Headline Of The Day

“China Tries To Ward Off Rain At Festivities” (NYT)

Ohhh, China.

Why You Shouldn’t Facebook Your Mom, Reason #239,420

Twitteleh: Twitter For Your Jewish Mother

BRILLIANT.

Thanks, Alex

New Britney!

Burj Dubai Versus The Empire State Building And Dubai, You Are Stupid

Skyscraper followers will be happy to know that the Burj Dubai, although not completely finished, has topped out at the official height of 2,684 feet (that’s, like, half a mile) and is now officially the tallest building on the planet!

If you’re having trouble wrapping your mind around those numbers, you’re not the only one.  Here’s some help:

Wow.

The folks over at This Is The Green Room did some computations to compare the views of midtown New York from the Empire State Building to the same view were it from the Burj Dubai.  The difference is staggering:

Additional, similar comparisons here.

While all of this is plenty fascinating, one has to remember that the geography of Dubai in no way required such an outlandishly expensive  (impractical?) structure and since Dubai’s building craze was conducted with the same zeal as a 6-year-old pursuing ice cream, the country is basically in a big fat bankruptcy clusterfuck right now.

Oh, and note to Dubai: before you try to make the world’s new vacation destination, you may want to take a step back and realize that Islamic law prohibits just about EVERYTHING THE REST OF THE WORLD ENJOYS DOING ON VACATION. Just sayin’.

And lastly in my “Dubai, You Are Stupid” rant, is this little video from Gizmodo. What do you get when you build the world’s tallest building in a fucking desert?!  Really, really dusty windows.  And dusty windows need cleaning.

More on the Burj Dubai at Wikipedia

Gratuitous Pic(s) Of The Day: Ben Cohen

Question: What do you get when you take this 6′ 2″ body…

…plus this smile…

…and add an English accent, a rugby career, and the bonus uncut cock (according – randomly – to Wikipedia)?

Answer: PERFECTION.

More photos at Towleroad, via Attitude Magazine.

Quoted: Dan Savage

Sometimes our subconscious mind takes the lemons of our sexual insecurities and turns them into delicious bonerade.

From his latest column.

The Killers’s “All These Things I’ve Done” Covered For Charity

War Child, the international network of charities that work to improve the lives of children affected by war, has pulled together some up-and-coming UK musicians for a follow-up single to their “War Child: Heroes, Vol. 1” disc of earlier this year.

The artists, collectively known as the Young Soul Rebels, tackle a slightly-reworked “All These Things That I’ve Done” by The Killers, focusing on the love it or hate it “I got soul but I’m not a soldier” chorus.

The Young Soul Rebels consist of N-Dubz, Pixie Lott, Tinchy Stryder, Frankmusik, V.V. Brown, Kid British, Chipmun, Mpho, McLean, Ironik, Domino Go, Bashy, Egypt, and the London Community Gospel Choir.

The MP3 will be available Oct 19.

Michael Jackson’s “This Is It” Documentary Trailer Premiers

LOVE IT.

This film is going to make me really sad for what those concerts could have been.

VMA Tribute To Michael Jackson

Very well done, MTV.

PS: Janet’s new single, “Make Me”, which “pays loving tribute to” Michael’s “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough”, is currently streaming on Janet’s website.

Quoted: Lady Gaga

“This is for God and The Gays.”

- Lady Gaga’s closing statement of her VMA acceptance speech as winner, Best New Artist.

Yet Another “Family Values” Republican Caught With His Pants Down

I find all this hypocrisy very tiring, so I’ll just summarize:

- Republican Assemblyman from California Michael D. Duvall
- Married with two kids
- Pro “family values” and supported anti-gay Prop 8
-  While waiting for a legislative session to start, was caught on a live mic speaking to a colleague about the graphic details of the affair he is having
- The affair is with a lobbyist.
- He just resigned.  (And I guess that gets a pat on the back these days?)

Sigh.  It’s becoming all so predictable, isn’t it?

Video from the local news, after the jump.

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