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Requisite Gotye Cover of the Day

Posted: 07 May 2012 12:31 PM PDT


YouTube favorite KurtHugoSchneider covers Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used To Know,” with Max Schneider on vocals. Predictable, albeit lovely.

[vvv]


Tagged: gotye cover

Afternoon Snack

Posted: 07 May 2012 12:28 PM PDT


In which Human won’t let Kitty take a damn nap.

[biotv]


Tagged: Afternoon Snack

Lunchtime Links

Posted: 07 May 2012 12:01 PM PDT

- Lunchtime Links


Today on The Daily What Geek: A Dalek impersonator wows the judges on Britain’s Got Talent

Elsewhere on the Internets:

  • Released: Never-before-seen footage of the Beastie Boys on Chapelle’s Show
  • Delusional: An Indiana mom, for sending her bullied gay son to school with a stun gun
  • Dead: Meow, the 39-pound-cat, of obesity-related health problems
  • Removed: The billboard likening climate change believers to Unabomber Ted Kaczynski, after mass public outcry
  • Launched: The Obama camp’s first positive ad of Election 2012
  • Waning: The popularity of mobile app Draw Something, after a $200 million sale to Zynga

Lunchtime Leisure: Disc Gunship (via)
Lunchtime List: 17 Offbeat Holidays You Can Celebrate In May

[image: bitsandpieces]


Tagged: Lunchtime Links

Quote of the Day

Posted: 07 May 2012 11:10 AM PDT


Charles Barkley, political commentator extraordinaire, took aim Sunday night as the camera cut to Mitt Romney, sitting 12 rows back at the Celtics-Hawks playoff game:

We’re going to beat you like a drum in November. Don’t take it personally. You seem like a nice guy, but you’re going down, bro.

[dailyintel]


Tagged: charles barkley, mitt romney, Quote

Commercial Parody of the Day

Posted: 07 May 2012 10:49 AM PDT


“What about my right to choose to not have a choice?”

Kate Beckinsale, Judy Greer, and Andrea Savage take aim at Republicans’ War on Women with this satirical take on the debate over reproductive rights.

(Not Safe For Work, “Get in my vagina!”)

[funnyordie]


Tagged: commercial parody, reproductive rights, war on women

Sneak Peek of the Day

Posted: 07 May 2012 10:24 AM PDT


In which Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis face off for congressman of their North Carolina district. (Don’t miss their Facebook pages: Vote For Cam and Vote For Marty.) The film also stars Jason Sudeikis, Dylan McDermott, Brian Cox, John Lithgow, and Dan Aykroyd. In theaters August 10.

[theaggregate]


Tagged: Sneak Peek, the campaign

Gay Marriage Endorsement of the Day

Posted: 07 May 2012 09:41 AM PDT

- Gay Marriage Endorsement of the Day


Education Secretary Arne Duncan became the third member of President Obama’s cabinet to endorse same-sex marriage today, joining Veep Joe Biden and Housing Secretary Shaun Donovan.

Duncan’s endorsement, which comes on the heels of Biden’s Sunday morning reveal, may force Obama to take a stronger public stand on the subject. The president has said that his views are “evolving,” but he has not formally backed same-sex marriage.

Meanwhile, David Axelrod, a top Obama adviser, said this morning that the vice president’s comments were “entirely consistent with the president’s position”:

Couples who are married, whether they are gay or heterosexual couples, are entitled to the very same rights or very same liberties.

[thecaucus]


Tagged: arne duncan, gay marriage endorsement, Obama

PSA of the Day

Posted: 07 May 2012 09:05 AM PDT


This entry deserves top honors in the Humane Society’s “Why Puppy Mills Stink” video contest. Or, at the very least, a hefty showing of viral support.

[bitsandpieces]


Tagged: PSA, puppy mills

Follow-Up of the Day: Army Captain Wasn’t Shot

Posted: 07 May 2012 08:45 AM PDT

- Follow-Up of the Day: Army Captain Wasn't Shot


An autopsy on Capt. Bruce Kevin Clark, whose wife witnessed him die mysteriously during a Skype video chat April 30, found that Clark had not sustained a gunshot wound, as his wife indicated over the weekend.

“Agents conducting the investigation found no trauma to the body beyond minor abrasions and a possible broken nose, most likely caused from Captain Clark striking his face on his desk when he collapsed,” said Chris Grey, with the Army Criminal Investigative Command. “We do not suspect foul play in the death of Captain Clark at this point in our ongoing investigation.”

A statement from Clark’s wife, Susan Orellana-Clark, and his family was released Sunday:

During the Skype conversation on April 30, 2012, there was no sign that CPT Clark was in any discomfort, nor did he indicate any alarm. Then CPT Clark was suddenly knocked forward. The closet behind him had a bullet hole in it.

The Skype link continued for about two hours as Clark’s family tried to get help.

After two hours and many frantic phone calls by Mrs. Clark, two military personnel arrived in the room and appeared to check his pulse, but provided no details about his condition to his wife.

[nydn]


Tagged: Capt. Clark, Skype death

In Case You Missed It of the Day

Posted: 07 May 2012 08:21 AM PDT

- In Case You Missed It of the Day


With an assist from Jay-Z and Kanye, François Hollande defeated incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy on Sunday to become France’s first Socialist president since François Mitterand in 1995. “Austerity can no longer be something that is inevitable,” Hollande said following his win.

In related news, “austerity” is currently ranked No. 7 on Google Hot Trends, the real-time ranking of international search keywords.

[death+taxes]


Tagged: François, France, In Case You Missed It, Socialist