Treme Season Finale: Ambitious and Expansive
Treme finished its first season with a finale that very much mirrored its pilot: sprawling, wide-ranging, deliberately paced, and—at about 83 minutes—expansive. (via Tuned In)
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Louisiana’s Oil Spill Solution: Hope for a Miracle
With word that the worst-case scenario could be 100,000 barrels of oil gushing into the Gulf, Lousiana turned to a higher power for hope to staunch the gusher.
Viral Video: The Art of Analog Computing
What if you lived life in the offline world like you do online? Such of the premise of this fantastically cool new video from Meltmedia. Watch at TheDailyWh.at.
This Week in Internet Trends
TIME’s Dan Fletcher and Steve Snyder break down this week in Internet trends, including Touchdown Jesus and the latest fast-food abomination.
How Much Money Does Facebook Make? A Lot
Revenue for the world’s biggest social network was close to $800 million in 2009, according to a report from Reuters.
Uh-Oh, SpaghettiOs
Campbell Soup is recalling some 15 million pounds of the spaghetti-in-a-can after a factory in Texas undercooked its meatballs. (via NPR)
Quotes: Medvedev on the Breakup of BP
“What I know is that BP will have to pay a lot of money this year.”
— DMITRY MEDVEDEV, president of Russia, assessing the state of BP. BP is the largest foreign investor in Russian oil. (via the Wall Street Journal)
Ronnie Lee Gardner Executed By Firing Squad
Utah executed convicted killer Ronnie Lee Gardner after midnight this morning by firing squad.
Latest Edition of AutoTune the News Released
By now this is a viral video classic, but that doesn’t make it any less entertaining. See the team from AutoTune the News take on Elena Kagan and more in their latest installment. (via TheDailyWh.at)
Quotes: Alvin Greene On His Senate Qualifications
“I am the best candidate for the United States Senate in South Carolina. And I am also the best person to be TIME magazine’s Man of the Year.”
— ALVIN GREENE, South Carolina’s unlikely Senate candidate, in an interview about …
Why a Utah Killer Faces Death By Firing Squad
Just past midnight on Friday morning, Ronnie Lee Gardner will become the first man executed by firing squad in the U.S. in 14 years.
Facebook Group: Ban Football from Vuvuzela Concerts
“Isn’t it very annoying that those people in polyester jerseys are running around with their stupid ball on the field and the referee blows his whistle for no apparent reason, all just to distract from the lovely sounds of …