The Daily What

The Daily What

Weird Stuff for Your Drink Tip of the Day

Posted: 14 Apr 2012 12:00 PM PDT

- Weird Stuff for Your Drink Tip of the Day


If you consider yourself to be an eccentric, a person who loves to have fun beyond belief, or a weird beard, then this tutorial on how to make baby head-shaped ice cubes might be right up your alley. While most party hosts have boring cubes shaped like stars and snowflakes, you will definitely get some reaction out of these, though what said reactions will be remains to be seen.

[gizmodo]


Tagged: category:regular, ice cubes, party, tutorial, weird

The Plot of Footloose IRL News of the Day

Posted: 14 Apr 2012 11:15 AM PDT

- The Plot of Footloose IRL News of the Day


Weston, FL, has banned nightclubs, dance halls, and skating rinks (really?) in an effort to curb violence, thus propagating the stereotype that it’s mostly the elderly who live in Florida. Fortunately, the city has agreed to allow school dances to occur, so kids will have an outlet to fist pump and dance poorly to Skrillex and Drake. John Lithgow or Kevin Bacon could not be reached for comment because they were presumably too busy face palming and shaking their heads.

[timenewsfeed]


Tagged: bans, category:regular, dancing, Florida, news, nightclub

Say What Now GOP Audio Clip of the Day

Posted: 14 Apr 2012 10:30 AM PDT


Republican legislator Rep. Virginia Foxx (NC), cares nothing for your student loans because you don’t need to borrow money for higher education. To wit (from Foxx herself): “I have very little tolerance for people who tell me that they graduate with $200,000 of debt or even $80,000 of debt because there’s no reason for that. We live in an opportunity society and people are forgetting that.”

So if we’ve learned anything from Republicans this election year, it’s [insert controversial statement about birth control here] and they don’t want to pay for your education, so get a job and pay for it yourself.

[thinkprogress]


Tagged: bad things, category:audio, college, gop, politics, quotes, student loans, Virginia Foxx

Official Celebrity Engagement of the Day

Posted: 14 Apr 2012 09:00 AM PDT

- Official Celebrity Engagement of the Day


Late yesterday, gossip sites almost broke when this picture of Queen of the Universe Angelina Jolie surfaced, in which she’s rocking some serious jewelry. Nothing was confirmed until late Friday night, when Brad Pitt’s rep gave the ol’ wink and the gun in the form of a “yes, they are” press statement.

[dlisted]


Tagged: angelina jolie, brad pitt, brangelina, category:photo, celebrities, engagement

It’s Caturday!

Posted: 14 Apr 2012 07:08 AM PDT


This fluffy little guy exhibits dog-like qualities and therefore elicits the response, “He thinks he’s a puppy!!!” which will no doubt be met with sighs around the world. Rights to the animated series are pending.

[bestweekever]


Tagged: cat, cats, cute animals, video

Lights Out

Posted: 13 Apr 2012 08:30 PM PDT


Apropos of today’s date, a loop of the very best scene from the Friday the 13th horror franchise: Crispin Glover’s dance freakout from Part 4: The Final Chapter.

[redlettermedia.]


Tagged: category:Video, friday the 13th, Lights Out

Kickass Cover of the Day

Posted: 13 Apr 2012 04:30 PM PDT


The three-kid Children Medieval Band, whose members are 5, 8 and 10 years old, covers “Sonne,” by German industrial metal legends Rammstein.

A parent/manager writes:

Only 5 yrs and 8 mo, Cornelia is helping her older brother and sister to record one of their favorite songs. Rammstein has some amazing compositions, likeable to younger kids too.

Exactly. It is a mystery why Kidz Bop has never released a version of “Du Hast.”

[d-a-n.]


Tagged: Kickass Cover, Kickass Kids, rammstein

Love Story of the Day

Posted: 13 Apr 2012 03:17 PM PDT


When G-Male — the imagined Google version of the perfect boyfriend — meets Siri — the imagined Apple version of the perfect girlfriend — data flies.

[thanks, andrea! comediva]


Tagged: g-male, love story, siri

Based God Lecture of the Day

Posted: 13 Apr 2012 02:32 PM PDT

- Based God Lecture of the Day


To the surprise of EVERYONE, controversial and totally batsh*t insane rapper Lil B stopped by NYU earlier this week to give a lecture about… well… I’m just gonna leave these gems here:

  • “Every single person you meet, look at them like a golden million dollar baby.”
  • “I’m the first rapper to adopt a tabby cat. I adopted it straight from the ASPCA, you feel me?”
  • “Let’s stop fracking. Who knows about hydraulic fracking? I’m like whodie, get that oil out the ocean!”

[thanks, matthew! stereogum]


Tagged: based god, lil b, NYU

Ryan Gosling One-Up of the Day

Posted: 13 Apr 2012 01:55 PM PDT

- Ryan Gosling One-Up of the Day


Cory Booker, the popular mayor of Newark, NJ, has burnished his reputation by saving a woman from a burning building.

A roundup of the day’s best Booker headlines from around the Internets:

  • “CORY BOOKER: Hero mayor saves Twitter from discussing Hilary Rosen story” (brooklynmutt)
  • “Cory Booker Reminds Us All He’s Still a Superhero” (newsfeed)
  • “Cory Booker (D-Krypton) Runs Into a Burning Building” (thinkprogress)
  • “Full-Service Newark Mayor Rescues Woman From Fire, Becomes Meme” (hypervocal)
  • “Meme of the morning: #corybookerstories (shortformblog)

Booker visits Piers Morgan tonight to discuss the rescue, in addition to gun laws and the Trayvon Martin case.

[piersmorgantonight]


Tagged: cory booker, headlines, rescue