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Ten Radically Futuristic Ideas in Obama's State of the Union Address
The president got a little sci-fi with some of the ideas he proposed in his big speech last night. SOTUs are notorious for being lofty wishlists, so consider these proposals Obama's wildest political fantasies.
LAYERS: Riding The Waves Of The Stepkids' "Sweet Salvation"
Stones Throw’s funk masters The Stepkids show us the goods.
Is Drone Maintenance Our Last Stand Against Going Off 'the Loop'?
As cold, unfeeling and rogue a Predator or Reaper may come off, drone upkeep is markedly human.
The Year In "Same Damn Time" Music Journalism References
Satisfying audiences! Satisfying editors! At the same! Damn! Time!
The Year in Gifs
We could have summarized the year's stories using words—you know, those collections of symbols that represent ideas—but since it's almost 2013, we should really be communicating only in moving images.
Rob Ford, the World's Greatest Mayor, Will Whip Your Ass
After a highly eventful week, here's an update on the continuing political plight of Rob Ford: the World's Greatest Mayor.
Finnish Police Seized a Preteen Pirate Bay User's Winnie the Pooh Laptop
They searched the house, confiscated the 9-year-old’s Winnie the Pooh laptop and offered some scolding advice.
On the Lam in Lebanon
It’s dusk when the rebels move into position within a cluster of lemon and olive groves about 300 feet from the Syrian border post north of the bleak and dusty Lebanese farming village of al-Qaa. I’m watching the operation from behind the troops with...
The Suspicious Return of The Daily Capper
The preferred newscast for online pedophiles, The Daily Capper, has returned after over a year of silence to chime in on the blackmail of Amanda Todd.
Kubrick's Letters: Having It Both Ways
Looking over some stills from The Shining Forward and Backward, I was immediately struck by the text permeating beneath Jack and the gang slowly going mad, together, at the Overlook Hotel.
Kubrick's Shining Letters: Overlapping Redrums and Dull Boys
"Here's to five miserable months on the wagon, and all the irreparable harm that it's caused me."
'Where Did the Soda Go?' Is My New Favorite Subreddit
Terrible infomercials are a dime a dozen, but hilariously shitty infomercials aren’t so easy to find. That’s why I’m such a big fan of r/wheredidthesodago, a subreddit dedicated to GIFs of infomercial disasters.