Yoko is free! … from the Mount Sinai West, after being hospitalized for some bad flu symptoms. (CBS News) Vicente Fox, former president of Mexico, says there’s no way in hell he’s paying for Trump’s wall. Well, actually, he used a different expletive. (NY Times) Not everyone’s so fed up Trump, though. Former heartthrob Aaron Carter […]
Pony dressed as unicorn is finally captured in California after a three hour hunt Via Yahoo News. Twenty-three year old Ukrainian poses as high schoool honors student Via Associated Press. Americans admit that farting while having sex is less embarrassing than farting during an interview Via Huffington Post. Man from Canada faces fines after smuggling turtles in his […]
Facebook introduced a new set of emoticon reactions that users can choose instead of the traditional “like.” Test them out by going to Bwog’s Facebook page and clicking the “angry” emoticon on all of our posts! ;) (The Wall Street Journal) Kesha continues to fight the good fight against rape culture, choosing to continue taking […]
The outlook’s not good… The Zika virus just will not quit; scientists at the CDC are currently investigating 14 reports of virus transmission through sex. Previously, scientists had considered this form of transmission exceedingly rare. (The New York Times) A plucky smoker (and former bus driver!!) reacted to the admonishment of her bus driver by—stealing the […]
A Columbia “pre-med student” is garnering internet fame after allegedly using a Macbook charger and headphones to falsify pictures of a hospital visit. He apparently was attempting to skip a midterm, however we don’t know if he actually skipped the midterm or what class it was for. (Daily Mail) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was sure not […]
Researchers at the University of Toronto have demonstrated what they’re calling “quantum surrealism.” Not only can you not predict a photon’s location and speed at the same time, your calculations might be inaccurate because these particles can have “surreal trajectories” influenced by other particles nearby. (Phys.org) Speaking of Canada: Tim Hortons is trying to get […]
Donald Trump called on the public to boycott Apple, then tweeted from his iPhone later that day. (The Washington Post) What is reality, what is science, and also what is soda? This gross video shows what happens when Lithium is mixed with 7Up – but, like, who would do that. (TIME) Maybe we really are moving […]
Manhattan Supreme Court judge denies Kesha grounds to terminate her contract with Sony despite being nearly required to work with her alleged rapist, Dr. Luke. (MTV News) Two girls used a wooden stick, a TV set, a computer printer and a coffee table to murder a British woman before asking cops to drive them home. […]
The Hubble Telescope recently captured a photo of a black hole! Cool, right? Also, the black hole happens to be about 21 billion times bigger than the Sun. Just in case you were thinking about having an existential crisis tonight. (Yahoo) South Dakota reminded everyone of its existence in the worst way possible–by introducing discriminatory legislature […]
Has PrezOb taken a page out of Shonda Rhimes’s playbook and murdered a United States justice, a la Scandal’s Fitz? Well, at least one person thinks so. (Black Bag) A presumably wide-eyed Arkansas tourist had his skull fractured by a mysterious ex-con; the tourist had refused to buy tickets to the Statue of Liberty from his […]
Barrack Obama welcomed the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) yesterday on an estate in California as part of his “Asia pivot”. They seem to be focused upon maritime disputes in the South China Sea as well as the United States’ relationship with ASEAN. (Forbes) China reentered the financial world yesterday following […]
Kanye West’s new album “Life of Paolo” is out and already capturing attention, both critically and in Butler reference rooms. Reviews are calling it “Tumblr-as-album,” and saying that Kanye “has perfected the art of aesthetic and intellectual bricolage, shape-shifting in real time and counting on listeners to keep up.” We’re not exactly sure what that […]
Things got cute as heck on Friday, with Barack’s Valentine’s Day message for Michelle, which he shared on Ellen. “I love you so much,” he said. “I Obamacare about you more than you even know.” (Huffington Post) Things have gotten getting downright ridiculous. Trump threatened to sue Ted Cruz on Friday for – out of all […]
Donald Trump might have made a miscalculation in thinking that the Mexican government would pay a few billion dollars to build a wall designed to keep its citizens out of America. Remind us, how is this guy still in the presidential race? (Quartz) Nineteen years later, and Harry Potter & Co. are back, this time […]
New York-based ballerina Misty Copeland (Principal with American Ballet Theatre), graces the March pages of Harper’s Bazaar with recreations of famous Degas dancer works of art. (Harper’s Bazaar) A few blocks south, old phone booths were replaced with newer, soon-to-be WiFi-equipped phone booths that still look old. Seems fake but ok. (NY Times) If you […]
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