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Entries from April 2008

The Outsourcing of Child Care

April 30th, 2008 · No Comments · stuff.com

I had to eat my own fingers.
Report: Many U.S. Parents Outsourcing Child Care Overseas

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Freaks of Nature: The 1,000 Pound Squid

April 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment · stuff.com

A few weeks ago, I had some calamari. It ended up making me feel a bit ill, and not in the good Beastie Boys “Ill Communication” sort of way. Then, I read today about the 1,000 pound squid, that according to this AP article, would yield calamari rings the size of tires. [...]

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RAC’s “Nintendo vs. Sega EP”

April 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Sweet Jams

RAC has a sweet, four song (free) ep entitled “Nintendo vs. Sega.” The already groovy Super Mario/Zelda/Sonic jams are even more groovy.

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Desert Island Discs

April 25th, 2008 · No Comments · stuff.com

Human Giant - Desert Island Discs on FunnyOrDie.com

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Whitney Pastorek’s Behind the Scenes at American Idol

April 24th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Official Business

Over at PopWatch, Whitney Pastorek provides a fascinating account of the behind the scenes taping of American Idol. Brooke White sounds like a dope, but she’s becoming a trainwreck that I feel no guilt in rubbernecking towards.

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She & Him’s “Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?”

April 23rd, 2008 · No Comments · Sweet Jams, stuff.com

I’m currently conflicted in the early 2008 trend of actresses making albums; rap stars have crossed over into acting for years now, and I accepted that. So, I’m not quite sure what the problem is, but hopefully I will sort it out. I saw She & Him last night at Webster Hall, and [...]

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Freaks of Nature: The Wiggle Puppies

April 22nd, 2008 · No Comments · stuff.com

Howlin’ at the moon.
The Wiggle Puppies - Gettin’ Their Howl on from WPPTV on Vimeo.

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LeBron James Makes Basket

April 21st, 2008 · 3 Comments · Sweet Jams

I use to dunk like this, on those hoops that you could raise up and down- notably, down to six feet. It was awesome. Except my dunks were more of the two handed, not very special variety. And against a kid that was mostly immobile.

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My Favorite Miss Rap Superstar: Lady Twist

April 21st, 2008 · No Comments · Official Business

Despite having very little air time, the one time she showed off her skillz, she clearly had enough to pay the billz, and then some. I’m talkin’ Lady Twist; I hope she’s in it for a long time. If you visit her myspace, check out “Crank That Dictionary,” a scathing critique of the [...]

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A Big Fat Discovery

April 18th, 2008 · No Comments · stuff.com

No one laughed.
Fat Kid Successfully Avoids Ridicule By Swimming With Shirt On

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