Month: April 2013

  • Welcome (back) to Jurassic Park

    When we saw Jurassic Park in 3d last week- the scene that seemed like it would have been a nightmare to dimensionalize was the T-Rex attack scene. I was right: "It was the biggest challenge our studio had to face – we wanted to get it in front of Steven straight away on a shot […]

  • Reasons My Son Is Crying

    For parents new and old alike. My favorite is: "I wouldn't let him drown in this pond." Reasons My Son Is Crying All the many many completely logical reasons that children cry. reasonsmysoniscrying@gmail.com…

  • Watch This Girl Pole Dancing To Twin Peaks Music (Video)

    Dark- erotic- hypnotic and mesmerizing – just like the TV series. Watch This Girl Pole Dancing To Twin Peaks Music (Video) Watch a girl pole dancing to the Twin Peaks music in this video of the "Falling" spinning pole choreography by Bugsy Monroe.

  • CNN Releases Photos Of 3 Obese Mexican Women Suspected In Boston Bombing

    CNN Releases Photos Of 3 Obese Mexican Women Suspected In Boston Bombing BOSTON–In the midst of a widespread manhunt that has put the city of Boston on lockdown- CNN released a series of photographs today depicting the three obese Mexican women it claims are the chief suspects in the Boston Marathon attack.

  • News is bad for you – and giving up reading it will make you happier

    "The more news we consume- the more we exercise the neural circuits devoted to skimming and multitasking while ignoring those used for reading deeply and thinking with profound focus. Most news consumers – even if they used to be avid book readers – have lost the ability to absorb lengthy articles or books. After four- […]

  • Drugs and Lies

    “I’ve been of the personal opinion that the strident anti-pot messages have been particularly damaging to the goal of keeping kids away from dangerous stuff. Pot is not dangerous. It just isn’t. But adults insist that it is, and scream bloody murder about it, all red-faced with their wattles shaking. Then, when the kids actually try […]

  • 15 Stats Brands Should Know About Millennials

    23 percent of companies reported having heavy contact with parents of millennial employees. (Collegiate Employment Research Institute) 4 percent of employers involved reported parents attended their children's job interviews. (CERI) 31 percent of employers involved reported parents submitted resumes on behalf of their offspring. (CERI) 15 Stats Brands Should Know About Millennials Only 4 percent […]

  • The Most Deranged Sorority Girl Email You Will Ever Read

    Charming gal: 'I will fucking c^nt punt the next person I hear about doing something like that- and I don't give a fuck if you SOR me- I WILL FUCKING ASSAULT YOU.' The Most Deranged Sorority Girl Email You Will Ever Read There are two things the Delta Gamma sorority's University of Maryland chapter refuses […]

  • Ex-Flight Attendant on How to Deal Suspicious Passengers

    “Ex-flight attendant here, day of the attempted shoe bombing a few years ago in London I was working in Chicago where flights had only just resumed. A lady in 1st class was steated next to a man reading a quran and dressed in traditional clothing. Just as we were about to do our safety announcement […]

  • Breathless Sports and War

    “When you have to fill 24 hours of airtime, everything is breathlessly reported and only the strongest adjectives, war and sport analogies are allowed to survive.” Commenter on Metafilter regarding (coverage of the gold crash (and news in general)