23 January 2010

Jon Stewart: prophet

The man is just at the top of his game. Shame the Dems are not:

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09 January 2010

newsflash: Angelina Jolie isn't blonde!

I have to hand it to the advertising execs - they really work hard to set new standards for superficiality:

"St. John chief executive Glenn McMahon told Women's Wear Daily she "overshadowed the brand. We wanted to make a clean break from actresses and steer away from blondes and cleanse the palette."

Yes, when I think of "luxury knitwear", it's really only the blondes that wear them that interest me.

Not to mention, Angelina Jolie ISN'T BLONDE!!

The Men Who Stare at Cellphones

I love copyediting typos! Who needs expensive research and drugs? To prevent Alzheimer's, apparently all one needs to do is stare at cellphones*! To wit:

""Quite to the contrary, those mice were protected if the cell phone exposure was stared in early adulthood..."

Also, while one's waking hours should be spent staring at cellphones, one should also try not to remain awake for too long, as sleep-deprivation could be another cause of Alzheimer's! However, you enter into another Catch-22, as studies have shown that people with strong social networks fare better in old age in avoiding diseases such as Alzheimer's ... then again, with approximately 35,000,000 sufferers worldwide, you're sure to make meet new friends (and since you can't remember meeting them, they'll be 'new' people to befriend every day!)


* You also don't have to worry that the cellphone may give you cancer, because apparently having cancer can also prevent Alzheimer's (and vice-versa). It's a win-win!