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Cyber Monday Deals

Posted 11/30/2009 6:00 am by

Three days after the biggest shopping day of the year is the biggest shopping day of the year in the cyber world.  That’s right, boys and girls, it’s Cyber Monday and all around the world, people are frantically clicking refresh on their web browsers in an attempt to scoop up those bargains before they’re all […]

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The World’s Strongest Beer Will Blow Your Mind

Posted 11/27/2009 10:30 am by

Tactical Nuclear Penguin beer is in extremely short supply.  Brewery BrewDog, based in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, have only made 500 bottles of the £30, which is apparently more complex to make than other drinks.  Why is this particular beer so special?  Well, at a staggering 32% ABV, it’s the world’s strongest beer, and they have […]

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Man Digs Up Wife’s Corpse, Needed A Hug

Posted 11/27/2009 10:00 am by

In the words of 55-year-old Vietnamese man Le Van, “I’m a person that does things differently. I’m not like normal people.”  When you consider that Le Van missed his wife so much he dug her up from the grave and slept beside her corpse for five years because he wanted to hug her, not being […]

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Crashing A Presidential Party

Posted 11/27/2009 9:30 am by

Tareq and Michaele Salahi are either brave or very crazy.  Given that they’re trying out to be on a reality TV program, it’s probably a lot of both.  Michaele is in the running to join Bravo’s hit program as one of the featured women on “The Real Housewives of D.C.,” the latest incarnation of the […]

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Cody The Register Dog

Posted 11/27/2009 9:00 am by

He’s always there to greet the customers with a smile.  Also, if allowed, he’ll hop up on his back legs and lick their faces, sniff at their behind, and bark at the mailman.  No, it’s not some kind of publicity stunt gone wrong, it’s just Cody, the dog who works at a convenient store. Cody’s […]

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Twilight-Inspired Vampire Attack

Posted 11/27/2009 8:30 am by

Given the way Twilight, New Moon, and vampires in general have taken over the public consciousness, it was only a matter of time before it happened.  I remember after the last outbreak of pop-culture vampirism, there were crazy people all over the world who did weird stuff in the name of pretending to be an […]

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Growing Criminal Trend: Church Robbery

Posted 11/27/2009 8:00 am by

For the fourth time in two years, a building in Ellenwood, Georgia has been broken into by desperate criminals.  However, this is the first time the robber has left behind a written plea for forgiveness after his crime.  You see, the building that keeps getting robbed is Berean Baptist Church, headed by the Rev. Roger […]

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Starfish Beach

Posted 11/27/2009 7:30 am by

Animals do some really strange things, but the strangest thing that they do is intentionally kill themselves.  Whales repeatedly beach themselves, dolphins turn violent, and in Russia, starfish have been beaching themselves by the hundreds along the Pacific coast.  The resulting images are spectacular, but also kind of heartbreaking. The English Russia article doesn’t offer […]

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Store Goes Topless For Black Friday

Posted 11/27/2009 7:00 am by

It’s hard to run a business in this economic climate.  When even big companies are having trouble making ends meet, you know it has to be significantly more difficult for a small business.  Fortunately for Caroline Estes, owner of Austin, Texas-based Amazonia Aquariums, she has an idea.  Well, actually, she has two ideas, and they’re […]

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Weirdest Holiday Movies

Posted 11/27/2009 6:30 am by

  The holiday weekend is usually a big time for movies to be released.  Every Christmas, Labor Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, and just about every other long weekend is greeted with a release slate full of big-budget movie blockbusters, save one.  Thanksgiving is generally a movie wasteland, given that it’s usually a weekend […]

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The Myth Of Holiday Weight Gain

Posted 11/27/2009 6:00 am by

Everyone always thinks they pack on a lot of weight during the holiday season.  In fact, yesterday after Thanksgiving dinner, my dad was complaining about the five extra pounds he swears he’ll put on thanks in no small part to the incredibly delicious meal put together by my aunt and uncle.  He’s not the only […]

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Happy Thanksgiving from PopFi

Posted 11/26/2009 6:00 am by

It’s Thanksgiving today, the quintessential American holiday that involves eating too much, watching too much football (both college and pro), and napping on the couch thanks to an overdose of tryptophan.  No celebration of Thanksgiving would be completely without actually giving thanks, and since this is my first Thanksgiving as owner and operator of PopFi, […]

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The Muppets Go Viral

Posted 11/25/2009 11:48 am by

This video has been everywhere lately, and for good reason.  Multiple friends of mine linked it on Google Reader the other day, and I watched it with a grin.  Not only are The Muppets back, they’re stretching the boundaries of how streaming video can look with this incredible cover version/music video for the 1975 Queen […]

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The History Of Black Friday

Posted 11/25/2009 10:00 am by

It’s one of the more unusual holiday events.  Black Friday, that orgy of predawn openings, door-buster sales, big deals, and consumerism, is the official launch of the holiday shopping season and is routinely one of the biggest sales days a store will see all year.  Have you ever wondered how this unique holiday tradition got […]

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Brain Scan Used In Murder Trial

Posted 11/25/2009 9:15 am by

In what is believed to be a legal precedent, the Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging scan, or FMRI, of a convicted rapist and murderer will be used against him during his sentencing phase.  Brian Dugan, who was convicted in Chicago of the rape and murder of a 10-year-old, received the FMRI and entered it into evidence […]

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Five Odd Holiday Meals

Posted 11/25/2009 7:30 am by

The best thing about holidays is that you get to eat a lot of food you don’t normally get to eat.  I mean, really; how often do you get to chow down on turkey, dressing, gravy, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, and, of course, several kinds of pie?  That’s definitely pretty rare, right?  Especially on […]

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Guerilla Christmas Decorators Strike!

Posted 11/25/2009 7:00 am by

Remember in the classic cartoon How The Grinch Stole Christmas, when the Grinch broke into the houses in Whoville and stole all their Christmas presents and decorations and whatnot?  Well, in Herscher, Illinois, a woman and her children returned home from a weekend trip to find out she’d been reverse-Grinched.   That’s right, someone broke […]

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10 Best Tracking Shots In Movies

Posted 11/25/2009 6:30 am by

I’m something of a movie nerd.  Some people love analyzing literature.  I love dissecting films, studying them scene by scene for influences, homages, or just general technical abilities.  One of my favorite shots in film is the tracking shot, in which the camera moves during a scene while shooting, usually on rails, following an actor […]

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Drug Dealer Beaten Over Boogers

Posted 11/25/2009 6:00 am by

It’s a bit of perverse vigilante justice chased with a bit more of perverse vigilante justice.  Roy Morris James Batemand and Richard Robert Charles Wilde took matters into their own hands when the two traveled to Torrensville, Australia, to beat up a notorious drug dealer.  However, they didn’t beat him up because he was dealing […]

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Frozen Turkey Violence

Posted 11/24/2009 10:00 am by

During the course of a heated argument with his girlfriend over how much time she was spending on the phone with her mother, Mark Woodward flipped out.  He is accused of going to the freezer, removing a frozen turkey the couple had received from her church, and tossing the frozen bird at her.  Now, she’s […]

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A Personalized Adult Swim

Posted 11/24/2009 9:30 am by

I am a huge evangelist for Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim line of programming.  Even when they let me down by bringing in more life action crap, I’m usually the first in line to watch their new cartoons and, thankfully, they’ve launched a service that will make it even easier for me to pluck the gems […]

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100-Proof Turkey Is Really Wild

Posted 11/24/2009 9:00 am by

Sometimes you just need a little help getting through the holiday season, and for most people, that help comes in a bottle.  However, if publican Paul Hurley of Midtown Manhattan’s O’Casey’s Tavern has his way, you won’t need to get your booze from a bottle this Thanksgiving; you’ll be able to get a buzz off […]

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Santa’s $100,000 Facelift

Posted 11/24/2009 8:35 am by

It’s getting closer and closer to the holiday season, and everyone is starting to get ready.  For some people, that means shopping.  For others, that means cooking and getting out those once-a-year recipes.  However, if you’re a store in Auckland, New Zealand, you get Santa Claus a facelift.  A 66-foot-tall Santa Claus statue has gotten […]

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Soon-To-Be-Mom Of 14 Won’t Stop Until She Gets Twins

Posted 11/24/2009 8:00 am by

Some people love kids.  Sara Foss, of Derby, England, REALLY loves kids.  That would explain why she’s got 13 of them, with her 14th on the way (and she’s only 39).  But she’s not done; she’s planning on two more, and she’s hoping for twins.  That’d give her 16 kids. Just get a load of […]

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Customized Chocolate: As Weird As You Want

Posted 11/24/2009 7:30 am by

Have you ever taken a big bite out of a candy bar of some sort, chewed thoughtfully on the nougat or caramel or whatever inside it, and thought to yourself, “This is good, but I could totally do better.”  Well, chocri, a Germany-based candy confectioner, is going to give you the shot.  Pick whatever toppings […]

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Breaking Up The Playboy Empire

Posted 11/24/2009 7:00 am by

The parent company of the Playboy empire, Playboy Enterprises, has been on the ropes for quite some time.  When the latest economic downturn hit, it was only the latest in a long series of body-blows for the once iconic magazine publisher.  After all, when your business is still anchored by print, it’s hard to keep […]

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Charles Manson’s Son

Posted 11/24/2009 6:30 am by

It’s got to be strange to be adopted.  There’s the mystery of who your real parents are versus the reality of who raised you and who you consider to be your parent.  I have a good friend who was adopted as a baby, and while she’s interested in knowing just who her parents are, she’s […]

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Record Executive Arrested For Not Tweeting

Posted 11/24/2009 6:00 am by

Police can charge you under just about any circumstance, but can you be arrested for NOT using microblogging service Twitter?  Well, if you’re James A. Roppo, an executive at Island Def Jam Records, your inaction is a crime.  Police say Roppo’s failure to post a Twitter message lead to a riot. You see, at a […]

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$100,000 Book Found On Bathroom Shelf

Posted 11/23/2009 12:00 pm by

A very rare copy of the first edition of Charles Darwin’s On The Origin of Species was discovered in a pretty unlikely location.  Namely, the incredibly rare book was discovered in a bathroom, on a toilet shelf.  It’s amazing just what you can find when you clean once in awhile, isn’t it? The book is […]

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Woman Loses Disability Due To Facebook Pictures

Posted 11/23/2009 10:02 am by

Nathalie Blanchard claims she was just following doctor’s orders when she attended a Chippendales male dance revue at a local bar.  After all, in order to treat her long-term depression, her doctor told her to go out to bars, hang out with friends, take vacations, and generally have fun.  However, her Facebook update pictures may […]

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