These videos are almost inevitable now. America’s issues with Islam and the ballyhoo over the Park 51 mosque get the cartoon treatment in this latest installment from Next Media Animation. Watch now at TheDailyWh.at.
Quotes: ‘Cat Bin Lady’ Mary Bale Gets a Twitter
“Took the rubbish out. Before I knew what I was doing, I’d swung the bag round and flung it over the fence. I think it’s in their tree. WHY?”
— @CATBINLADY, a satirical Twitter account of Mary Bale, a British woman who threw a …
Comedian Undergoes 5-Day ‘Online Cleanse’ in His Bathroom
It’s finally happened: people are getting so sick of the Internet, they are beginning to make it a point to publicly unplug from it.
Space-Based Sanity: NASA to Give Tips to Trapped Miners
They’re stuck alone, in the dark, in a tight, cramped space for perhaps as long another four months. The 33 trapped Chilean miners might have become unwitting terranauts, but now they’re going to get a hand from the U.S. space program.
Without Comment: The Slipquit
(Dialhouse via Boing Boing via SF Weekly)
No Jail Time for HIV-Positive German Singer
Nadja Benaissa, of the German pop group No Angels, was given a two-year suspended sentence after having unprotected sex with three partners while keeping her HIV-positive status a secret.
Susan Boyle to Sing for The Pope
The past year has been a whirlwind for reality TV star singing sensation Susan Boyle. But only now have her dreams finally been realized.
Google Offers Free Voice Calls Through Gmail
In what some see as a threat to Skype, Google is now offering the option to call any cell phone through Gmail. Calls to the U.S. and Canada are free, and international rates come cheap. People with Google Voice accounts can even …
Quotes: Many Los Angeles Pot Dispensaries Ineligible to Stay Open
“I’m not going to take this lying down. This is ridiculous. They have screwed up one thing after another.”
— YAMILETH BOLANOS, who operates marijuana dispensary PureLife Alternative Wellness Center, on the Los Angeles city …
What the World Needs: Another Top 10 Beatles Songs of All Time List
Come now, it must have been at least 72 hours since the last one.
Should Employers Be Forbidden to Facebook You?
If you live in Germany, don’t worry about those drunken party pictures on your wall. A job interviewer may not be allowed to see them.
Is New York City Immune from the Housing Crisis?
As the rest of the nation clamors about a potential double dip in real estate sales, the biggest building issue in the Big Apple revolves around the preservation of its skyline centerpiece.