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Jony Ive's New Look For iOS 7

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:32:18 +0000

With the grand unveiling of Apple’s next operating system for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch approaching, sources have provided detailed descriptions of what users and developers alike could expect from the software’s fresh look.

A First-Person Account Of The Washington Bridge Collapse

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:26:05 +0000

Dan Sligh called out to his wife, who had been sitting on the passenger seat beside him. No answer. When a section of a bridge over the Skagit River in Washington State collapsed Thursday evening, plummeting into the current dozens of feet below, it took the couple with it.

The Most Dangerous Games

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:52:53 +0000

At several recent gatherings around the world, experts have wrung their hands publicly about how the XXII Winter Games pose the biggest security threat of any games in memory.

So There Was A Mini-'Fresh Prince' Reunion At A London Club

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:32:31 +0000

Fresh Prince Of Bel Air may have stopped filming in 1996 - but the cult status of the show means that when Will Smith, Alfonso Ribeiro and Jeff Townes get together it's automatically a reunion.

Real-Life 'Walter White' Arrested

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:56:59 +0000

A cancer-suffering Massachusetts teacher has been arrested for trafficking methamphetamine.

Taliban attack U.N. compound in Kabul

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:26:50 +0000

There were at least four blasts interspersed by heavy shooting.

24 Unexpectedly Awesome Lego Creations

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:14:17 +0000

Not every LEGO creation needs to follow the manual. Sometimes not doing things by the book can lead to some pretty incredible builds.

The RV from Breaking Bad

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Freddie Mercury

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Sad Keanu

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A vintage Polaroid camera

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Anthony Weiner Puns — NY Post Vs. NY Daily News

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:14:12 +0000

Who ya got? Hint: NEVER bet against the Post.

Today's front pages. The dueling tabloids could not be more aroused now that the penis tweeter is running for mayor. Post wins because of the subhead kicker.

The girl who turned to bone.

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:01:02 +0000

A rare disease is defined as any condition affecting fewer than 200,000 patients in the United States. More than 7,000 such diseases exist, afflicting a total of 25 million to 30 million Americans.. One of them, fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP), might be approaching a cure.

Previously, also from The Atlantic.

*NSYNC's "I Want You Back" Music Video Is Absolutely Ridiculous

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:53:17 +0000

NEVER FORGET.

So we're on a spaceship with 5 guys in different colored tight baby tees with zippers. Some of them are wearing shell jewelry.

Joey and JC make eye contact. Joey puts his arm on JC. Chris and Lance stare off dreamily into the distance. Justin steps forward.

He coos out of the window. The boys in the baby tees look upset.

This is his view outside of the spaceship. It makes no sense.

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What Would Game Of Thrones Characters Look Like If They Were In The 90s?

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:38:16 +0000

Tumblr artist Moshi-Kun did up four of the best Game Of Thrones characters in true 90s style. SPOILER: Joffery still sucks.

Daenerys Targaryen rocking three ferrets instead of dragons.

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Jamie Lannister looking crazy smooth in a white Miami Vice blazer.

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Ugh.

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And probably most perfect of all: super grunge Jon Snow.

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Some People Think The Woolwich Terror Attack Was Faked

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:23:16 +0000

Conspiracy theorists claim the murder was a false flag operation masterminded by the British government.

Following the terrorist murder of a soldier in South-East London, a number of Twitter users claim to have spotted inconsistencies in the official account of events, which they see as evidence of a cover-up.

"NWO" stands for New World Order.

Via: @beforeitsnews

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Let's take it back to the source

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:14:22 +0000

You might have heard at one time or another a 60s band called Canned Heat, who made a wee bit of a splash way back when with a little number called Going Up the Country. The song featured a simple but very catchy little flute riff between verses. If you ever wondered where that riff came from (not to mention the melodic contour of the tune itself) you need look no further than a 1928 recording by Henry Thomas, who played the flute melody on his quills, or, panpipes. The song was called Bull Doze Blues.

Henry Thomas, previously at Metafilter. Just for good measure, here's another from Henry Thomas, a wonderful little "list of train stations" songs: Railroadin' Some. Go Henry!

"A 'landline' phone, you say?"

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:11:20 +0000

Tech writers and their secret shame - outdated gear.

The Jersey Shore Officially Reopens For Memorial Day

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:43:56 +0000

Gov. Chris Christie, the cast of the Jersey Shore , and the band Fun. all came to ribbon cutting ceremony Friday to reopen the area, which was hit hard by Hurricane Sandy.

The Jersey Shore boardwalks in Seaside Heights and Point Pleasant Beach have been closed for the last seven months.

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Corporate Spirit: how many times did you cry yesterday?

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:41:13 +0000

Corporate Spirit uses stock photography to tell a deranged tale about living the corporate life.

Golden Retrievers Who Just Want To Be Held

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:38:17 +0000

And a labradoodle too. Via Reddit .

This guy who ran out of cash at the supermarket, and had to put the ice-cream back.

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This pal, who bumped into an ex and isn't sure how he feels about it.

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This dude, who feels under-appreciated and over-worked at the office.

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This pair, who wish they could stay in college forever.

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Exclusive: The Tragic Imprisonment Of John McTiernan, Hollywood Icon

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:24:15 +0000

The legendary director of Die Hard and The Hunt for Red October is serving a year in federal prison thanks to a Hollywood wannabe prosecutor, a remake of Rollerball , and a rogue private eye. In an exclusive interview, McTiernan’s wife Gail says, “I don’t know if he’s going to make it.”

Via: John Gara/Buzzfeed

HOLLYWOOD — Over the course of the first weekend in May, Gail Sistrunk McTiernan spent about 11 hours with her husband John McTiernan in the visiting room of the Yankton Federal Prison Camp in South Dakota. It was the first time she'd seen John — "McT" to friends and colleagues — since he'd started a year-long prison sentence the month before.

The prisoners and guards had given him a new nickname: "Mac," sometimes "Big Mac." The Federal Bureau of Prisons assigned him number 43029-112, stitched in above the pocket of his ill-fitting tan uniform. The 62-year-old had already lost 20 pounds, getting one main serving of protein a week: a hamburger. A guard stood watch each day to ensure he ate only a single orange, as fresh fruit was in short supply.

"It's like croquet but the inmates are the balls," as he described prison life to his spouse.

It was a painful few days for McTiernan's family, and perhaps the lowest point in the life and career of the legendary Hollywood director. A few years short of retirement, the man behind Die Hard, The Hunt For Red October, and The Thomas Crowne Affair had lost a costly, complicated, and seemingly frivolous seven-year legal battle with the government for lying to the FBI.

John McTiernan with Bruce Willis on set of Die Hard: With a Vengeance in 1995.

"John warned me — he said he would look like a scarecrow in a tan uniform," Sistrunk McTiernan told BuzzFeed in an exclusive interview, providing the first account of her husband's imprisonment. "When I arrived at the prison, a man came in the room. I didn't think I knew him. He was pasty and he had no life left in his eyes. I made eye contact with him to be polite… And I realized it was John…" she continued, her voice quavering.

McTiernan's wife buried her face in his shoulder so "he wouldn't see me cry," she said. "I don't have a poker face."

McTiernan — who'd brought to life iconic tough guys like Bruce Willis' John McClane and Jack Ryan (played over the years by actors including Alec Baldwin and Harrison Ford) — broke down in tears as well.

"I don't know if he's going to make it," she said, concerned deeply for her husband's health, safety, and security for the 11 remaining months of his sentence. His friends and colleagues — like Baldwin, Samuel L. Jackson, and Ed Asner — are now trying to rally support to correct what they believe is a gross miscarriage of justice driven by vindictive prosecutors, incompetent legal advice, and dubious FBI interview methods.

What was one of the most successful directors of his generation doing in jail?

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How To Get A Job At Taco Bell

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:23:17 +0000

This kid answered the question better than a Wharton marketing PhD graduate could have.

Smart move asking for minimum wage, too, because you ain't going to get more. He'll be an executive VP inside of five years.

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8,681

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:16:05 +0000

Railroad bridge domino collapse in Lampasas County, Texas. (SLYT) No reported injuries, and the bridge dates from 1910, according to the AP. The Infrastructure Report Card, released this week (in which America received a D-), may need a small update to "8,680 of the 52,260 bridges in Texas (16.6%) are considered functionally obsolete."