Wednesday Words: Obamacare, ‘Brokeback Iceberg’ and More
NewsFeed’s weekly highlight of our vocabulary includes useful, new, hilarious and surprising words (as well as some that are just fun to roll off the old tongue).
Watch: Prankster Surprises Hillary Clinton on Hawaii Trip
And she couldn’t get enough of it.
Cat-astrophe: British Prime Minister’s Feline Can’t Catch Mice
Is this the Downing Street cat’s Neville Chamberlain moment?
Some are calling on No. 10’s Larry the cat to resign after a mouse was seen scampering across the floor during a recent prime ministerial dinner. The Prime …
How Do Protest Movements End? They Win or They Fizzle
If history is any precedent, Occupy Wall Street won’t end violently.
Occupy Wall Street: Protesters Emboldened After Downtown Eviction
Though protesters aren’t sure of their next move, their morale remains high.
Watch: Occupy Wall Street, Broadcasting Live
With a cell phone and Ustream channel, protester turned independent journalist Tim Pool is your window into Occupy Wall Street.
Marcel the Shell Gets His Book On
Jenny Slate, creator of the viral video hit, talks about her new children’s book and debuts a new Marcel the Shell video.
Was Jane Austen Murdered?
According to one author, someone may have poisoned her with arsenic.
A Chinese Peace Prize Names This Year’s Winner. Ummm, Vladimir Putin?
Guess who is this year’s messenger of peace? Why it’s Vladimir Putin.
Google Earth Uncovers Mysterious White Lines in Chinese Desert
If crop circles are too 20th century for you, how about some large white lines—laid out in an odd grid-like pattern—strewn across the Chinese desert?
Thanks to Google Maps satellite imagery, online map enthusiasts have …
Tumblr of the Week: The Kitten Covers
This week’s formula is Kittens + Music = Internet.