February 2011
111 posts
China substitutes "Top Gun" for actual military... →
It’s kind of amusing (when it isn’t disturbing) how gullible the Chinese government seems to think we are.
-AL
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Join the Black Parade →
Today was a My Chemical Romance sort of day (or so my iPod dictated). Such music kicks tend to lead me to the artist’s Wikipedia page, where you can find gems such as this 2006 New York Times feature, which is quite spectacular and goes very in-depth into the story behind The Black Parade, MCR’s second-most-recent album (and a personal favorite). Which then got me thinking about...
Bruno Mars makes plea deal in cocaine case →
I was not expecting this from Bruno Mars… I mean, he has an album out with “Doo-Wops” in the title.
-AL
January 2011
42 posts
OMG THIS CAR IS AWESOME
http://mashable.com/2011/01/28/260mpg-vw-hybrid/
Yes, thats 260 miles per GALLON, not hour.
-AG
Kill Switch for Internet?
There was legislation that got thrown out to put a kill switch in place for the US’s internet in case of national security emergencies. Now it’s back in the realm of possibility.
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2011/01/kill-switch-legislation/
-AG
Obama's Internet Passport →
Attempts @ making the internet more secure!
-AG
Bruce + The Dropkick Murphys = HELL YES. →
Watch
Colbert’s video hits close to home. My community has a lot of poor people and a lot of rich people. Our district has four elementary schools, which reflect this diversity - but do so separately: some schools hold mostly rich kids while others hold mostly poor ones. By the time the students are all together in 5th grade, stereotypes have already taken hold, further dividing the city by class...
Protests in Egypt: What's a U.S. Diplomat to do?
Egypt is one of - if not the - most important U.S. ally in the Arab world. When Ahmadinejad spewed out hateful rhetoric, the U.S. could always count on Egypt to balance it out.
But while Egpyt may be good to the U.S., it’s not so good to its people. The Mubarak regime has ruled with an authoritarian fist for over 30 years, and the people are fed up and demanding change.
So far, official...
WatchShepard Fairey (Obey) talks legal issues. -RM
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Apparently musicals are en vogue again
First Green Day and Glee, now Jay-Z and the Smiths are remaking Annie, and Tori Amos is writing one.
Sure, I could be snarky right now (including “Why, God, why???”), but musicals deserve their time in the sun…so that’s cool. — AMS
“Hipsters today are often regarded more as a nuisance than a poison. They’re not...”
– Whither the hipster? Dayna Tortorici, author of What Was the Hipster, thinks America’s most maligned sub-culture will be around for some time to come. Thank heavens none of them use tumblr. (via theeconomist)
-AL
Yemen is the new Egypt...or new Tunisia...?
Thousands of protesters took the street today in Yeman’s capital. Yemen is the most recent Arab country to rise up against its autocratic government. So far (unlike Egypt), the government is yet to shut down social media…
Exciting stuff going on, guys! - JK
http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/27/video-of-protests-in-yemen/
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Ke$ha's tour sells out...
Yup, it’s true.
…and, suddenly, the apocalypse doesn’t seem like such a bad alternative. — AMS
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Katy Perry shoots a cameo for How I Met Your... →
Perry is playing Zoey’s cousin. Ergh- it means Zoey’s back. I thought the show was doing fantastically without her…
-AL
Power Balance Wristband Scam →
Here is the official statement released by Power Balance (Australia) — Crazy gimmicks! Although, I still wear one. -RM
Best ways to discover new music
This could fall under tech or A&E I suppose
There’s a new app called Discovr (http://mashable.com/2011/01/23/discovr-for-ipad/) that shows you a visual map of artists you like and artists related to them - seems like a great way to learn about some new artists you might not have known of before.
Might be good to do a piece comparing/contrasting apps and websites useful for discovering...
Google Voice advancements
I for one don’t know a whole lot about Google Voice, and we haven’t really covered in on TNGG - with the new advancements, (merging your phone number with your Google voice number, making it easier to connect to Visual voice mail & all of the other Google Voice features), maybe it would be a good time to do an overview of what Google voice is, what it does and how it’s...
Obama YouTube Questions
http://www.switched.com/2011/01/24/obama-takes-questions-youtube-askobama-state-of-the-union/
Obama is planning on taking questions via YouTube and the Twitter hashtag #askobama after the SOTU address. Like modern day fireside chats!
Piece could be about the bigger picture, how technology is making normally hard to reach people more accessible.
AG
Whoa... Jersey Shore to be filmed in Italy?! →
This blows my mind. MTV scouting Italy locations for Jersey Shore. I wonder how Europeans are going to take this…
-AL
thousands march in egypt... crazy picture. →
Sneak Peek of Willow Smith's new song →
…is it better than “Whip My Hair?”
(IMHO, no.) - AL
The emergence of yet another Olsen sister →
This one still acts, whereas the other ones just sulk in cool places and design clothes (I think).
And she smiles!?
-AL
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re-working
this page is being re-worked by the TNGG editors… In the meantime, enjoy some xkcd: