Friday, October 16, 2009

Online

Auschwitz, Remembered On Facebook

9:00PM Andrew Belonsky | Memory’s an ever-changing thing. And it comes in many forms, as exhibited by a new Facebook page started as a memorial for infamous concentration camp Auschwitz, which says they’ll deal with deniers swiftly. Sorry, Ahmadinejad, no poke for you. [AP]
People

Stop, Jennifer Aniston, We Can’t Keep Up!

8:30PM Andrew Belonsky | Jennifer Aniston’s in love with someone, again. My oh my, Miranda Kerr is slim. Paul McCartney’s son’s dreams are coming true and dying all at once. And Jon and Kate are still deplorable. Hoorah! It’s your Friday gossip roundup! More »
Flotsam & Jetsam

Forget Balloon Boy, Today’s All About Train Baby

8:05PM Andrew Belonsky | If Balloon Boy and his family were looking for publicity, they’ll find it’s fleeting. There’s a new amazing tot on the horizon, and this one survived being hit by a train. More »
People

Has Bilson Tweeted Christensen Heartbreak?

6:51PM Andrew Belonsky | Start the gossip trains, because blank-looking Rachel Bilson, who’s engaged to Hayden Christensen, just tweeted “James Blunt — Goodbye, My Lover”, which is one of those horribly sad breakup songs. Is their attractive love dead? We want answers! Update. More »
Flotsam & Jetsam

Weird Science

5:44PM Andrew Belonsky | Scientists have developed a “Marilyn Monroe” gene that makes female fruit flies overwhelmingly alluring. Useful…
Flotsam & Jetsam

YouTube Clip Of The Day II

1:55PM Jess McGuire | The lovely Jesse Perez sent me today’s second Clip Of The Day, saying “Strap yourself into your beanbag, light the joss stick, drink some liquid peyote and get ready to have your mind bent open. Although I warn you, it might give you nightmares…” More »
Flotsam & Jetsam

Interesting Pieces Of Trivia Acquired From Wikipedia VIII

11:55AM Jess McGuire | Were you aware that Billy Connolly had some kind of relationship with Australian artist Brett Whiteley? I didn’t – until I read about it on Wikipedia. More »
Music

Thoughts On A Couple Of Pop Songs

11:39AM Jess McGuire | Since I’ve been in the UK, I have been overwhelmed by the number of lady popstars doing wonderfully well in the British charts. Here are two young women – one English, one American – who seem to be quite popular at the moment. If you haven’t heard of them already, you most certainly will before the year is through. More »
Flotsam & Jetsam

YouTube Clip Of The Day

9:00AM Jess McGuire | Dear reader Daniel sent me this video with a note attached saying “How about some impenetrably odd Spanish?” Well – how about it, readers? More »
Print

Unwiring Wired

8:50AM Ryan Tate | For a digital bible, Wired has been turning surprisingly analogue over the past year. The latest regressions: The publication just fired two top editors from Wired.com and may soon lose the founders of Reddit.com. More »