Jeremy Taylor
Could Facebook’s ‘Buffy’ Phone Slay the iPhone?
Facebook plans to enter into the smart phone market in the next 12-18 months with a phone that they have codenamed ‘Buffy.’
And, yes, that’s because Mark Zuckerberg and company thinks the device will be an iPhone slayer.
Kids Destroy House With Bag of Flour [VIDEO]
“Oh my gosh,” is all the poor mom in this video can say after emerging from a trip to the bathroom and finding out that her one-year-old and her three-year-old have completely covered the house in a five-pound bag of flour. Maybe they were just trying to help redecorate.
Is Your Computer Password Among the 25 Worst of 2011?
Password management app maker SplashData has released its list of the “worst computer passwords of 2011″ based around the most commonly stolen password data. It should come as no surprise that the password “password” topped the list of no-nos.
Photoshop Creates an Attractive Woman From a Blank Canvas [VIDEO]
Those who can claim mastery over Photoshop have a lot more skills than most of us might think. They can make celebrities and models look way better than they actually are, and they even have the ability to create people out of blank canvases, literally. Click after the jump and watch how a simple sketch in Photoshop slowly becomes a real-looking woman.
61 Percent of People Agree with Decision to Fire Joe Paterno — Survey of the Day
When Penn State fired legendary head football coach Joe Paterno for not being more proactive after learning his long-time assistant Jerry Sandusky had sexually abused a boy, students rioted in protest.
According to a survey of 1,386 adults from Poll Position, Penn State’s board of directors decision to dump Paterno immediately isn’t as controversial with the general public.
Rapping Beagle Squares Off Against Leaf Blower [VIDEO]
Lucy the beagle does what many animals do when confronted with a high-powered air stream — she attacks it. Lucy’s ingenious owner then realized the pooch looked as though she was rapping, and dropped a beat behind the video.
Lucy’s leaf-blower rap is pretty darn cute. Check it out below.
Average Texter Sends or Receives 41.5 Messages a Day — Survey of the Day
According to a survey of 2,227 adults by the Pew Research Center, the average text message user sends or receives an average of 41.5 messages a day.
How much someone texts is not surprisingly tied to how old they are. Those in the 18-to-29 age group send or receive an average of 87.7 texts a day, whereas that total is only 4.7 for those in the 65-and-over group.
76 Percent of Americans Don’t Miss The NBA — Survey of the Day
At least one month of the NBA season has been canceled, while the players and owners remain deadlocked in their labor negotiations.
Unfortunately for both sides, no one seems to care that the NBA season hasn’t gotten underway.
23-Year-Old Man on the Run For Stealing Cutout of Justin Bieber
You can’t really blame 23-year-old David Dowling for skipping his pretrial hearing on charges of stealing a life-size cut out of Justin Bieber.
The adult (nope, not a teenage girl) was arrested back in August after a mall security guard saw him hiding in the bushes with the $34.99 full-size cardboard Bieber, which was reported stolen.
Drew Barrymore is Hollywood’s Most Overpaid Actor
Drew Barrymore has the dubious honor of topping Forbes’s annual accounting of the most overpaid film actors.
End Of Daylight Saving Time Is Good for Your Health
Setting your clock back an hour early this Sunday morning may led to depressingly shorter days, but experts believe the end of daylight saving time is healthy in general.
Wheelchair-Bound High Schooler Scores Touchdown in Final Game [VIDEO]
Ohio high school senior Trent Glaze hasn’t let muscular dystrophy stop him from being Fairfield Union High’s homecoming king and football team captain.
But since Glaze is bound to a wheelchair he also hadn’t been able to get on the football field during his three year varsity career, instead contributing to the team by analyzing tape and assisting the coaching staff with other duties.
That all cha
Cliff Huxtable Is America’s Favorite TV Dad — Survey of the Day
Bill Cosby’s sweater-wearing, tough love-offering Cliff Huxtable character from ‘The Cosby Show’ is the TV dad most Americans would have wanted as their own father growing up.
Crowd Holds Vigil Commemorating Death of Kim Kardashian’s Marriage at NYC’s Dash Boutique [PHOTOS]
While some, like comedian Rob Delaney, have reacted with rage to the tragic news that Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries have split, others have chosen to memorialize the couple’s epic 72-day run with a more quiet dignity.
In fact, dozens of mourners heeded the call of some guy on Craigslist and gathered at the Kardashian family’s Dash Boutique in New York City’s trendy SoHo neighborhood for a can
Comedian Rob Delaney Suing Kim Kardashian Over Quickie Divorce
While one would think Kim Kardashian’s speedy divorce from human prop Kris Humphries would provide stand-up comics with easy punchlines, comedian Rob Delaney is taking the news in an entirely different direction.
In a column he writes for Vice Magazine, Delaney declared that he will be suing Kardashian and others for forcing a sham wedding on the American public.
Texting Bride Busted During Her Own Wedding [VIDEO]
We all know that using a cell phone during a wedding ceremony is a huge no-no.
Unfortunately no one told that to this bride who was caught on camera texting during her own nuptials. Unless she’s telling the groom to get his behind to the chapel, that’s a huge faux pas.
News Reporter Is Unfazed by Car Crash Happening Behind Her [VIDEO]
Two car crashes taking place directly behind TV journalist Alison Ariotti as she gives a live report from an Australian street, turns out not particularly newsworthy.
Men Are Quicker Than Women to Say ‘I Love You’
Contrary to popular belief, men are three times more likely than women to be the first in a relationship to say ‘I love you.’
Charlie Sheen Will Return to TV in New Comedy, ‘Anger Management’
Charlie Sheen will be taking his winning ways back to the small screen in a TV version of the 2003 Jack Nicholson/Adam Sandler movie ‘Anger Management.’
Christmas Is America’s Favorite Holiday — Survey of the Day
According to a new Harris Poll, we are about the embark on the season of America’s most cherished holidays.