Again, the Associated Press strikes in favor of accuracy in media narratives.
Whew: Hurricane Earl — The Hyped Hurricane That Wasn’t
Blame the weatherman?
Old Media Goes Viral: Watch People Buy Books Around the Globe – In Real-Time!
It’s kind of like crack except, you know, it’s people buying books.
Latest Grindhouse Fake Trailer Film Gets Real Trailer
The disappearance of cinema down the rabbit hole of metafilm continues: A fake fan-made trailer has been turned into a real film, and now that film has an actual trailer. (WARNING: Graphic violence!)
Internet Villain Captured? ‘Puppy Girl’ Reportedly Arrested
There are few things more loved the world over than tiny puppies.
U.K. Unveils World’s First ‘Intelligent’ Postage Stamp
If stamps could talk … they’d probably read you a nice little poem, or so says the U.K’s postal service.
A Big Break for Big Ben
On Friday, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell cut his suspension of Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, who was accused of sexual assault by a 20-year-old woman in Georgia in March, from its original six games to four games.
Facebook ‘Stalker’ Button: Coming Soon?
Have a friend that you want to keep tabs on all of the time? Well, Facebook might be able to help you with that.
This Kid is Smarter Than Yours
Arran Fenandez is going to Cambridge University. Quite a lot of people do that, but not at 15 and a quarter years old.
Calm Down People: Factchecking Thursday’s Oil Fire in the Gulf
After an oil and gas production platform in the Gulf of Mexico caught fire Thursday, media outlets (including us) were quick to jump to conclusions. If you were watching cable news at the time, you would have thought it was the …
Machete Review: Sharp, Bloody Fun
TIME’s Richard Corliss is giddy with excitement about the over-the-top violence in this Mexploitation film, calling it “90 minutes of shooting, double-dealing and exploding heads — nonstop mayhem with a corpse count in the …
Drive Slowly Or This Optical Illusion Of A Little Girl Will Run Out In Front Of Your Car
Driving too fast in Canada? Officials in West Vancouver have developed a 3D optical illusion designed to scare the hell out of motorists: A child who darts out in front of your car.