A Brazilian actor with Down syndrome is making a poignant request to get his idol, Sean Penn, to go to Brazil and watch his movie’s premiere with him. Let’s make it happen!  The video is in Portuguese with English subtitles. (YouTube) A New York artist proposed to his girlfriend via roof graffiti. She said “yes.” We […]

Hang onto your parkas, folks — this weekend we might get roughly a million inches of snow. Or it might sprinkle a bit. Or it might not do anything at all. Oh weather forecasts, how you toy with us so! (Gawker) As you confusedly attempt to set your thermostat for the weekend (just kidding, the […]

We’re sure you’re counting down the hours until Valentine’s Day, but look no further, dear souls. Love is already all around us. The Pentagon gets romantic. (NY Times) Passion soars in Florida. (CBS) Two entities collide. (KTLA) A baby comes out of it all. (Washington Post) S/he grows up in a truly new era. (USA […]

Bwog wants you to expand your horizons. Go follow Everyday Africa on Instagram. (Salon) The new Blackberry Z10 is getting record orders in Canada. The moral of this story is that in Canada, there is always a second chance. (BusinessWeek) Thinking of just the right way to phrase your next CU Admirers post? Well, don’t. […]

Beyoncé redeems herself by singing the national anthem live at her pre-Super Bowl news conference. In other news, Beyonce had a pre-Super Bowl news conference. (Nytimes) Beyoncé being goofy on the cyberweb. (Huffington Post) Beyoncé demonstrates her infallibility with her dance moves. (Youtube, Buzzfeed) Beyoncé releases a sneak peek video of her performance for her concert the Super Bowl tonight. (Washington […]

Low: According to an email sent out by the Harvard administration yesterday, a little over half the students involved in last year’s massive cheating scandal were forced to withdraw. Many others were allowed to stay on campus under disciplinary probation. However, some students did manage to get away scot-free. I guess Harvard is simply preparing […]

After more than 30 years of being trapped in a closet, tortoise Manuela was found alive and well after her owner died and his children cleaned out his house. Red-footed tortoises can go two or three years without food, and can “survive by eating termites from the wooden floor,” which will become a very real solution if […]

In case you were wondering what happened to all those pigeon-carried-notes you sent to your friend, scientists have finally figured out the phenomenon that’s known as the “homing pigeon Bermuda Triangle.” (BBC) Oh, the price of beauty! Ashton Kutcher goes to great lengths to keep dat body. (Philly) Rihanna continues to sink lower in our […]

In honor of our 7th birthday, it’s appropriate to remind yourself that all things lead back to Bwog and to serenade it if you feel so inclined. Bodies found. (BBC) Where in the world is the flu? (CNN) Of course: Kitty Killers. (NY Times) Gao, Timbuktu, and Kidal occupied. (USA Today) One year wiser via Shutterstock

New York has finally acknowledged that those ‘No Honking’ signs were not stopping anyone. The honking never seems to stop anyone either, so the whole debate seems futile. (NYT) Trying to escape death is also futile. Apparently the average life span of a species can usually be determined from its average size. (NPR) Detroit may […]

  Literal: Dung beetles apparently use the Milky Way to guide their poo-hauling journeys. Maybe they could bring some here to unclog McBain toilets? (Reuters) Potential: Rumors that the iPad 4 is coming are already coming. Apparently the new model features a revolutionary change: a larger memory. *gasp* (CNET) Figurative: As sanctions increase, so do fears of cannibalism […]

Obama is to announce his plans concerning immigration reform next week, but the political gridlock characteristic of the last four years has us wondering if, keeping with history, congress will refuse to compromise. (Huffington Post) Women are underrepresented in leadership positions, with only 17% of American Fortune 500 board seats held by women. We’ve seen […]

Watson and Crick didn’t have the full story, it appears! Scientists at the University of Cambridge have released a new study showing that 4-stranded DNA exists within the human genome. (Fro Sci didn’t prepare me for this!) It is being called the G-quadruplexes, and there is excitement over its potential to aid in cancer research. Only […]

In the aftermath of the Beyonce lip sync scandal, Republicans are calling for Obama to resign from office. “If Beyoncé lip-synched the national anthem, how do we know President Obama didn’t lip-sync his oath of office?” asks Republican Senator Rand Paul. Or so believed the entire Twitter population. (International Business Times) The NAACP and the […]

A “cheese fire” closed off a tunnel in Norway yesterday (yes, you read that right), cementing the idea that Scandinavia is a hilariously strange place. (New York Times) Alright, alright, we all know that the bus can be a little sketchy at times. We can only hope that you don’t use it as an excuse […]