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this of course is a reference to last night’s video music awards. i am so glad that most people in the audience looked bored, upset or embarrassed, so that i can feel like part of the majority, instead of in 10 years when the same thing will happen and it will be lauded as a […]

don’t tell the nuggets… it’s already too late. coming soon to theaters everywhere march 5th

SACRAMENTO, CA—Sharing their thoughts and opinions on a wide variety of topics and hot-button issues, five friends eating dinner at Tapper’s Bar and Grill Wednesday had a lengthy, animated, and utterly incoherent discussion about current event...

CHICAGO—Competitors in Yahoo! Sports Fantasy Football league Super Bowl Shuffle expressed concern Thursday about the mental state of league member Evan Reeves, whose choice of team names over the past five years reportedly paints a picture of a man ...

tiny turtle did not get the job. HEY! do you like enjoying things?? this new mappy episode from me and scott is just the ticket!

well! that didn’t work either

SAN FRANCISCO—Entrepreneur Elon Musk unveiled his plans Monday for a revolutionary Hyperloop transportation system, which would seat riders in vacuum-like tubes, launch them from Los Angeles to San Francisco, and would be powered solely by the screa...

GLENDALE, CA—Sources at Walt Disney Animation Studios told reporters today they are expecting big things from their brand-new computer-animated feature film Toy Tales, which will debut in theaters across the country this Friday.

Published in 1927 in a publication called The Motion Picture Industry as a Basis for Bond Financing, this map shows what locations in California look like other places from around the world.

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christinefriar:

Fuck summer fetishists. Put a bust of this woman in every town square.

"Who the hell is paying for all this MEAT?"

Looks like we have a new Legislative Badass on the block today! Rep. Mark Takano, a former high school literature teacher (and dedicated chart geek), has taken his red pen to a “Dear Mr. Speaker” letter that House GOP members are circulating in opposition to the Senate’s immigration reform bill (eyeball-friendly larger version here). It is a thing of beauty, from the initial encouragement of the student’s efforts (“Strong thesis”) to the succinct reminder of why the “essay” completely misses the point of the “assignment”:

The assignment was to address what should be done about the 11 million people already here. Did you purposefully leave this out?

Ever the helpful teacher, Takano adds an invitation to help: “If you don’t understand the bill — come by my office and I’ll explain it.” And you just know that the students who really need to come by office hours never do. Takano’s just going to be talking to the smart kids who’d get an A anyway.

In the Sekrit Wonkette Chatcave,  there was general agreement that there should be more of this sort of thing, seeing as how most writing by politicians is an endless gaping maw of hell, rhetoric and grammar wise. As a former college writing teacher, Yr. Doktor Zoom thinks Rep. Takano has done a special wonderful thing, especially with his takedown of the bullshit claim that somehow the Senate bill is bad because it’s 100 pages long. We totally agree with Johnny McNulty at Happyblog:

Frankly, my favorite part is pointing out that given a proper word count, the bill is only 286 pages long. Why do I like this? Because “it’s too long to read” is one of the GOP’s new favorite reasons not to support things, which really does not help their anti-intellectual image. Obamacare, hate it or tolerate it, had about as many words as Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, not that Congresspeople read at that grade level. Can we at least agree that Congress shouldn’t sound so afraid of reading?

Not that Takano’s efforts have been appreciated by everyone. Buzzfeed identifies the letter as originating with Louisiana Rep. Bill Cassidy, who probably thought it was a pretty kickass draft when he showed it to all his frat brothers. Cassidy responded to Takano’s markup by saying that everybody hates mean old teachers:

“Representative Takano’s action and grandstanding represent everything Americans hate about Washington… My colleagues and I are absolutely going to keep requesting that the Speaker listen to the American people, not the big money interests and rank partisans trying to bully and intimidate members of Congress to quickly pass this massive amnesty bill.”

Yes, Cassidy, it’s smart people in Congress that are the real problem, what with their curve-wrecking and big brains, not the constant stream of whining obstructionists like you. What’s next, you’re going to go to Mr. Takano’s office hour and tell him that you deserve an “A” because you thought about showing up for every class? Dude, there are tutoring services available — go use them.

[Tumbler / Buzzfeed / Happyplace]

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Seattle animal control officials are investigating the case of a man who left a small dog and a pot-bellied pig wearing sweatpants to overheat in a car.

According to police, a bystander saw the odd couple suffering and called 911. Authorities arrived to find the animals panting and lethargic. They also found empty food and water bowls, errant feces, along with the keys in the ignition and the doors unlocked.

Officers gave the animals water and were able to locate the car’s owner in a bar down the street. The man allegedly became agitated and demanded that he be shown the errant feces in the car. Officers were happy to oblige. The case has since been turned over to animal control.

It remains unclear why the pig was in sweatpants.

Chicago has been well represented over the years in film. Here are a dozen scenes from films that put the city's best foot forward. [ more › ]

nedhepburn:

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jephjacques:

play video, observe how gif syncs up, laugh forever

WASHINGTON—Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic rulings on gay rights earlier in the day, a report issued Wednesday by the Human Rights Campaign reveals that not a single one of the nation’s millions of homosexuals actually refer ...

the restaurant is still alive and kicking! if you don’t remember sizzler, or never had them in your country, don’t worry! sizzler is on his way and will be preparing some unappealing surf and turf dish in your home or office very soon. also before you get too excited he is out of cheese bread.

sub-maureen:

no, but how high do you have to be to write a movie about a toaster and a vacuum cleaner going on an adventure to Mars riding a ceiling fan

you know what’s the worst thing about this? this was inspired by that kickstarter for a horrible pick-up artist book, and here’s the thing — i’m not sure this tip isn’t actually in the book. pick-up artist stuff is funny when there’s an absurdist endpoint to aim for, but i don’t know that that endpoint [...]

it’s tough pitching a movie when you’re actually pitching a multimillion dollar version of the reason for your divorce hey gang, i will be appearing on twitch.tv at noon pst today with penny arcade and scott kurtz, playing dungeons and dragons: chronicles of mystara for an hour for capcomunity’s launch event!! could be good. it [...]

By Barack Obama

The popular series about a castle full of wizards and magical servants has been surprisingly magic-free so far, but hopefully that will change in the fourth season.

WASHINGTON—According to a national poll conducted by the Pew Research Center Monday, the vast majority of Americans are currently more concerned about the demise of Planet Krypton, the native world of the comic book character Superman recently depic...