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World of Weird News – November 28
Wow! Our last ‘World of Weird News’ segment for the semester! How time flies, eh? Let’s see what happened in November’s latter half. TV shows with critical acclaim including Fringe and Community are waning in viewership, but don’t worry– a reboot of The Munsters has been greenlit! Stop the presses! [Source: Deadline] Also, Woody Woodpecker...
World of Weird News – November 14th
What’s new in news? Well, let’s find out! For a brief moment, everyone on the internet typed ‘Do a barrel roll’ into Google and discovered that Google employees have way too much free time. [Source: Reddit] Dippin’ Dots goes bankrupt! That explains where the machine in the Ross Building went… [Source: Thestreet] Carmen Sandiego film...
World of Weird News – October 31st
Happy Halloween, everyone! Hope you’re ready for a fill of not-so-spooky, but INFORMATIVE weird news this week! Watching Terra Nova? Perhaps you’re skeptical of their several-million-per-episode budget. Apparently all of the guns on the show are NERF guns spray-painted black. [Source: VideoGum] Study shows: more Facebook friends = bigger brain [Source: Reuters] Man orders size...
World of Weird News – October 18
Here we go again– the world is weird and this is the news that’s been in it over the past couple of weeks! There’s always money in the banana stand– Arrested Development is returning for ten episodes and a movie! Makes me want to break out the Cornballer. [Source: New York Times] Johnny Depp claims...
World of Weird News – September 26
Another two weeks, another slew of weird, weird news from around the world. Well…some of it’s weird. Some of it’s just news. It’s the end of the world as we know it. R.E.M. closes up shop on the band. Did anyone remember that they were still making music? [Source: REM HQ] Video gamers develop...
World of Weird News – September 12
Did you know that there’s weird news on the internet? Yes? Well, then there’s no point in babbling. Here’s a round-up of some of the weird news to hit the tubes of the internet this past week: It turns out that Green Day lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong wouldn’t pull his pants up; it cost...
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