Archive | May, 2010

McLaren F1 turns 20

30 May

McLaren has correctly decided that the only way to rock an anniversary party is with champagne, good grub and a host of gorgeous models.

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Toyota Swagger Wagon

26 May

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The circle of no life

25 May

Woman sues Rogers over cellphone bill, says it ruined her marriage

21 May

A Toronto mother who says her marriage fell apart because her Rogers cellphone bill exposed her extramarital affair is suing Canada’s largest cellphone provider.

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iWatch

21 May

Meet the iWatch – if it does what the iPhone does, then we’re interested. Shame it’s just a concept.

Iron Man 2 home-made particle accelerator

21 May

There’s the question of whether or not it’s really possible to build a particle accelerator in your own home with sufficient power to create a new element.

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Rima Fakih – First Arab Miss USA

18 May

After a year filled with charity work, traveling, memories, and all sorts of other “warm fuzzies,” Kristin Dalton (Miss USA 2009) crowned her successor, Rima Fakih. This 24 year old marks a first for Miss USA, as she is the only Middle Eastern contestant to have won the title.

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Draw Muhammed Day 2010

17 May

This idea was originally started by Seattle artist Molly Norris after the censorship that has been happened on South Park this year. Norris created a cartoon that called for May 20th to be ‘Everybody Draw Muhammad Day’.

From the author: “Keep it clean. This is about proving that this is America and, in America, we don’t back down when threatened. Showing the world that we’re not afraid to depict Muhammad is the point, not use it for your personal/political/religious message.”

http://www.drawmuhammadday.com

Update: As of May 31, 2010 the domain name is no longer registered and does not show any content.

Anatomy of Cool

13 May

The headline implies that there is a “body” whose anatomy you can analyze. The whole point of cool is that it does not have a body available for analysis. It’s like a ghost instead of a corpse. That’s why it is cool.

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Lights – Second Go

11 May

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Valerie Anne Poxleitner (born 11 April 1987), professionally known as Lights, is a Juno Award-winning Canadian singer and songwriter.