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Warning: You Don't Want to Be MySpace Tom's Enemy Social icon burns hater to the ground with one tweet

Here’s one thing the Mayans never could have predicted about December 2012: The renewed relevance of all things MySpace. Not only is the relaunched site earning a decent amount of…

December 20, 2012, 12:48 PM EST

What People Will Really Pay for a Game When They Can Pay What They Want Cards Against Humanity's holiday sales test

Ever wish you could buy 1,000 liters of boar sperm? How about a condom for every resident of El Paso, Texas? If so, you might want to create the next…

December 18, 2012, 12:53 PM EST

University of Chicago Confused by Crazy, Wonderful Indiana Jones Package Intricate materials arrive in the mail

"If you're an applicant and sent this to us: Why? How? Did you make it? Why so awesome?" These and many more questions are being asked this week by the…

December 14, 2012, 10:00 AM EST

Apple's Passbook Problem Company 'simply did a terrible job of releasing this platform to the masses,' says one ad exec

The idea is a good one. No more digging around in your apps and emails to find an airline boarding pass, movie ticket or that digital coupon. Apple's Passbook should serve…

December 12, 2012, 11:41 AM EST

Times Writer Overshares His Lazy, Nasty Side in Column About Oversharing Dated examples, mean anecdotes

Accusing social-media addicts of oversharing is the very definition of shooting fish in a barrel. Yet New York Times columnist Roger Cohen managed to botch the job last week. In…

December 10, 2012, 9:41 AM EST

Kate Moss Airbrushed Within Inches of Her Life in New Fashion Ads Chilean clothier strikes again

At 38, Kate Moss has aged better than most hard-partying it-girls could hope to. But apparently that's not good enough for Chilean fashion line Basement. Having already forced her into…

December 4, 2012, 11:47 AM EST

Oops! WGN Anchor Refers to Chicago's Christkindlmarket as 'Kristallnacht' Viewers stunned by mention of Nazi riot

It's good to know that people still say really dumb things out loud and not just on Twitter. On Sunday night, WGN-TV anchor Robert Jordan apparently made a spectacular flub…

December 3, 2012, 10:33 AM EST

Karateka Trailer Is Hawk-Punching Hilarity for Retro Gaming Geeks Legacy lives on for 1980s classic

If you’re an old-school video gamer, you’ve got to love the trailer for Karateka, a modern spin on the 1980s classic. Created by geek culture guru Adam Lisagor’s Sandwich Video,…

November 29, 2012, 8:19 AM EST

Toys R Us Freaks Out as 4 Out of 5 Kids Don't Know Its Old Jingle Facebook contest aims to fix that pronto

It was once an inescapable earworm that squirmed into almost every Saturday-morning commercial break. But the Toys R Us jingle has apparently lost its hold on America's youth. In a…

November 28, 2012, 11:21 AM EST

Buy a Great NYC Poster and Help Victims of Hurricane Sandy Local artists lead Print Aid effort

If you're looking for an easy way to help Hurricane Sandy victims in New York City while also picking up some nice artwork, check out Print Aid NYC. Local artists…

November 28, 2012, 8:50 AM EST

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