Saturday, August 8, 2009
People
Cocaine Implicated in Billy Mays’ Death
7:00AM Ryan Tate | Billy Mays died from heart disease, but final autopsy reports cite cocaine was a contributing factor in the TV ad-man’s death, AP reports. More »
Little Old Lady No Longer A Threat
6:46AM Hamilton Nolan | Here is a video of a cop in Ohio violently slamming an old woman to the ground, in a Wal-Mart parking lot. [GlobalGrind]
Music
Facebook Friends? ‘Are You F—king Kidding Me?’
6:44AM Ryan Tate | Hey look, it’s a song about Facebook, that is somehow pretty great. Geeks have been uploading songs about their culture for a while now, but it took an Aussie alt-pop singer’s “Are You F–king Kidding Me” to legitimise the genre. More »
Online
Is Twitter Under Attack From Russia?
5:45AM Ryan Tate | Twitter continues to be flaky today. Par for the course on the overcrowded microblogging service, right? But Twitter claims it is the victim of elaborate hack attacks that “appear to have been geopolitical in motivation.” That’s actually true! More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
It’s No Coincidence That Spy And Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Both Came Out In 1986
4:09AM John Cook | Someone sent along this side-by-side of Kurt Andersen and John Hughes, two men whose sensibilities came to define the late ’80s and early ’90s, for better and for worse. Where have we seen this bit before?
People
Hermaphrodite Lady Gaga Has Your Publicity Stunt Right Here
3:43AM Ryan Tate | Lady Gaga has a knack for getting attention. So it’s no surprise that video of the singer revealing a mini-penis at a concert successfully captured the attention of the Googling hordes. Britney Spears would be proud of this NSFW non-slip-up. More »
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