Childhood favorite “Sesame Street” pulled an upcoming Katy Perry duet with Elmo because the singer’s dress was too revealing. The offensive video below…. you be the judge.
Seattlest gives a nod to a more appropriate performance on the show. One of my favorite songs: “1,2,3,4” by Feist.
1) Netflix Messes Up: What do the movie rental people have in common with North Korea? They used actors at a launch in Canada to promote their foray into the country, just like North Korea used actors at the World Cup. Still, Netflix is doing better than Blockbuster, which declared bankrupcy today.
2) Good Heart or Good PR: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a $100 million donation to the Newark public schools. Coincidentally, The Social Network, which doesn’t portray Zuck nicely comes out October 1. Zuckerberg himself was seen outside of Seattle at a screening of the film, in spite of his vow not to see it.
3) Do You Know How Boycott Became a Word?: Well, it was a person first. Charles Boycott and 24 other people whose names became nouns.
4) An Interview From the 1950s: Watch this interview with Jim Russell, an anti-immigrant, anti-jew, segregationist. Oh, but I was wrong, this interview is from 2010 and he’s running for Congress. He squirms a little.
5) Our Bad: Officials in India apologize for the unsanitary, unhygienic conditions of housing for athletes in the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Dehli. The country was trying to show modernity and how it could compete with China.
6) Twat Convicted for Tweet: One British man was convicted for threatening to blow up “Robin Hood” airport in a tweet. Now, his life is ruined.
7) Free Beer: The makers of Budweiser will give out free samples at a national “Happy Hour” September 29 to promote slumping sales.
8) Now Taking Your Questions: Walter Breuning, the world’s oldest man.
A new map shows the areas in the world with the most pollution. Surprise: China is really bad. The areas in red are more polluted.
Now that it’s officially fall, today is the warmest and most beautiful day since I arrived.
1) Jimmy Carter Was a Normal Boy: On an appearance on The Daily Show, the ex-commander in chief declares, “as a young man, I was not 100 percent against…” before Jon Stewart cuts him off. The reference is to Delaware Senate candidate Christine O’Donnell’s 1990s crusade against masturbation.
2) A Sight for Sore Eyes: A photographer who watched the test drops of the Atomic Bomb shows his pictures and narrates the events.
3) What Social Network?: An interesting look at the early days of theFacebook.com, complete with damning IM convos.
4) Do Your Homework: Rather than doing that, a 17-year-old boy in Australia nearly took down Twitter.
5) An Unusual Smuggling Plan: Ok, want to smuggle some heroin into jail for your son? Here’s the plan. To avoid detection, put it in your butt to start. Then, passionately kiss your son so that he can swallow the drugs. Wait for them to emerge on the other side and sell them. What?
6) Iceburg Right Ahead: An author reveals how the Titanic actually sank. Bad driving.
7) Check Out The Office: A cool promo for the upcoming 7th season.
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