Beyonce: Getting Whiter and Wealthier By The Minute
According to Hits Daily Double, Beyonce has sold 313,420 copies of latest released album “4″ within the first week following its release, resulting in another #1 album for the singer. All of this success has come the singer’s way despite the controversy resulting from her picture on the album’s cover, or maybe it resulted because of it? Beyoncé’s... Read More
In A Slow Economy Advertising Goes To The Dogs, Literally
When I say that advertising goes to the dogs, I don’t mean that advertising revenues are down to a slow economy. What I mean is that Purina, the pet food manufacturing unit of the Nestle company, has created a TV ad targeted to dogs for its Beneful dog food brand: Before making the commercial, Nestlé asked its experts in pet behavior, based in St. Joseph, Mo., to find out... Read More
Doritos’ Creator Dies At 97, And Gets An Interesting Sendoff
You’ve probably never heard of Archibald West, but he created one of the most popular American snack (and junk) foods: Doritos. According to the New York Times, “Doritos are Frito-Lay’s second-best seller, after Lays Potato Chips, both nationally and around the world, with total sales of nearly $5 billion annually.” I don’t doubt it, Doritos (and several... Read More
“New Media” Director For A U.S. Senator Has No Idea How Social Media Works
Tell me that I’m naïve, but it seems to me that part of the job description of a New Media Director would be to understand how the media operate, most notably social media, since what else could the term “new media” represent? Right? Apparently not, for Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse’s staff: Whitehouse’s communications director, Seth Larson,... Read More
61-Year Old Lifeguard Sues New York Against Revealing Swimwear
Talk about being prude! Roy Lester, a 61-year old lifeguard at Jones Beach, Long Island, has sued the New York State Parks for age discrimination after it instituted a rule, in 2007, that would make him wear swimwear that he considers ”not appropriate for a 61-year-old.” The rule, still in operation, requires that to be re-hired as a lifeguard, participants must... Read More
46.2 Million Americans Living Below Poverty Line While Right-Wing Media Distorts Jobs Bill
46.2 million Americans are living below the poverty line according to a report by the Census Bureau released yesterday. The poverty line is defined as income below $22,314 for a family of four and $11,139 for an individual. This figure represents 15.2% of the U.S. population and is the highest number since the Census Bureau began to publish this type of information 52 years... Read More
Watching TV Shortens Your Life Span
We already live life through bad TV… but according to a study done by experts from the University of Queensland in Australia, they say that watching too much TV can be just as bad as being obese and smoking. They’ve calculated that for every hour you spend in front of the tube, your life is shortened by as much as 22 minutes. They constructed a model in which they... Read More
Drink To (And For) Your Mental Health
Awhile back, it was said that being a polyglot decreased your chances of contracting Alzheimer’s. Now, Loyola’s Stritich School of Medicine has preformed a study and declared that being a moderate social drinker will stave off Alzheimer’s, dementia and cognitive impairment. “We don’t recommend that non-drinkers start drinking,” co-author Prof. Edward Neafsey... Read More
Apple Employee Loses New iPhone Yet To Be Released…Again?!
Back in 2010 an Apple employee left a prototype of the iPhone4, which was in development at the time, in a restaurant. This led to a story on Gizmodo revealing the iPhone4. Gizmodo employees and editors have recently been cleared of any misconduct following charges filed against them for publishing their story. Now, another Apple employee has lost an iPhone5 prototype. This... Read More
Hurricane Irene: Gay Marriage Is To Blame
As Hurricane Irene approached and New York braced itself for impact, most people were too busy evacuating their homes or checking their insurance policies to ask themselves if there was a reason behind the coming apocalypse. The cause of natural disasters can be hard to pin down, but some experts have claimed that one result of climate change will be more frequent and severe storms. ... Read More
