May, 2011

Brian Williams interviews 25-year-old Bethany Lansaw of Joplin, MO, whose husband Don sacrificed himself to save her life by covering her with his body as they took shelter in a bathtub during last Sunday’s tornado.

NBC Nightly News (Source, and a backup in case the YouTube video goes down)

While it’s already been noted that his long form (heh) signature looks like a penis, Robert Alicea came to the realization that the abbreviated version “is totally a cartoon baby Tyrannosaurus playing with a ball of yarn.”

Now he just needs to work on making his 2008′s look like 2011′s.

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Single Librans better find someone real quick.

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The Modern Warfare 3 trailer gets the obligatory Team America edit.

Headphones.

xPantherx | Thanks Peter.

This kid is better with a diabolo than you’ll ever be at anything…ever.

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Jimmy Kimmel gets some help from Boyz II Men to give Oprah a proper farewell.

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If you love golden era hip-hop, get ready to shit yourself.

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Black Sunday, Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star, The Infamous, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, Liquid Swords, 93 ’til Infinity, Enta Da Stage, No Said Date, and Illmatic (with special guests AZ, Pete Rock, and DJ Premier) will all be performed in their entirety.

Rock The Bells

7 Insane Easter Eggs Hidden In Movies And TV Shows – [Cracked]

Before Joplin: 10 Deadliest Tornadoes In U.S. History – [NewsFeed]

Egypt Finds 17 Lost Pyramids – [GlobalPost]

A new satellite survey of Egypt reportedly found 17 lost pyramids along with more than 1,000 tombs and 3,000 ancient settlements

YouTube Community Passes Two Milestones For Its 6th Birthday – [YouTube Blog]

Today, more than 48 hours (two days worth) of video are uploaded to the site every minute, a 37% increase over the last six months and 100% over last year. We’re amazed that over this last weekend, you drove YouTube past the 3 billion views a day mark, a 50% increase over last year. That’s the equivalent of nearly half the world’s population watching a YouTube video each day, or every U.S. resident watching at least nine videos a day.

Barry Bonds Will Pay To Send Beaten Giants Fan’s Kids To College – [Deadspin]

Stow family attorney Thomas Girardi said that former slugger Barry Bonds has donated to pay for their college education. He said the family has talked about turning other donations back to the fans if this suit is successful, but said the gift of a college of education is something they treasure and will keep.

Tornado-Damaged Joplin, From Above (Photos) – [In Focus]

California’s Jam-Packed Prisons (Photos) – [Mother Jones]

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A photo of the ominous sky over Kansas, MO today. Meanwhile, tornadoes have now hit Oklahoma and Texas, and Joplin prepares for another wave of “severe weather.”

All I’m going to say is I’ve seen this somewhere before, and it wasn’t good news then either.

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Now that the Raptor is cancelled, Dom’s heading to the shore.

“This is an important weekend for my people. It’s like a pilgrimage. Kind of like Bonnaroo, except for people who shower and don’t want to get shit on while they sleep.”

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