The Weather Channel reports that Winter Storm Nemo may result in a historic blizzard in New England. When did they start naming winter storms? We don’t know the answer for certain, but we do know from the Weather Channel that another… Read More ›
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3 New Monopoly Pieces We Would Have Rather Seen Than A Cat
The Today Show revealed the latest Monopoly game piece today, set to replace the apparently unpopular iron. It’s a cat, but here are 3 pieces we would have rather seen the cat drag in. 1. McDonald’s St. James Place Monopoly… Read More ›
Lawsuit Against S&P Alleges Analyst Sang A Version Of “Burning Down The House” Prior To Sub-Prime Crisis
The Associated Press reports that the U.S. Department Of Justice has alleged in a lawsuit that Standard & Poor’s rating agency gave high ratings to mortgage-backed securities it knew were risky. An allegation in the report include this: “In March… Read More ›
Canadian Super Bowl Ticket-Winner Denied Admission To U.S. For 1981 Drug Possession Conviction
CBC reports that a Canadian man in his 50’s who won tickets to the Super Bowl was denied admission to the United States, because in 1981, when he was 19 years old, he was convicted for possession of two grams… Read More ›
3 Superbowl 2013 Commercials Getting Extra Free Publicity For Being “Controversial”
The Superbowl is today, which means it’s time for everyone to watch someone who lip-synced the national anthem at a recent presidential inauguration perform live, while corporations vie to show the most controversial commercials allowable by law! So here are… Read More ›
Dog Discovers $68,000 Worth Of Whale Vomit, Which May Be Used In Your Fave Perfume!
Newser reports that a British man and his dog uncovered $68,000 worth of whale vomit on a beach. According to the article, whale vomit is a key ingredient in perfumes and spices, so if your date last night went poorly… Read More ›
Hey Oprah, You’re Not The Only One Who Can Plug A Competing Device While Recently Using An Apple Device! Just Ask New Blackberry Global Creative Director, Alicia Keys!
Gizmodo reports that Alicia Keys has been appointed the new Global Creative Director at Blackberry. And it appears she was demonstrating her creativity just days ago by reminding us of Oprah’s Microsoft Surface endorsement from an iPad, by tweeting from… Read More ›
Face Cream Made From Baby Foreskins? We’re Sceptical – We’ll Have To Wait And See What Oprah Thinks!
The Toronto Sun reports that in Vancouver, Canada, an event featuring Oprah Winfrey drew protestors because Oprah allegedly endorses face cream made from baby foreskins. Huh? What? From the article: “Advertisements for SkinMedica say Winfrey has described the product as… Read More ›
Facebook May Pay You Ten Dollars If You Fill Out A Form… Or May Not… Making Deciding Whether To Fill Out The Form As Fun As Trying To Predict The Future Value Of Facebook Stock
Buzzfeed reports that Facebook has settled a class-action lawsuit alleging that Facebook illegally put American users’ images in sponsored stories without their consent. Under the settlement, users may get $10 if they fill in a claim form, but if claims exceed… Read More ›
Water Into Wine = Miracle. Beer Made With Water Selling For A Lower Price Than Water = Super Miracle?
The Wall Street Journal reports that a beer controversy is “brewing” (their words, don’t judge us!) in the Czech Republic because a pint of water costs more than beer in pubs there, and the government wants to introduce a law… Read More ›
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