produce along with Howard, Brian Grazer and David Nevins. Universal Media Studios and Imagine TV will produce.
“This is not authorized by us. The Simpsons’ does not, and never has, endorsed...”
– Quote of the Day: Simpson’s executive producer Al Jean, reacting to Bart Simpson voice actor, and big-time Scientologist, Nancy Cartwright using her character’s voice to promote a Scientology event.
The matter of whether Cartwright violated the terms of her contract is currently being examined.
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Retro-fashion lovers everywhere, rejoice!
Everyone from Thom Browne and Michael Kors to non-fashiony regular dudes we know is obsessed with the clothes on Mad Men. Turns out costume designer Janie Bryant might have her own line in the works. “I’m working on some things right now,” she says. “I hate to be so mysterious but I can’t really say! It would have my name attached to it though.”
WatchYES! Thanks to Ballard for finding this amazing piece of film for me. Oh, pumpkin sex sure does make me want to give up meat.
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Chris Isaak Rocks. Literally.
Singer/songwriter Chris Isaak is set to host BIO’s new original series The Chris Isaak Hour beginning February 26 at 10p. The weekly, 60m series will spotlight a popular music artist each week in an intimate studio setting with interviews and performances. Upcoming artists include Trisha Yearwood, Steve Nicks, Smashing Pumpkins, Chicago, Glen Campbell, Michael Buble and Yusuf Islam (formerly...
New favorite website: I Bang The Worst Dudes →
I would LOVE to see this.
Page Six Reports that NBC pulled the plug on a PETA pro-veggie commercial planned for the Super Bowl because it “depicts a level of sexuality exceeding our standards,” according to NBC Universal’s advertising standards executive, Victoria Morgan. The ad, which carries the tagline, “Studies Show Vegetarians Have Better Sex,” shows lingerie-clad stunners getting...
Best article EVER! I might have the sense of... →
So, this is a thing now.
breastaurant
n. a restaurant that features scantily clad or sexually appealing waitresses.
News Flash: Evan Rachel Wood Has MAJOR Daddy... →
“My understanding is that he is leaving show business to pursue a career as a...”
– David Mamet on why Jeremy Piven was leaving Speed The Plow. It makes me laugh everytime.
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Hard to contain myself sitting on this series DutchWest made with Atom. The idea was to create a rapid fire live action sketch show. Enjoy yourself the first of a healthy series of Short Shorts!
dutchwest:
DutchWest presents: Short Shorts. Episode 1 of 12 on Atom!
I love these guys (and Elaine).
I probably will not watch this show.
Top sports figure Terrell “T.O.” Owens gets his own reality show on VH1 scheduled to premiere this summer. The series will follow Owens during the Dallas Cowboys’ off-season as he deals with his best friends and publicists Monique Jackson and Kita Williams, revealing all the while his true personality is a mix of quiet and sensitive as well as volatile and outspoken.
I will totally watch this show.
Adult Swim continues to break new ground this year as the first live-action series Delocated! debuts February 12 at 1030p. From executive producers Jon Glaser, Vernon Chatman, John Lee and Alyson Levy, Delocated! focuses on Jon and his family who after testifying against the Russian Mafia live undercover in a New York City loft, and instead of leading quiet lives in the witness protection program,...
Don't Put Classified Files On Your iPod
nerdology:
Because you might sell it by accident. Chris Ogle in New Zealand purchased a used iPod for 15 dollars. After discovering that it wouldn’t play music he dove into see what was stored on the hard drive. Turns out it was 60 pages of US military data and loads personnel files for soldiers that served in Iraq and Afghanistan.
It seems no one knows how this information got onto the iPod...
If this is for realz, I will be happy.
Word is, one of the most critically respected acts of the last 10 years will hit the stage at the Grammy Awards this year.
Radiohead, the label-defying, genre-bending British rock band who is known for morphing their sound with each record, will reportedly perform at the awards along with Katy Perry, Lil Wayne, Carrie Underwood and Coldplay, according to the Pitchfork Media.
Why didn't they just check for facial hair?
A 14-year-old aspiring police officer donned a uniform, walked into a Chicago police station and managed to get an assignment — patroling in a squad car for five hours before he was detected, police said Sunday.
The boy did not have a gun, never issued any tickets and didn’t drive the squad car, Deputy Superintendent Daniel Dugan said. Assistant Superintendent James Jackson said the ruse was...
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Fresh Prince Theme: Gangsta Version. Written by me, directed by Josh Ruben, performed by Jordan Carlos, and produced by CHTV. This was one of the first things I wrote at CH - I’d barely had time to befriend my coworkers, and there I was in their office, pitching it to them by rapping it myself. If that was awkward, I hope this music video makes up for it. If you like it, digg it.
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Werewolf Bar Mitzvah! →
Why mess with perfection?
I’m so disappointed about this:
FOX okays a U.S. version of the iconic British comedy series, Absolutely Fabulous. FOX’s take is based on the original, though set in Los Angeles, and will even keep the same main characters, crazy best friends and party-mongers Edina and Patsy and Edina’s disapproving daughter, Saffron. Jennifer Saunders who wrote and starred in the Brit version...
FINALLY! Stem cell research is officially... →
Oh, Canada.
WHITE ROCK, B.C. - A B.C. man probably wishes he had given his 11- month-old son a set of keys to play with instead of a phone, after the infant accidentally dialled 9-1-1 and brought police to dad’s marijuana grow operation.
Mounties say a 9-1-1 call came in from a White Rock, B.C. residence Friday morning but whoever was on the other end of the line hung up. Officers arrived at the...
WatchThis is such a silly video!
Michelle Obama is officially a Fashion Icon →
Dino-fraud? →
Pretty Cool.
The world watched as the torch passed to Barack Obama and in Europe, around 11 million Germans watched via six different channels carrying the events live. France pegged similar results at 7 million viewers. In the U.K., the BBC confirmed 5.1 million viewers watched while 6.5 million tuned to the 6p news broadcast showing highlights of the inauguration. BBC also reported 7.3 million unique users...