December 2009
15 posts
Serious Beer Pairings for Chinese Food →
Roast duck is the perfect pairing for Monk’s Blood. [Food Photographs: Robyn Lee] Every family has its own way of celebrating Christmas. Some deck their halls with wreaths and lights, some…
Dec 24th
FCC Commissioner Says She's Not Happy With... →
At least one official with the FCC is not impressed by Verizon’s latest explanations of its Early Termination Fees (ETFs) and Mobile Web billing practices. Commissioner Mignon Clyburn released a…
Dec 24th
Mall of America Tweets Holiday Parking Updates →
It may not be rocket science, but it is pretty cool: The Mall of America is using Twitter to tweet parking info for last-minute holiday shoppers hoping to avoid the ever-annoying…
Dec 24th
Pepsi to Skip Super Bowl Ads in Favor of $20M... →
The Super Bowl is consistently one of the most-watched television programs of the year. Even as network television viewership continues to erode — thanks to cable, timeshifting and…
Dec 24th
Ormsby’s →
Last week Ormsby’s opened in the Westside Provisions District, on the same side of the development as Abattoir. Yeah, that’s right, yet another new restaurant on my side of town. Though of all…
Dec 23rd
Plus-size Crystal Renn Takes On A Typically Slim... →
Plus-size Crystal Renn Takes On A Typically Slim Model To Prove Fashion Can Flatter Any Figure When it comes to fashion, size matters, right? Not according to plus-size model Crystal…
Dec 23rd
Microsoft Must Change Word Or Stop Selling It →
A federal appeals court has ordered Microsoft to remove custom XML functionality from any copies of Word 2007 that go on sale after January 11th. The ruling struck down Microsoft’s appeal of an…
Dec 23rd
New Rules Require Lenders To Say Why They're... →
Under new rules issued by the Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Reserve Board, lenders will be required to tell consumers why they’re sticking them with high rates or other lousy terms. How…
Dec 23rd
Fedex Abandons Package On Your Doorstep, Forgets... →
Fedex delivered a package to David’s house that was destined for a business on a different street, about half a mile away. He says that it took a ludicrous amount of time and effort on his part to…
Dec 23rd
TMNT Snuggie Forces Us To Wonder: Is The World... →
Shared by StephieBean bahahahahaha. I used to LOVE this show. I have a feeling my brother would thoroughly enjoy this :) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle themed Snuggies. Did you think…
Dec 23rd
Creators of “HP Computers Are Racist” Video Speak →
By now you’ve probably seen the YouTube video titled “HP Computers Are Racist” that we reported on it a few days ago. Although everyone has heard about the flaw discovered with…
Dec 23rd
Walmart Accused Of Secretly Videotaping Public... →
Shared by StephieBean Makes me glad i don’t live in Pennsylvania. How horrifying to be videotaped while you’re on the John… that’s just private business… Seven current and former employees of…
Dec 23rd
Amazing Mystery Liquid! →
Having a little fun with science. There are no visual effects in this video. It’s all real science. It’s known as the Iodine Clock Reaction.
Dec 23rd
Best Man Rigs Newlyweds' Bed To Tweet During... →
Shared by StephieBean omg i would die When a man in the UK was asked to be the best man at his friend’s wedding, he was touched. So touched, that he promised not to pull any pranks before or…
Dec 23rd
Alice in Wonderland Trailer #2 →
KEEP COMMENTS FAMILY FRIENDLY - ALICE IN WONDERLAND is coming to the big screen on March 5, 2010. It is starring JOHNNY DEPP as the Mad Hatter and MIA WASIKOWSKA as Alice who is now 19 years old. In…
Dec 23rd