A new t-shirt is coming from Urban Outfitters. Trying to take the lead in “edgy” from American Apparel, UO is going for something more directly controversial. Here is more information. Apparently they have pulled the shirt from their website but still sell them in stores.
So this clip comes from a sensationalizing speech given by one of the key figures in the anti-gay movement going on in Uganda. You may have heard some reports on it, but Uganda has recently been trying to pass the death penalty as punishment for homosexual activities. This has inspired protests against the country and…
I often feel too guilty to post things related to the worst of pop culture, like Lady GaGa, Twilight, and Justin Beiber to name a few. But this video does an exemplary job explaining why women go nuts over Twilight. Enjoy.
I find the claim to be a bit hoax-y and I’m still holding out on it, but there is one excerpt that caught my eye. Article here. M mycoides was chosen as a simple microbe with which to develop and prove the technology. It has no immediate application. But scientists at the J. Craig Venter…
You may have seen this ad/challenge on TV or in the papers. Todd claims the company he works for prevents Identity theft and fraud. Well, Murphy’s Law had something to say about that. LifeLock CEO Todd Davis, whose number is displayed in the company’s ubiquitous advertisements, has by now learned that lesson. He’s been a…
You may or may not have heard of the shenanigans that D.C. Douglas pulled against FreedomWorks. D.C. Douglas is the voice of the Geico gecko, and in a drunken stupor, called and left them a voicemail asking “What percentage of mentally retarded people they have working for them” among other things. This got sensationalized, costing…
So an Alabama teacher recently used shooting the president as an example in a Geometry class. Some students say he was agreeing with a fellow students example and running with it. I know it’s not the first time phrases like this have been used and I can see that the media is sensationalizing the whole…
An amazing chart graph created by Matt McKeon that shows the evolution of privacy in Facebook during the past 5 years. Click here to see the real chart and the information regarding the data shown. Just how safe is your Facebook information now?
So to summarize, Arizona has passed a bill that allows police officers to racially profile Hispanics. It requires all Hispanics to carry their immigration documents and allows police to ask for these documents with the broad, unspecified term “suspected” as their only need for justification. Full story here. The law, which proponents and critics alike…