‘United States’ Archives
MJ dies of a broken heart. Literally.
Gawker - TMZ is reporting that King of Pop Michael Jackson has passed away after suffering a heart attack at his Los Angeles home. Paramedics arrived on the scene but were unable to revive him in the ambulance or at the hospital. The Los Angeles Times confirms the report, saying that Jackson was pronounced dead at this afternoon after arriving [...]
CNN Debates Twitter’s Relevance While Ignoring Important World Events Being Reported on Twitter
Gawker - Over the weekend CNN's Howard Kurtz asked America the burning question, "are we going overboard with this Twitter business?" Meanwhile, CNN virtually ignored an event overseas with the potential to alter world history, an event reported extensively by Twitter users. On Saturday, as things turned from bad to worse in Iran as [...]
The iPhone 3G S explained in detail video!
Here is a video from Apple explaining all the details about the new iPhone 3G S. It's pretty much what you expected from Apple and after today's announcements of all the exciting stuff on the way it's just 'one more thing' to wet your technologic appetite. Enjoy. (Link goes to Engadget post in which you can get to the video) Source
Jim Beam to release red-cherry flavored bourbon. What could possibly go wrong?
QuadCity Times - Bourbon drinkers have been mixing Jim Beam for years. Now, the maker of the world’s top-selling bourbon is too. Part of Illinois-based Fortune Brands Inc., Beam is preparing a national rollout of Red Stag, a specialty whiskey that infuses natural black cherry flavors into 4-year-old bourbon. Even brand ambassador Fred Noe, [...]
Parents protecting little snowflakes from the evils of the world known as Queen.
DesMoinesRegister - There will be no Queen at this year's Marion commencement ceremony. Marion High School Principal Greg Thomas pulled the rock group Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" from the May 31 graduation ceremony after people in the community objected, saying it wasn't appropriate for the occasion. The song references murder and [...]
NOAA predicts weather to occur during hurricane season.
MSNBC - The 2009 Atlantic hurricane season should be "near-normal" but that can still mean deadly and costly, the federal government said Thursday. Forecasters estimated a 70 percent chance of having nine to 14 named storms, of which four to seven could become hurricanes, including one to three major hurricanes — Category 3, 4 or 5. The [...]
Apple store in Chicago unveils the only version of windows that won’t crash even when bricked
TUAW - Police say an inebriated man threw a brick at the front window of Chicago's Magnificent Mile Apple Store on Tuesday night. The man also broke another window a short distance away. A Tribune photo shows a single broken panel of glass in front of one of Apple's "giant iPhone" displays. From the photo, it looks as if the brick did not go [...]
Chicago pizza named the country’s best, topping a list of the 25 best. Eat it, NY
WBBM Radio - A Chicago pizzeria has been named the best in America. GQ Magazine food writer Alan Richman singles out Mortadella Pie from Great Lake pizzeria at 1477 West Balmoral Avenue as having the best he's tasted after traveling 20,000 miles searching for the perfect pie. Richman writes that the pizza "represents everything [...]
Once again it’s time for the annual media tradition of the “Lots of people drive over Memorial Day Weekend” headline story
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