“On my 19th birthday, I spent several hours driving aimlessly around Albuquerque in a blue 1982 Dodge Ram listening to Jimmy Eat World on a Discman before I got lost in the South Valley and stopped to buy cigarettes, which I proceeded smoked so greedily that I threw up in …
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Al-Qaeda Can Make Clothes into Explosives, Says Report
“ABC News is reporting that al Qaeda has come up with a “new generation of liquid explosives” for a potential attack. The scary thing is that the bomb “would not be detected by current security measures”. Even scarier is that a US official called the new method “ingenious”. Well, then.”* …
Read More »Possibly the Best Condom Ad Ever
Watch the full Durex commercial here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryLwyk7vTNg “This spec commercial for Durex, the international condom manufacturer, perfectly portrays why people need to buy its product: because children are the worst. The one-minute spot, directed by Paul Santana, was named best spec of the year by the AICP. Beethoven’s Piano Sonata …
Read More »Terror Threat Shows NSA Spying on U.S. Citizens is Pointless
“A pair of suspected U.S. drone strikes killed four al Qaeda militants in Yemen as the United States maintained a heightened security alert in the country and urged all Americans to leave immediately. Security sources told CNN about the strikes but didn’t offer additional details. A Yemeni official said four …
Read More »Fast Food Restaurant Proves Fair Wages Are Possible
“In an article Wednesday about fast-food joints that purposely pay more than the minimum wage, I linked to an a piece about Moo Cluck Moo, a burger-chicken-shake place that started just outside Detroit in April. There, employees start at wages of $12 per hour. It’s not exactly a living wage, …
Read More »NSA Director Tries To Smack Down Hackers and Privacy Advocates
“The former director of the National Security Agency and the CIA speculated on Tuesday that hackers and transparency groups were likely to respond with cyber-terror attacks if the United States government apprehends whistleblower Edward Snowden.”* ‘You damn kids! Stop caring about your digital privacy!’ That’s not what former NSA Director …
Read More »Chris Brown Says He’s Quitting Music
“Though the controversial R&B star has a new album coming at the end of the month called X, he announced on Twitter that he probably only has one other album left in him. “Don’t worry mainstream America,” he wrote, “After this X album, it’ll probably be my last album.” He …
Read More »Gov. Rick Perry Has No Idea What State He’s In
What do you think is going on with Rick? He’s just incredibly stupid or is he obviously high? POLL RESULTS: He’s obviously high: 327 He’s just incredibly stupid: 596 “Entering himself among the throngs of politicians who’ve misidentified the state in which they are speaking, Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX) found …
Read More »Cenk Interviews Reza Aslan
Watch the full interview here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HL6E4eMX-4k Reza Aslan is a religious scholar and the author of ” Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth.” He has become notorious after being the subject of an interview with Fox News’ Lauren Green in what is now thought to be one …
Read More »American Military Spouses Choir – Group Performs Powerful “Hero” Cover – America’s Got Talent 2013
All branches of our military are represented in this epic performance of “Hero.” Subscribe Now for More AGT: http://full.sc/IlBBvK Get more America’s Got Talent: http://www.nbc.com/americas-got-talent/ Full Episodes: http://www.nbc.com/americas-got-talent/video/ Like AGT: https://www.facebook.com/nbcagt Follow AGT: https://twitter.com/nbcagt AGT Tumblr: http://nbcagt.tumblr.com/ AGT Google+: https://plus.google.com/+nbcagt/posts AGT on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/nbcagt/ AGT Instagram: http://instagram.com/nbcagt Like NBC: http://Facebook.com/NBC …
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