July 2010
A History Of The Hit Single - A few seconds from...
June 2010
FIFA Apologizes For Blown Calls →
The World Cup might be hitting a high note, but FIFA itself is enduring a bit of a scratchy stretch these days.
The most recent fervor kicked up after the English goal that was missed by the referees in Sunday’s Germany-England game. Then, with the controversy barely cooled, an offside call was missed in the next game, resulting in a goal for Argentina against Mexico.
The...
Vegas Says LeBron Will Be a Bull →
Those laying action in Las Vegas on LeBron James’ next basketball home are now putting their money on Chicago. In a big shift from a couple of months ago, when the betting odds favored Cleveland by a significant margin, Vegas now puts the odds of LeBron (who just landed at #28 in our annual Celebrity 100 list of Hollywood hot shots) becoming a Bull at 55%, with his hometown Cavaliers...
Brazil President Lula has a bigger vuvuzela than... →
Look at that thing! It has to be a weapons-grade vuvuzela. And how did he not blast his wife clear out of the room upon blowing into that monster?
This was how Brazil President Lula celebrated his country’s win over Chile on Monday. But I’m guessing you heard it no matter where you were at the time. If he plans on using increasingly bigger vuvuzelas for every Brazil victory...
holy crap!! #PAR takes out #JPN in penalty kicks…so intense!
i’m going to author a diet book with a plan that allows you to still drink alcohol. it won’t work, but i’m betting people will still buy it
saw these guys rapping about ross last week on market & thought it was a lame marketing promo, turns out its a realsong http://bit.ly/9g1NBy
I just made $96.50 selling my old iphone and it took less than 5 minutes. If you need to do the same, check out: http://www.nextworth.com
I love the fact that I’m rooting for a country I can’t even point out on a map! Keep it up #SVK #WorldCupGeographyLesson
I can’t get over how amazing the iPhone 4 is…the screen is absolutely gorgeous! It feels like a device from the future!
France took a converted cargo plane home →
When France first crashed out of the World Cup with a 2-1 loss to their South African hosts on Tuesday, initial reports were that the French Football Federation was so furious with their disgraceful team that they arranged for them to be taken straight from the stadium to the airport for a downgraded coach-class flight home.
Well, their expulsion from South Africa wasn’t quite so...
i’m way too excited to work right now!! i can’t believe the US won the group!!
Landon Donovan Scores in the 91st Minute, USA... →
It looked for all the world like the USA were going to fail to beat Algeria and fail to get out of Group C. For 90 minutes they just couldn’t score. But then in the 91st minute Altidore found Dempsey, Dempsey’s shot was saved, and Landon Donovan arrived to score from the rebound. 1-0 to the USA.
They finish top of Group C, England finish 2nd. Donovan cried in his post match interview, but we...
Lionel Messi says that he Loves Oasis! →
Kitty litter bday cake for @ValerieAmes bday! Very nicely done Annie! http://bit.ly/a1qXAa
Hahah! ENG supporters booing their team. Good players, terrible team. US should be alone in first right now. FIFA, explain the penalty!!
Sad news; Manute Bol dies at 47. He was a great player and a generous person. He used his fame/money to save orphans in his native country.
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this dude is classy...
Why Mexico's disallowed goal was offside →
Here’s a little secret in the soccer world: No one really understands the offside rule. Not all the time, anyway. That became very clear during the first half of today’s World Cup opener, when fans and pundits alike called foul after the assistant referee lifted his flag just before Mexico’s Carlos Vela slammed the ball into the net.
When showing replays, commentators...
Refs learning naughty words to catch Rooney →
After a profanity-laced tirade directed at the referee in England’s last warm-up friendly, talk surrounding Saturday’s U.S. vs. England contest has centered around the possibility of Wayne Rooney losing his top again and getting himself sent off, leaving England’s strike force terrifyingly Emile Heskey-centric and the United States on the expressway to a potentially...
San Francisco Crime Mapped As Elevation →
listening to "World Cup Theme Song" →
@kevin7211 “World Cup Theme Song” #WorldCup2010”
Bing Gets A Foursquare Badge For The World Cup,... →
World Cup mania is about to begin and that means one thing: it’s a social media branding opportunity! On Friday, in time for the first kickoff, Bing is going to release a World Cup badge on Foursquare which can be unlocked by people who follow Bing on the service.
World Cup 2010 in the San Francisco Bay Area -... →
Where to watch the World Cup 2010 in the San Francisco Bay Area no matter who you’re supporting. Brought to you by the San Francisco Chronicle and SFGate.com’s World Cup 2010: The Beautiful Blog at http://www.sfgate.com/worldcup/.
Improv Everywhere Creates Separate Sidewalk Lanes... →
Fast Passes Phasing Out in October, Translink Is... →
Change is afoot in your commute, ladies and gentlemen. As of late June, you’ll no longer be able to buy Muni Fast Passes online, and as of October those fun, colorful, ever-changing paper passes will disappear forever. Muni is forcing everyone to move over to the Translink system, WHICH, as of next week, will no longer be called Translink. It will heretofore henceforth be called...
Helvetireader →
Helvetireader is a hosted user stylesheet for Google Reader served via a user-script. It aims to make the interface a clean, minimal experience where you’re not assaulted by an array of colours, social features and buttons (using Shortcuts instead). It’s designed for people who just read the latest entries in expanded view without all the other gubbins.
Science For Juggalos →
It has come to our attention that the fans of the band “The Insane Clown Posse” (Juggalos) lack basic scientific understanding on subjects like magnetism, light, and nature. Fortunately, several of these Juggalos will be outside the Warfield Theater on June 5th, 2010, and we feel this is the perfect opportunity to resolve their ignorance.
To that end, we will be setting up a...
Celebrity Picks: 2010 NBA Finals →
Turner Sports asked various athletes and celebrities for their prediction on the NBA Finals, which begin Thursday night on ABC.
Lady Destroys Liquor Aisle at Richmond Delano's →
The sanity-estranged who roam among us. Where would we be without them? This “crazy Russian lady” went on a rampage at a Richmond store over the weekend. ManicVulva captured the tail-end of her breakdown. She writes:
At the Delano’s at 27th & Geary in SF. I shot this after she had been going at it for a while and she’s starting to slow down. She was throwing...
Street Talkin’ | Slick Rick ft. Outkast
Rework : Cheat Sheet →
A condensed and concentrated version of the big takeaways which I (Gnat Gnat) thought important from Rework by 37signals.
(download the pdf)
Introducing the Google Font API & Google Font... →
Today we are excited to announce a collection of high quality open source web fonts in the Google Font Directory, and the Google Font API to make them available to everybody on the web. For a long time, the web has lagged print and even other electronic media in typographic sophistication. To enjoy the visual richness of diverse fonts, webmasters have resorted to workarounds such as baking...
