To get your movie weekend fix, follow these five Twitterers behind this week’s biggest releases. (Just don’t tweet during the movie.)
Pervez Musharraf Announces New Party
Former Pakistan president/military ruler Pervez Musharraf just revealed the launch of his new political party, the “All Pakistan Muslim League,” to a crowd of about 200 people today at the security-heavy One White Hall Place in London.
Men Are Looking for Women with Nice… Arms?
Ladies, have you ever agonized over what exactly it is men are looking for in a woman? Right, neither have we. But if you have, the time to agonize is over; men are most attracted to women with great arms.
Viral: Wayne Brady and His Unforgettable Bobby Brown Swag
If it wasn’t obvious before, then it should be clear now that Wayne Brady is nowhere near as square as we once thought. In fact, at this point, you can pretty confidently say he’s got swagger.
Ellen DeGeneres On The Abuse Of Gay Teens
“Things will get easier, people’s minds will change and you should be alive to see it.”
– Ellen DeGeneres in a message to gay teens, a response to the cyberbullying that led 18-year-old Rutgers University student Tyler …
Senate Makes Itself Useful, Votes to Ban Loud TV Commercials
What issue has been weighing most heavily on the minds of Senators? Taxes? Immigration? Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell? Well, perhaps. But luckily they’ve managed to focus and come together to tackle the really big issue–the volume of …
Reading While Eating for Oct. 1: One-Liners, Tweets and Comic Strips
Friday’s links ring in October with fast Wi-Fi, stupid appliances and operatic court appearances.
Penguins Rejoice! Google StreetView Arrives In Antarctica
Inhabitants of the Antarctic will be glad to hear that their desire to access cutting edge technology is finally being recognized. (via Techland)
Is the Ryder Cup Headed for a Monday Finish?
Mark Twain famously said that “golf is a good walk spoiled.” Be thankful he’s not in Wales for the 38th Ryder Cup then: you can barely walk let alone play the game.
Franzen to Destroy U.K. Copies of Freedom After Printing Error
Stop the presses. Freedom needs Corrections. Dozens of copies of Jonathan Franzen’s novel Freedom face being pulped due to a printing error.
Quotes: U.S. Buys X-Ray Vans
“This really trips up the creep factor because it’s one of those things that you sort of intrinsically think the government shouldn’t be doing.”
— FREDERICK LANE, Vermont-based privacy expert, on the federal government …
Where Are America’s Smartest Cities?
And let’s be honest: if you need to ask the question, you clearly don’t live in one of them.