Honest local tv mobile home ad

This one had me scratching my head for a bit. I couldn't figure out if it was making fun of trailer park inhabitants, really real, or something in between. Turns out it's the latter. From ILoveLocalCommercials.com, an explanation ... continue

9 year old’s hockey goal becomes viral hit

9-year-old Oliver Wahlstrom of Maine can add "viral video star" to his list of accomplishments. Oliver, a forward for the Portland Junior Pirates, scored a goal this weekend at the TD Bank's Mini 1-on-1 Challenge that would make ... continue

Maurice Sendak says scaredy-cat parents can “go to hell”

In the war against whiny-pants parents who think the new, highly anticipated film adaptation of Where The Wild Things Are might be too scary for some children, author Maurice Sendak isn't pulling any punches. There have been rumblings over whether ... continue

Bangladesh’s Private Banks Institute Employee Dress Code In Hopes Of Saving Electricity

The central bank of Bangladesh on Monday introduced a dress code for the officials and employees of private commercial banks (PCB) for the first time aiming to save electricity in the country. "We issued a circular in this ... continue

Adobe’s Photoshop Lands On iPhone

Adobe's popular photo editing software 'Photoshop' has been ported to the Apple iPhone/iPod Touch with a brand new app. The program offers basic photo editing tools to mobile users and connects them to their online gallery stored ... continue

Powermat: The sweariest commercial, but is it worth $100?

I took a double take the other night when this commercial interrupted Tosh 2.0. The jarring bleeping draws your attention, and I can't recall a commercial in the past that has implied so much profanity. The advert ... continue

Amazon extends 1-click to developers and merchants

Today, Amazon announced expanded access to its popular mobile payments service, making the list of stuff you can buy from your phone with one tap way longer. I kind of love this service, but it's a bit too ... continue

Michael Moore screening Capitalism: A Love Story free tonight in ten cities

Are you one of the many people affected by the economic downturn? Michael Moore, who you may know for his films Fahrenheit 9/11 and Bowling For Columbine or current film Capitalism: A Love Story, wants to take you ... continue

From ‘Star Trek’ To NASA, Electron Beam Tech Is Latest “Green” Industry

NASA engineers working at Langley in Virginia have made significant progress bringing "Star Trek"-tech to the modern world with Electron Beam Freeform Fabrication (EBF3) manufacturing technology. EBF3 is the latest in government-funded, environmentally-friendly construction research and development that ... continue

California Scientists Make Paralyzed Rats Walk Again

Scientists at University of California, Los Angeles used combination of drugs, regular exercise and electrical stimulation to make paralyzed rats walk and run again. The researchers said in a statement that their findings show that the regeneration of ... continue

Interesting: Bill O’Reilly nonchalantly supports public option

Conservapundit Bill O'Reilly expressed support for a public option on his show last night, like it was no big deal, like people aren't biting each other's fingers off over the whole debacle. Via Daily Kos, the baffling (but ... continue

Eliza Dushku: Videogames are “almost acceptable and cool”

Well, thank God for that. I tell you, I've spent years indoors, too shame-faced to step outside my own house, terrified of being exposed as one of those leprous gamers. But it's okay now. Just when I was ... continue