Having recently settled a work dispute with Harry Shearer, voice of multiple major characters on The Simpsons, it seems like the show is going to get the most possible use out of him they can in Season 27. Shearer voices both Waylon Smithers and C. Montgomery Burns, renowned for Smithers’ unrequited love for his 100-something-year-old […]
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Discrimination Due To White Girl Dreadlocks
Posted 9/24/2015 5:43 pm by Ron HoganWhen I was in school, we had a fairly strict dress code in school. No logos, solid color polo shirts and blue, black, or khaki/tan/brown slacks, and hair on men that didn’t touch ears, eyebrows, or shirt collars. Also, the only facial hair allowed were creepy mustaches or sideburns to the earlobe. The moment I […]
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Robert Lewandowski Scores 5 Goals In 9 Minutes
Posted 9/22/2015 7:56 pm by Ron HoganWhen Pep Guardiola brought Polish national team player Robert Lewandowski off the bench, his FC Bayern Munich team was behind 1-0 to rivals VfL Wolfsburg. While Bayern won the Bundesliga last year, Wolfsburg was nipping at their heels the whole way. Lewandowski took the pitch and then proceeded to do something that’s never happened in the […]
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EPA Says VW Deliberately Violated Clear Air Act
Posted 9/18/2015 7:12 pm by Ron HoganFor a company founded by Hitler, Volkswagen has done a pretty good job of distancing itself from its roots and promoting the company’s cars as fun, safe, and a good alternative to gas-guzzling American cars. Volkswagen does great ads, but it turns out those are just that… advertisements designed to sell products that don’t live […]
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Florida Woman Arrested With 3500 Bladed Weapons In House
Posted 9/17/2015 8:30 pm by Ron HoganWelcome to Florida, where no amount of weapons or crazed reptiles is enough to make things all that unusual. How about a house full of bladed weapons and what might be an altar to Satan? Pretty normal by Florida standards, but still interesting for the rest of the known world. Cops serving felony warrants at […]
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Budweiser To Buy Miller, Merging All The Beer
Posted 9/16/2015 7:40 pm by Ron HoganWhen you’re the biggest beer company in the world, you don’t have a lot to be afraid of, except for maybe the second largest beer company in the world. If you can’t beat them, often times the best option is to join them, and that’s what’s got the creators of Budweiser and Miller sitting down […]
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Facebook Adding “Dislike” Button
Posted 9/15/2015 10:12 pm by Ron HoganNobody likes the like button. Everyone clicks on the like button to show support or approval, but sometimes a person’s Facebook status update or linked thing doesn’t merit approval, but disapproval, or sympathy, or something other than a mindless click of the like button. This has been an option people have wanted for a long, […]
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Happy 30th Birthday Mario Brothers!
Posted 9/14/2015 6:19 pm by Ron HoganTwo Italian plumbers became megastars by stomping on turtles, punching bricks, and throwing fire at mushroom people. The Mario Brothers, Mario and Luigi, remain cultural icons. You can’t go to a Halloween party without seeing them on someone’s costume, and the devoted fans have the brothers permanently inked on their skin. Now those salutes have […]
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Justin Bieber Berates Cameraman During “Today”
Posted 9/10/2015 6:52 pm by Ron HoganJustin Bieber has had a lot of problems over the years. The list is numerous and pretty legendary. Of all the modern pop stars, he’s been the most troublesome, and now he’s on the comeback trail, making his first television appearance in a long time this morning during NBC’s The Today Show. He sang four […]
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Apple’s $99 Pencil
Posted 9/09/2015 6:42 pm by Ron HoganApple’s press conferences are news events. Even here at PopFi we talked about Apple’s upcoming September 9 press conference, and since today’s September 9, all the good news is out there for the perusal of the world. As expected, Apple mostly rolled out newer versions of its staple products, but there were a few surprises, […]
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Queen Elizabeth II Becomes Britain’s Longest-Serving Monarch
Posted 9/08/2015 8:27 pm by Ron HoganWhen she first took over as queen, steam locomotives powered the country and connected the world. Now, she’s the Queen of Facebook. Serving her country during WWII, Queen Elizabeth has overseen a time of relative peace and prosperity as a royal, aside from The Troubles and the issue of the Falklands. Compared to a lot […]
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Tim Tebow Making The Eagles Roster?
Posted 9/04/2015 8:41 pm by Ron HoganThere’s an old saying in sports. The team’s most popular player is the back-up quarterback. Nowhere is that more true than in the NFL, where every struggling team has to fend off calls to put in the backup, no matter who that backup might be or how good he may or may not be. Throw […]
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When CVS Banned Cigarettes
Posted 9/03/2015 6:45 pm by Ron HoganThere are an estimated 44 million Americans that smoke cigarettes. Despite all the smoking bans in public places and increased awareness of the dangers of cigarettes, it’s a very hard habit to kick and it’s a very lucrative business for companies. Among them was CVS, the nation’s second-largest pharmacy chain, which sold an estimated $2 […]
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Police Plan Arby’s Boycott
Posted 9/02/2015 11:08 pm by Ron HoganSometimes you just want some curly fries and a roast beef sandwich, even if you’re on duty. Cops are often seen in restaurants, and some businesses go out of their way to support cops. However, a Pembroke Pines, Florida, Arby’s wasn’t so keen on having uniformed cops hanging out in the lobby of their business. […]
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McDonald’s Goes All-Day Breakfast
Posted 9/01/2015 9:03 pm by Ron HoganOne of the best treats in the world, at least when I was a kid, was an order of pancakes and sausage from McDonald’s. Of course, it wasn’t as good as a Personal Pan Pizza to eat while watching Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, but it was probably the next best thing, and a pretty rare […]
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