Archive
April 12, 2012
Twitter Shuts Down Fame, The Follower Lottery
It was fun while it lasted. The company says the game, which gave thousands of followers to a new winner every day, violates "the spirit of [its] TOS."
"When In Doubt, Defer To The Entrepreneur"
This is an interesting way to cover entrepreneurs!
The Marriage Wars Get Personal For Maggie Gallagher
Gay Republican protest candidate Fred Karger speculated to reporters that Gallagher, former National Organization for Marriage president, is divorced. "We are still married and living together," an unfazed Gallagher tells BuzzFeed.
Welcome To "Mockingbird Lane" AKA "The Munsters"
Only if "The Munsters" were "The Real Housewives Of Transylvania". Sadly/amazingly, that is the actual pitch used in the interview. Also available: The American "Harry Potter".
RomneyCare's 6th Anniversary Passes Unmarked By Romney Campaign
The news cycle his focused on Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen's gaffe that Ann Romney "hadn't worked a day in her life." But today is also the sixth anniversary of the signing of RomneyCare. Here's the video of the signing were Romney praises Ted Kennedy, the individual mandate, and the bipartisan support for the legislation.
A Redskins Receiver Just Had One Of The Worst Twitter Meltdowns Of All Time
Jabar Gaffney is not happy. Not at all.
50 Viral Video Spoilers In Four Minutes
March 2012 was a great time to be a YouTube sensation. You might not have time to watch an entire viral video no matter how cute the baby/kitten is, but now you can fake it with your friends.
Rooney Mara Is Unrecognizable And Other Links
But not in a bad way! Also, see where you can next catch your favorite "Hunger Games" stars on the big screen and science warns us to stay away from super intelligent alien dinosaurs. These and other stories await your clicking pleasure.
BLT Flavored Potato Chips
Great news!!! Lay's now makes BLT FLAVORED POTATO CHIPS!!!
50 People You Wish You Knew In Real Life
Life would be SO MUCH better with these people around all the time.
Baby Donkeys For Obama
Burros we can believe in. This is Demo, and he is President Obama's biggest baby donkey booster in Colombia. Demo and his owner are rolling out the red, white and blue carpet in anticipation of the President's arrival in Cartagena for the Summit of the Americas.
The 6 Most Bizarre Movies About The '90s Tech Boom
The first rule of Tech Bubble is: don't make movies about Tech Bubble. Well, unless that movie is The Social Network. Here are trailers for six of the most unintentionally hilarious movies about the dot-com era.
Team Romney To Obama: You Started The War Over Women
With Democrats now on defense, Romney's surrogates remind press that they didn't pick this fight.
Gorgeous Rare "Strawberry" Leopard
And they say a leopard can't change its spots. A genetic first has been discovered on a game reserve in South Africa.
Tom Barrett Pushes Back On Reports Of Labor Record
Wisconsin candidate says he never pushed to limit collective bargaining, despite document.
Democrats Respond: Conservatives Are Attacking Rosen For Lesbian Parenting
This is only getting uglier. The Democratic National Committee forwards a ThinkProgress story under the subject line: "Conservatives Attack Hilary Rosen For Raising Children As A Lesbian"
Ann Romney: "I Know What It's Like To Struggle"
In Fox interview, pushes back against criticism by highlighting difficulty in raising kids — and her own battles with cancer and MS.
Stay At Home Motherhood Isn't A Luxury, Census Data Shows
Some have suggested Americans won't identify with Ann Romney because stay-at-home motherhood is increasingly an upper-class luxury. The numbers don't back up that anecdotal impression.
The NBA Playoff Picture At T-Minus Two Weeks
There are exactly 14 days left in the NBA season. Who'll still be around in May?
Scott Brown Drinks, Drives In Boston Herald Column
Pretty common in Massachusetts, actually.
12 Problems That Only Busty Girls Have
This one if for all the ladies with big boobs out there. Busty Girl Comics is a spot-on comic drawn by Paige Halsey Warren that details the trials and tribulations of being a woman with an enormous chest. From her work, here are 12 "Busty Girl Problems."
In 1994, Romney Debated Kennedy Over The Glass Ceiling
The battle for woman voters took an unexpected turn last night when Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen said Ann Romney hadn't worked a day in her life. In 1994 Romney debated Ted Kennedy ove the issue of the "glass ceiling, and Romney noted his strong record of hiring women. He also said he thought public companies and federal agencies should be required to "report the number of minorities and women by income group within the company."
AdWeek Names BuzzFeed Founder, Jonah Peretti As A "Young Influential"
Jonah Peretti, Founder and CEO of BuzzFeed was named one of 20 under 40, who "constitute the very vanguard of innovation in media, technology, brand leadership and creative work."
GIF Of The Night: The Orioles Need A New Third Baseman
For the second day in a row Mark Reynolds makes an ass of himself at third base.
Hillary Rosen Won't Apologize For Ann Romney Comments
The DNC advisor says Romney's team is just trying to take the attention off their candidate's record.
What Every Terms Of Service Should Look Like
This is the legal equivalent of TL;DR.
RosenGate: Behind The Scenes
The texts.
Romney Questioned By A Man In "BOLD Pants"
I do believe that man has dragons on his pants.
Romney Says Santorum Will Be On His Veep List
Says, "I'm not taking anybody off my list, alright?" Also: "I don't have a list yet."
