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Conan's Twitter Personalities

Friday, March 12, 2010

If you're only following one of Conan's Twitter accounts, you're missing out on all the Twitter-liciousness the man has to offer ...

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Because He Can't Be on TV

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Conan O'Brien is returning. Just not in the way you might think. Since he's forbidden from appearing on television, he's launching "The Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour." This will be awesome ...

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£20 Note to be Discontinued

Thursday, March 11, 2010

photograph of a 20 pound note with Edward ElgarOn July 1st, if you have any £20 notes, you should make sure they don't have the picture of composer Edward Elgar. The notes are due to be destroyed to make way for a new, more advanced note. The notes' total value is 3 billion pounds ...

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Does Barbie Know What Mad Men Do?

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

photograph of Mad Men barbiesMattel has announced plans to release a special series of Barbie dolls based on characters from Mad Men. Apparently the irony of releasing dolls based on a show where most of the characters smoke, drink and philander is lost on the toy-maker ...

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Actor Corey Haim Dead

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Child actor Corey Haim was found dead this morning from an apparent drug overdose. The Lost Boys star was 38 ...

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Sorry Students

Friday, March 12, 2010

If you're in college, this might not be surprising to you: the average student in America has college loans of $20,200. And students at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst have the highest, with over $21,000 in debt on average. That's a lot of overtime shifts at Denny's ...

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Kansas City to Close Half Its Schools

Thursday, March 11, 2010

The school board in Kansas City has approved plans to close almost half of the schools in the district. It's being done to save the district money and to fill the schools with lots of vacancies ...

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Bank of America Canceling Overdraft Fees

Thursday, March 11, 2010

It's happened to most of us at one point or another: overdrafts. You buy a $1.50 candy bar at 7-11 because you think you have enough money in your account, and BOOM; $25 in overdraft fees. Well, Bank of America is joining Citibank in putting an end to the practice ...

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Chuck Norris Punches Birthdays in the Face

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

stylized photo of Chuck NorrisHappy birthday to Chuck Norris ... who is 70 (!) today. When asked how it felt to officially be categorized as old, Norris looked at us with a steely gaze, muttered something about "I'll show you old ... with my fist" and then blew out seventy candles on a cake by flexing ...

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David Foster Wallace Archive Going to Texas

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

The University of Texas has announced it has acquired the archive of late author David Foster Wallace, including notes, letters, drafts and unpublished writings. A major figure in contemporary American literature, Foster died in 2008 ...

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