May. 19, 2012
Just because it’s his party, doesn’t mean he can’t cure his boredom by playing with the elastic strap on his birthday headgear. If dullness fully set in, it would be a CATastrophe.
May. 18, 2012
Two turkeys show off their dubstep beatboxing skills (and, surprisingly, neither of them is Skrillex).
Wait for the drop.
Gobblegobblegobble, wubwubwub.
[hyst]
May. 18, 2012
Facebook’s first day of public trading, by the numbers: 571 million shares traded, a 23 cent gain in share price (up to $38.23 from an initial price of $38), and one hilarious parody video from the Taiwanese animation wizards at Next Media.
And how did all of this affect Mark Zuckerberg’s personal wealth? The Wall Street Journal is glad you asked. You can refer to their live tracker of the kid billionaire’s fortunes for all your Zuckwatch 2012 needs.
May. 18, 2012
Both of the two food groups (“meats” and “dessert”) are represented in The Cupcake Project’s “cupcakewurst,” which stuffs delicious cake batter into also-delicious sausage casing.
Sorry, chocolate and peanut butter, but you’ve been made redundant.
[neatorama.]
May. 18, 2012
Carlos DeLuna was convicted of murdering Wanda Lopez in a February 1983 robbery in Corpus Christi.
DeLuna was executed by lethal injection in December 1989.
DeLuna was innocent.
[atlantic]
May. 18, 2012
Know This:
- The Feminist Ryan Gosling Meme is now a book.
- Judge Judy has launched a hilarious new website: What Would Judy Say?
- The 1992 Dream Team is finally getting a documentary.
- Remember the Russian skywalkers? Yeah, they’ve been arrested.
- Vermont is the first state to ban fracking.
Read This:
- The Crown Vic may be gone, but it’s not forgotten.
- How a new father accidentally stole a car from the hospital parking lot.
Watch This:
- A new YouTube channel lets you do your good for the day in just 30 seconds.
- Is it harder to be gay or black? Wanda Sykes has the answer.
- Jimmy Fallon presents his latest Late Night Hashtags: #mygraduationspeech.
Look At This:
- It’s a photo series of Americans who live totally off the grid.
- What’s it like to live past 80?
- It’s the best Avengers T-shirt to date — and Daily What readers get $2 off any color shirt through Sunday, with discount code “dailywhat” … thanks, Eric!
Other:
- Tea Time Twitter: Twipolitico
- Tea Time Tumblr: the sochill network
- Tea Time List: Top 10 Jazz Albums For People Who Don’t Know Sh*t About Jazz
- Above: evgrieve
May. 18, 2012
Ryan Kennedy was diagnosed with ependymoma, a rare form of brain cancer, in 2007, when he was 4. Now Ryan, at 9, is living out the most adult decision a person can make — he quit all his cancer treatments and chose to die at home.
Ryan’s disease attacks the central nervous system, and caused him to walk into walls and vomit frequently. Since his diagnosis, his treatments have included four rounds of chemotherapy, two bouts of radiation, and seven surgeries. Ryan’s most recent operation, last August, left the right side of Ryan’s face paralyzed, and that’s when he decided to wave the white flag.
When doctors proposed another surgery in February, Ryan refused, telling his parents with certainty, “I’m done with this.” He just wanted to “live the rest of his life.”
Ryan’s final wish was to go swimming, so the whole family took a vacation. Now Ryan is spending his last days at home in hospice care. He has almost died — twice — and he’s shared tearful goodbyes with his brother and sister.
Ryan’s 10th birthday is May 24, but doctors don’t expect him to live that long.
[theweek]
May. 18, 2012
Florida-based artist Scott Scheidly has created a portrait series like no other; his reimaginations of some of history’s notorious characters are “fabulous,” as he puts it, and in more ways than one.
[spokeart]
May. 18, 2012
Hugh Jackman auditions for a teaching position at Harlem Village Academies – on the strength of classroom experience he acquired filming the X-Men movies.
