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Movie Trailer of the Day

Posted: 11 May 2012 01:11 PM PDT


Earlier this week, we were treated to a sneak peek for The Campaign, spliced together from two “political ads” for wannabe congressmen Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis. This trailer’s the real deal.

[entv]


Tagged: Movie Trailer, the campaign

Infographic of the Day

Posted: 11 May 2012 12:58 PM PDT

- Infographic of the Day


A public transit-style guide to the evolving Obama and Romney positions on gay marriage. (Embiggen.)

[style]


Tagged: gay marriage, Infographic, Obama, Romney

Lunchtime Links

Posted: 11 May 2012 11:28 AM PDT

- Lunchtime Links


Today on The Daily What Geek: Freddie Wong and Co. release the first trailer for Video Game High School

Elsewhere on the Internets:

  • True: All our fave politicans used to be hipsters
  • Investigated: Obama’s bully past, by conservatives
  • Renewed: Community, Parks and Rec, The Office
  • Debated: Whether Romney gets tougher treatment from the media than Obama
  • Killed: An elderly couple in Germany who survived the Nazis, by AT&T’s dropped calls
  • Sold Out: The Trayvon Martin gun range target
  • Premiered: Everclear’s new song, “Be Careful What You Wish For”

Lunchtime Leisure: Pretentious Game
Lunchtime List: 10 Terrible Movie Moms And The Rotten Things They Said

[image: aledlewis]


Tagged: Lunchtime Links

Say What Now of the Day

Posted: 11 May 2012 10:47 AM PDT


The city of Lincoln, NE, is debating a proposal that would protect the LGBT community from discrimination in housing, employment, and public accommodations, and one local resident just couldn’t miss the opportunity to rant. Jane Skrovota wins Worst in Show for her hate-filled testimony vitriol in public hearings this week.

The lowlights have been helpfully transcribed (but be sure to watch the video; the horrified guy behind crazy lady is a riot):

  • “P- E- N- I- S goes into the anus to rupture intestines. The more a man does this the more he’ll be a fatality or a homicide…”
  • “A huge percent of gay men in school grounds molest boys, partly because they don’t have AIDS yet…”
  • “Hillary Clinton’s roommate four years in college was a gay woman. To avoid going gay like Clinton did, college students need single rooms and single gender dorms… A college woman is seduced with illegal Rohypnol to go gay.”
  • “Candida fungus grows hugely on a corpse. AIDS is a candida fungus disease…”
  • “Gays can transform to be celibate to live to be 80 years old.”
  • “Jesus was kissed by Judas, a homo, who tried to sabotage Jesus’ kind ideas. Do you choose Jesus, a celibate, or Judas, a homo? You have to choose!”

[hypervocal]


Tagged: lgbt hate, Say What Now

Moms Tribute of the Day

Posted: 11 May 2012 10:25 AM PDT


New Yorkers were asked to gush about Mom. This made-for-Mother’s-Day video homage is the result.

[laughingsquid]


Tagged: Moms tribute, Mother\'s Day

Prom Photo Fail of the Day

Posted: 11 May 2012 09:47 AM PDT

- Prom Photo Fail of the Day


Prom-bound pals in Wisconsin took a detour for pics on the way to last weekend’s big event — but it wasn’t quite the detour they’d planned:

As the group crowded onto the pier Saturday, one person called out that he just heard two cracking sounds, and everyone else stopped, said Josh Orne, 17, one of the students. Without warning, part of the pier gave way, and about half the students dropped feet-first into the water.

“The girls starting screaming and basically the guys started laughing. Because it took us no time to get ready, and it took them all week to do it,” Orne said. “You know, we all realized right away, this is going to be an unbelievable story to tell.”

Orne’s mother, Sue, was taking pictures at the time, and didn’t stop when the pier gave way. One photo shows all the students in a line. The next shows half of them waist-deep in water or supporting themselves on beams while others look on in disbelief.

All the students eventually made it to prom after a second detour to pull themselves together. But Orne is almost glad it happened: “It’s going to be one of those memories where we go to our 50-year reunion and it’s like, ‘Yeah, we were the people who fell in.’”

[cosbysweaters]


Tagged: prom photo fail

Single-Serving Site of the Day

Posted: 11 May 2012 09:22 AM PDT

- Single-Serving Site of the Day


Jag Nara — a “part-time daydreamer and part-time designer” — is 104 days into “365 Illustrations,” in which she creates one minimalist portrait per day for a year. Her subjects include musicians, actors, artists, superheroes, and relatively famous figures, though so far they appear to be limited to men.

[highsnobriety]


Tagged: minimalist illustrations, Single Serving Site

Mom Of The Year Award of the Day

Posted: 11 May 2012 09:11 AM PDT


Jimmy Kimmel presents the finalists for Mom of the Year, ultimately crowning a winner in a move everyone saw coming.

[jimmykimmel]


Tagged: jimmy kimmel, mom of the year

Internets Star of the Day

Posted: 11 May 2012 08:37 AM PDT


YouTube rapper Kitty Pryde has ridden the Tumblr wave to become the week’s biggest music meme after her latest Internets-inspired track, “Okay Cupid,” garnered positive reviews from Vice, The Fader, and even the New York Times.

Vice‘s Luke O’Neil gives props to the youngster’s odd mix of humor, sex, hashtags, and ingenuity: “Kitty Pryde is basically the much sharper, self-aware, suburban high school version of Kreayshawn.”

Kitty Pryde weighs in:

I don’t think I’m following in her footsteps or anything, but the same kind of thing is happening, like ‘Oh she’s cute, this makes me laugh. It’s not good, but it’s funny.’ You send the link to your friends, and then it’s a big joke. Which is good, that’s what I wanted. But I want people to laugh with me, not laugh at me.

[thanks, don!]


Tagged: Internets star, kitty pryde, music meme, young rapper

Back To The Future Business Card of the Day

Posted: 11 May 2012 08:20 AM PDT

- Back To The Future Business Card of the Day


After a lifetime of random fan questions about his role in Back To The Future, Biff Tannen Tom Wilson, now a musician and comedian, has resorted to handing out a postcard pre-printed with all his answers. Some highlights:

  • The Delorean was an inferior automobile, and nearly impossible for a person of normal size like myself to enter and exit.
  • Among many improvisations on the set, I coined the term “butthead,” as well as “Make like a tree, and get out of here.”
  • I hold my co-workers in the best light, but have no idea what any of them are doing now.
  • I made less money than you think.

[lettersofnote]