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Lady Gaga Won’t Allow “Weird Al” Yankovic To Release Parody Song
Lady Gaga has refused to permit the release of a “Weird Al” Yankovic parody of her song “Born This Way,” according to Yankovic himself. In…
Apple iOS 4 Has Been Secretly Tracking iPhone & iPad Users’ Locations
At Where 2.0 today in Santa Clara researchers Alasdair Allan and Pete Warden announced today that Apple’s iOS 4, which runs on the iPhone and…
News.me, A News Aggregator for the iPad
Betaworks and The New York Times R&D Lab have released News.me, a new news aggregator for the iPad. News.me is a different kind of social…
Solo Speed Record Ascent of Eiger Mountain by Ueli Steck
In 2008, Swiss mountaineer Ueli Steck completed the challenging and deadly Heckmair route up Switzerland’s Eiger Mountain by himself in only 2 hours and…
Incredibly Intricate Eggshell Carvings
Artist Brian Baity carves breathtakingly intricate designs out of eggshells. He has posted a few finished eggshell designs on Instructables, as well as some notes…
Royal Virility Performance Viagra Beer Commemorating Royal Wedding
To honor the April 29 wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton in the most unsentimental way possible, Scottish microbrewery BrewDog is releasing Royal Virility…
Barack Obama as a Pirate
A childhood photo of Barack Obama as a pirate from the NY Times Magazine article “Obama’s Young Mother Abroad”. via Anthony De Rosa
Chocolate Zombie Bunny
Chocolate Zombie Bunny by ThinkGeek
Twelve Miles of Yarn, A Knitted Ferrari Replica
“Twelve Miles of Yarn” by British artist Lauren Porter is a nearly full scale replica of a Ferrari 355 knitted from 12 miles of…
Follow Me Twitter Tattoo Thigh-High Stockings
Post created a pair of sexy “Follow Me” Twitter tattoo thigh-high stockings that they are selling through their Etsy shop. via Violet Blue