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Last night, I watched the Grammys and while I was a little disappointed that Kanye West did not go Rogue- it was a pretty amazing event. For more of my personal reflections on the night, check out this link, for what it's worth, which may not be much. As far as I'm concerned,  Beyonce’s awards and Pink’s performance were the highlights of the evening, which Yahoo somehow missed entirely last night.

After checking a link on YAHOO’s page with ten minutes left in the show (west coast time), I read an article about how Lady Gaga which was pretty much the star of the show. Hello, Yahoo? Is anyone home? I thought the primary advantage of the net was that we could be pretty much current with what is happening, but it looks like Yahoo never got that particular memo. Read more

Hitler reacts to the Ipad

I like the Ipad, but apparently Hitler does not. He has a past record of being on the right side of inventions (VW, anyone?), but this is a definite Fail.

Apple Ipad Fail
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A-Cup AliciaThe Aussies are most definitely one weird lot. I’ve always suspected as much and it was just confirmed by the recent news about the anti-porn crusanders in Australia, who seem to be even more bizarre than their right-wing American counter-parts.
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The MuppetsAs I told my friends when they showed me this the other day, this video is so great that the 12 million-odd Youtube views are probably the result of 2 million people watching it six times each. Really, it's that good. If you haven't seen this, watch it now.

Are These Women Fat?Via the Stranger. Read more

Does Chris Crocker Look Ok for School?Do you believe that it is ok for a boy to wear a skirt to school if he is not in Scotland wearing a kilt? How about a Chris Crocker styled wig, complete with the make-up of Tammy Faye Baker on a male high school student? Should this be in bounds for the school dress code or should this be disallowed on school time?

Along the same lines, is it acceptable for a female student to wear a tuxedo to her Sr. Prom or should she conform to society’s standards and wear a dress? Is that the same type of situation?

The NYT recently ran an article checking out the answers to some of these questions on a cross-country basis. Not surprisingly, the answers varied widely from state to state. Read more

Tess Under House ArrestFacebook has been used by possibly nefarious parties to secretly find out the color of your underwear, to take sides in the disputed Iranian election, and is now being used by a 15-year-old to protest being grounded by her parents.

Her crime was simple: she went to a party with alcohol present and was late for her curfew by one hour. Her parents responded quickly to their daughter’s crimes with a swift and possibly harsh judgment: they grounded her for five weeks.
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Obama Figurine

It seems like there was a new round of 'weird Japanese products' making its way to my inbox this past week. By inboxes I meant in email form from a good friend with a bit too much time to spare and not the product itself. But then, I must admit that the dissection keychain would be worth owning.

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