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Flashmob Creates NYC ‘Tourist Lanes’ on City Streets
New Yorkers walk fast. And most don’t own a car. So the sidewalks are where the morning commute takes place — and where meandering tourists can cause rather chaotic pedestrian traffic jams.
Lady Gaga Releases ‘Alejandro’ Video, Bowl-Cut Enthusiasts Rejoice
Does it contain shirtless men, fascist imagery and odd religious symbolism? It’s a Lady Gaga video — of course it does. (Video is slightly NSFW, unless you work for TIME, apparently.)
The Internet is for Snark: ‘Dear Girls Above Me’
The Internet can be used for many wonderful things, but its chief function is to enable the mockery of strangers. Thus when two annoying girls moved into an L.A. apartment with paper-thin walls above Charlie McDowell in December …
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg: In It to Change the World?
That’s the take from journalist David Kirkpatrick, who got unprecedented access to the Facebook founder as part of his new book, “The Facebook Effect.”
Can PostSecret and Facebook Save a Life?
A disturbing post on PostSecret yesterday revealed an illegal immigrant pledging to jump off the Golden Gate Bridge – but 20,000 online voices have responded with hope.
Internet Eats Up Jim’s Pancake Creations
Have you ever been faced with the dilemma: “I want pancakes, but I also want a cheeseburger?” Or, better yet: “I want pancakes, but I also want to play Tetris?”
Facebook Group: Plug the BP Oil Spill with Sarah Palin
Disasters require out-of-the-box thinking, after all.
What To Expect From Steve Jobs’ WWDC 2010 Keynote
Yes, there will be turtleneck. But there also may be a new iPhone and a new version of Apple’s Safari browser. TIME’s Peter Ha breaks down what to expect from Steve Jobs keynote at Apple’s World Wide Developer Conference today. …
Apple’s Seven Biggest iPhone Snafus
It’s a good bet Apple will roll out the fourth generation iPhone at the company’s developer conference today in San Francisco. But hype aside, we explore seven rocky moments from the iPhone’s history.
What’s the Most Beautiful Tweet Of All Time?
You know you’ve been wondering. And, of course, Stephen Fry has the answer.
Quotes: Gadgets Effect on the Human Brain
“We are exposing our brains to an environment and asking them to do things we weren’t necessarily evolved to do. We know already there are consequences.”
– ADAM GAZZALEY, neuroscientist at the University of California, …
