ZOMBIE FACEBOOK
Why Are Dead People Liking Stuff On Facebook?
readwrite.com
Last month, while wasting a few moments on Facebook, my pal Brendan O’Malley was surprised to see that his old friend Alex Gomez had “liked” Discover. This was surprising not only because Alex hated mega-corporations but even more so because Alex had passed away six months earlier.
THOSE CRAZY CARTELS
The Most Outlandish Stories From The Mexican Drug War
newyorker.com
It's been a colorful year for Mexico due to the systematic, try-anything-once eclecticism of the smugglers, and the antic game of Tom-and-Jerry escalation that they tend to play with the law.
INBOX ZERO PSYCHOLOGY
What Your Email Inbox Count Says About You
theatlanticwire.com
What's the number of unread emails—right now, at this moment, without changing anything—in your inbox?
YOU KNOW YOU'VE WONDERED
What The Strange Symbols On Your Gadgets Mean
gizmodo.com
On the back side of most gadgets, there's a string of hieroglyphs that look like the bottom line on the eye chart from hell. Here's what each one means and why it's on there.
IT'S ABOUT INTEGRITY
Why The BuzzFeed/Oatmeal Fight Actually Matters
hypervocal.com
Major publishers go out of their way to correct even the most trivial of errors. So why don't online publishers feel its necessary to do the same?
YOU BROUGHT IT ON YOURSELF
The 'Apple Tax'
reuters.com
With the "fiscal cliff" looming, taxpayers are wringing their hands about all sorts of things. Income taxes might rise, dividends might get walloped, lifetime gift-tax exemptions might get slashed. But when it comes to immediate impact on their wallets, maybe they should be thinking about something else entirely: The Apple tax.
DEATH TO FLASH INTROS
8 Websites You Need To Stop Building
theoatmeal.com
Just wait a few years until they're retro.
THE PRECURSOR TO 'THE DAILY SHOW'
Inside The Greatest Writers Room You've Never Heard Of
splitsider.com
Twenty-five years ago, millions of Americans gathered around their sets to watch the launch of a show that would transform late-night TV. It was called The Wilton North Report. The Wilton North Re-what? Exactly.
BOLD WITH A HINT OF NUT
Portland Man Sells Human Sh*t Coffee On Craigslist
sprudge.com - via @mike_white
The Indonesian palm civet. Thai elephants. Peruvian coati raccoons. And now, your next door neighbor?
STILL NO CURE FOR CANCER
Scientists Grow A Fish With Legs
popsci.com
In an effort to understand the evolution of life on Earth from sea to land, scientists have attempted to replicate the genetic process.
INFOGRAPHIC
Five Years Of Traffic Fatalities Visualized
uxblog.idvsolutions.com
Every year the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration releases a massive set of data collected for each recorded vehicle crash where there was a fatality. Here's what it looks like mapped out.
DIGITAL ART
Two And A Half Years Of Computer Use In One Incredible Image
popsci.com
A map of when artist Marcin Ignac used his computer, when he didn't, and what he was seeing
SHOT-BY-SHOT BREAKDOWN
What Secrets Does The 'Man Of Steel' Trailer Hold?
io9.com
You've already seen the new Man of Steel trailer, probably multiple times. But have you seen it broken down into still images, so that you actually know what Zack Snyder's Superman movie might actually involve?
CRIME
Half Of People Shot By Police Are Mentally Ill
salon.com
An investigation by the Portland Press Herald and Maine Sunday Telegram has found that a disturbingly high percentage of individuals shot by police suffer from mental health problems.
LEAKS
Secret Email Shows FedEx May Have Been Overcharging Us For Years
bloomberg.com
FedEx has been “systematically overcharging” customers by billing businesses and government offices at higher residential rates, a company sales executive said in an internal e-mail unsealed in a lawsuit.
HINT: NOT IN A BALLOON
Where Is Balloon Boy Now?
browardpalmbeach.com
The answer to the question you didn't even know you had.
IS THERE REHAB FOR THIS?
Republicans Look To Break Their Fox Addiction
buzzfeed.com
As the Grand Old Party looks to convert a new generation of conservatives, some Republican strategists are urging their leaders to start carrying their message to media outlets that aren't named after a certain bushy-tailed woodland carnivore.
ADVANCED MEMES
College Students Can Now Major In Social Media
upstart.bizjournals.com
Pretty much every kid in college right now could major in social media based on their mastery of all things Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. But some students actually will leave college with a degree in social media. A real one. With a seal.
GOOGLE HIM IF YOU DON'T KNOW HIM
Larry Page On Google And The Future Of Search
tech.fortune.cnn.com
Larry Page recently sat down for just his second lengthy interview since becoming Google's CEO in April 2011.
FREE SPEECH DOES NOT INCLUDE LINKING APPARENTLY
Feds Indict Journalist Who Covered Anonymous Just For Sharing A Link
readwrite.com
You now can get hauled into federal court in the United States for sharing a link in a chat room, apparently.
CANCER
Ian McKellen Has Been Living With Prostate Cancer For Years
reuters.com
"The Hobbit" actor Ian McKellen said in an interview published on Tuesday that he had had prostate cancer for the last six or seven years, but added that the disease was not life-threatening.
THERE'S ALWAYS MONEY IN THE MAYANS
The Doom Boom
qz.com
The end of the world is very probably not upon us. But the end of a 5125-year Mayan calendar cycle on December 21 has got people everywhere from China to Russia stocking up on candles in the belief that Doomsday is coming.
ROYAL SCREW UP
Radio Station Behind Royal Prank To Donate To Memorial Fund
worldnews.nbcnews.com
A radio station is to pay at least $525,000 to a memorial fund in the name of a nurse found dead after two DJs duped her into putting their call through to the hospital ward where Duchess Kate was being treated for an extreme form of morning sickness.
CASH TO BURN
The World's Most Overpriced Bongs
animalnewyork.com
Artist Matt Collinshaw’s "Innercity Inhalers" are blown-glass replicas of water bottle bongs–homemade devices that cost pennies and take minutes to construct using a bottle, Bic pen, and some tinfoil–and sold for upwards of $3,500 through the Damien Hirst-affiliated Other Criteria website.
TSA FIGHT CLUB
What Does The TSA Do With Your Confiscated Weapons?
money.cnn.com
Last year the Transportation Security Administration collected 888,000 items -- from knives and scissors to snow globes and sunglasses -- that were confiscated or left behind by airline passengers as they boarded their flights. So what happens to all this stuff?
STAY GOLD, TWINKIE BOY, STAY GOLD
Shoppers Buy Up The Last Shipment Of Twinkies
suntimes.com
The store received more than 600 boxes of the sugary treats to put on its shelves when it opened at 6 a.m. Tuesday. By 8 a.m., they were pretty much gone.
THE SCENT OF ROCKETS
Cologne Named After Hamas Rockets Being Sold In Gaza
blog.foreignpolicy.com
According to the owner of the company, Shadi Adwan, "The fragrance is pleasant and attractive, like the missiles of the Palestinian resistance, and especially the M-75." Its goal? "To remind citizens of the victory wherever they may be, even in China."
SPY OR LIE?
Is The U.S. Government Really A Spy Machine?
technologyreview.com
A former NSA employee says the government collects all e-mails you write. But the government says it’s impossible. Who do you believe?
IN YOUR HEAD
Hacking The Human Brain: The Next Domain Of Warfare
wired.com
It’s been fashionable in military circles to talk about cyberspace as a “fifth domain” for warfare, along with land, space, air and sea. But there’s a sixth and arguably more important warfighting domain emerging: the human brain.
FREEDOM OF SPEECH
'Thanks For Ruining My Life'
thedailybeast.com
Savannah Dietrich says she was furious when she blasted out a defiant tweet this summer, naming two boys who had sexually assaulted her. “There you go, lock me up. I’m not protecting anyone that made my life a living Hell,” the 16-year-old high-school student wrote. Now the courts have to decide if her speech was a crime.
WE'RE GLAD HE RECONSIDERED
Jon Stewart Reveals He Almost Quit 'The Daily Show' Over 'Asshole' Coworkers
third-beat.com
Comedy Central starts Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert gathered to discuss their work last week. And despite their 14-year professional relationship, each brought forth stories that surprised both each other and the sold-out audience

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