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Atlanta Georgia Invaded By Russia

POLITICS BUZZ – Ok maybe not but one Georgia State resident is worried. Could this be real?! View the Image »

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Body Stacking

CULTURE BUZZ – Photographer Lisa Rastl piles people up in unexpected locations. I guess you never really expect to see people piled up anywhere, really. These images all have a real charm about them. The Best Links: When Will Bodystacking Hit Williamsburg? Cool Body Sculptures View the Buzz »

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Styrofoam Houses

CULTURE BUZZ – Japanese dome houses look like igloos and are made from a styrofoam that is “highly resistant” to earthquakes, fires, and typhoons. I picture a whole family of Bjorks crawling out of one of these. The Best Links: International Dome House Homepage YouTube – Super Easy Assembly of a Styrofoam Dome Home Modular [...]

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Laser Airship

SCIENCE BUZZ – Boeing has test fired an airborne laser gun that can fire with pinpoint accuracy. Welcome to the future, where chemical lasers will take out entire convoys in 26 seconds. Scary stuff: “The laser is silent and invisible, and can strike at long range in darkness.” The Best Links: The Laser Makes Insurgents [...]

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Obama Wins Twitter

POLITICS BUZZ – He’s now the most-followed on Twitter. John McCain, meanwhile, doesn’t seem to have a Twitter account, or know what the internet is. The Best Links: Obama Just Edges Out Kevin Rose Twitter / BarackObama View the Buzz »

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Guy Takes a Bath in a Burger King Sink

CULTURE BUZZ – Whoa, look at Crazy Tim! He’s takin’ a bath in the sink! Now he’s getting us all fired from Burger King! Timothy Tackett (aka “Mr.UNST@BL3”) took down the MySpace video that got him and two other employees fired from an Ohio Burger King, but this weekend he put it on YouTube. Smart [...]

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LOL Bush

CULTURE BUZZ – LOL Bush is the new LOL Cats. I can has gol medal? View the Image » The Best Links: More LOL Bush Photos!

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Janelle Monae

MUSIC BUZZ – Signed to Bad Boy Records by some guy named Diddy, the Atlanta native’s spacey style, “afro-punk” sound, and rabid attitude are catching the ears of many just in time for her EP to drop. Part Lena Horne, part Grace Jones, and all-around weirdo, Monae has made quite an impression on both music [...]

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He Sings The Themes

TV BUZZ – I cannot stop watching this dude’s videos in which he poorly attempts to sing TV show theme songs, adding an errie, bizarre, or downright tragic motif. The brilliance here is that while he might very well be in on the joke, his super-magnified eyeglasses lenses may not. Watch the Video » The [...]

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Weightlifting Mishap

SPORTS BUZZ – 24-year-old Janos Baranyai won’t be going home with any medals from the Olympics. This just looks so incredibly painful! The strangest part of the video, though, is just after Baranyai collapses on the mat in leg-shaking pain and a group of helpful Chinese assistants rush out to block him from view. The [...]

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Frankie Jonas’s Diary

CELEBRITY BUZZ – “Bonus Jonas my ASS” is the fake diary of forgotten Frankie Jonas. As with Fake Steve Jobs, you don’t need to know much about the real Jonas Brothers to get a kick out of this. Select quotes: “My brother Joe’s always busy practicing taking off his purity ring as fast as possible” [...]

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Instructional Kissing Videos

CULTURE BUZZ – Some in-depth instructional kissing videos for you to watch and learn. I suppose they’re safe for work, but you might get some strange looks from some officemates. The Best Links: YouTube – Watch the Weird Korean Instructional Kissing Videos How to Kiss – No One Knows Kissing Quite Like the Koreans YouTube [...]

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Rad Girls

TV BUZZ – A show on the little-watched network Fuse.tv claims to be the female version of Jackass. I had no idea that Fuse showed programming besides long blocks of emo videos. The Best Links: Fuse.tv – Rad Girls Home Watch Episodes on YouTube RadGirls – Their Official Website Rad Girls on MySpace Watch “Lunch [...]

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Countries That Don’t Use Metric

SCIENCE BUZZ – What does the U.S. have in common with Liberia and Burma? This makes me almost as proud as when that Michael Phelps guy wins. View the Image »

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Bigfoot Found

SCIENCE BUZZ – Two Bigfoot hunters say they the have the body of a dead Bigfoot. They are planning on releasing DNA evidence in a news conference on Friday. It’s a good thing they have DNA evidence! Because this photo looks like a discarded gorilla suit stuffed in a freezer chest. View the Image » [...]

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Talking Animals

CULTURE BUZZ – Animals talking to their owners. “I want my mama” is the best! Watch the Video »

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Disassembled Appliances

CULTURE BUZZ – Photos of disassembled appliances are oddly captivating. Ever long to see the innards of your iron, waffle-maker or dustbuster? You’re in luck. This is somehow way better than seeing aniPhone’s guts. The Best Links: Brittny Badger’s Flickr Page Oooh Dissasembled Appliances iPhone Disassembled! View the Buzz »

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Praying for Rain During Obama’s DNC Speech

POLITICS BUZZ – Focus on the Family reporter Stuart Shepard asked viewers to pray for “rain of Biblical proportions” during the Democratic National Convention. All cute-like too, like “Nice convention ya got here. Be a shame if God flooded it out.” FotF made Shepard take the video down, but not before it got on YouTube. [...]

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Wrist Shackles

STYLE BUZZ – Wide black leather cuffs have been spotted on various runways for fall. Along with leather fingerless gloves, it’s just one of a few fall 2008 fashion trends you can get at a sex fetish shop. The Best Links: Trend Alert: Couture Wrist Shackles Finishing Touches from the Fall Runway View the Buzz [...]

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Michael Phelps: The Best Ever?

SPORTS BUZZ – With 11 gold medals and counting, that seems to be the word on the street. All over the web and TV, people are touting Michael as the best Olympic athlete ever. With more golds then anyone in history, that seems to be a fair argument (apologies to Lewis, Spitz, and Owens), but [...]

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Alicia Sacramone Is Hot

SPORTS BUZZ – Sure, she fell off the balance beam and the U.S. only won a silver. She’s still got her looks! Strange that the phrase “Alicia Sacramone is hot” is at the top of Google Trends this morning — is someone out there trying to make her feel better by running repeat searches? View [...]

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Sushi Cake

FOOD BUZZ – A photo of a wedding cake made with avocado, edamame, wasabi, raw salmon, tuna and roe. Topped with wasabi icing and drizzled in soy sauce, it still sounds…kind of unappetizing. View the Image » The Best Links: Giant Photo, Plus Recipe! Cake that Just Looks Like Sushi

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How To Sing Puppies To Sleep

CULTURE BUZZ – Man sings to a litter until they all pass out. It ain’t pretty, but this guy get’s the job done. The Best Links: How To Sing Puppies To Sleep View the Buzz »

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The Chupacabra

SCIENCE BUZZ – Two police officers in Cuero, TX managed to capture video footage of the ever elusive Chupacabra. Aww, it was dead before they got a chance to enter it in the World’s Ugliest Dogs contest. The Best Links: Forget Montauk: Texas Has Video Of The Chupacabra! Here’s a Drawing CNN Has the Video [...]

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Google Streetview Drunk

CULTURE BUZZ – Google’s Streetview service captures another little slice of humanity. This image comes to us from the depths of northern Australia, which means the guy in the picture probably didn’t just visit these ladies, though he’s now bound to them in internet shame. View the Image »

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Spectra

TECH BUZZ – A web-based news visualization site from MSNBC. Through the magic of Flash and code, Spectra turns the MSNBC news feed into a revolving swirl of headlines and images. For extra fun, turn on the webcam option under the ‘Change View’ tab and go crazy. The Best Links: Spectra Visual Newsreader Via: Forget [...]

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Bubble Tanks 2

TECH BUZZ – A pleasant little Flash game that will take you deep under the sea. The object is to build up your Bubble Tank by destroying others. The music is soothing, too. The Best Links: Bubble Tanks 2 View the Buzz »

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Strange Message From Police

CULTURE BUZZ – The police left a strange message after invading the wrong apartment. A family returned to their apartment and found a hole in their door, police in their backyard, and this cryptic message on the refrigerator. The police won’t respond to the family’s complaints, so now they’re fighting the police for restitution! View [...]

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Natalie Jeremijenko’s Eco Clinic

SCIENCE BUZZ – Natalie Jeremijenko starts an environmental health clinic. Stop by and get concrete remedies and “prescriptions” that make your air quality and water quality better. “People know how to ring up and make an appointment at their health clinic. But they don’t really know what to do about toxins in the air and [...]

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Yang Peiyi

SPORTS BUZZ – She’s the voice behind the patriotic anthem sung at the Opening Ceremony, performed by a cuter, more TV-friendly lip-syncer named Lin Miaoke. People are up in arms about this, but it’s not news that the world is a superficial place. Hasn’t anybody ever seen The Truth About Cats and Dogs??? The Best [...]