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Don’t Buy: Twitter’s Tween Meltdown

So I’m a fan of Twitter. I’ve been on it for almost 2 years and it has been treating me pretty nicely until late. Lately, the site was “found out” by the media, filled with spammers and I got the glimpses into people and lives I never wanted.
Remember the month (I think it was March) [...]

Buy or Don’t Buy: No cars in Times Square

via AP:
“Sections of Broadway from 47th to 42nd streets and 35th to 33rd streets have been closed to cars in a city effort to reduce traffic and pollution and cut down on pedestrian accidents.
A movie will be shown on a giant screen and street performers are expected to help celebrate the newly created pedestrian mall [...]

Don’t Buy: Not Knowing What Words Mean

John Mullin is a contributing sportswriter for SI.com, which means that in theory it is his job to understand statistics and the English language. But in the middle of his ranking of the NFL’s best QB-RB combos is this gem:
An offense 32nd in rushing average is just that: average. Even with [Peyton] Manning.
There are 32 [...]

Buy: Sherlock Holmes Trailer

I had no idea what to expect when I heard about this movie. The trailer reeks of Guy Ritchie and is definitely not the Sherlock Holmes I was expecting. I am somewhat pleased with that.
Downey Jr. looks silly yet badass but not British. Jude Law with a stache is fun but I could have sworn [...]

Don’t Buy: Graduating

So, apologies for the lack of posts. Half of us graduated/moved this week, which gives us a good excuse. The rest of them, I have no idea what they’re up to.

Buy: Ajay Bhatt Dell Commercials

We’ve all seen the commercials where the Mac-Monster (Justin Long) is putting down the little weak computer company made for moms - Dell (John Hodgman). But in case you live in a marketing void, here’s an example:

Proving that Dell IS your mom’s PC, they have fought dry humor with over-the-top-slow-motion-swooning. Watch now as Ajay Bhatt [...]

Don’t Buy: “Hiding” Pregnant Bellies

2009 hasn’t been a huge year for celebrity babies, at least none on the level of a Shiloh or a Suri. But that doesn’t mean some celebs haven’t been gettin’ huge with babies. If you are even a casual viewer of Gossip Girl or How I Met Your Mother, you are already fully aware [...]

Buy: Timberlake

I’m not ashamed to admit it… I own both Justin Timberlake solo albums and I enjoy them.  Guilty pleasure I guess.
In case you don’t know he hosted SNL last Saturday and the results were expected. Very entertaining.
The obvious highlight is “mother lover.” He teams up with Samberg for a digital short that brings them back [...]

BODB: Gossip Girl Launched Music Careers?

It’s already fairly well-known that Chuck Bass (Ed Westwick in the real world) has a music “career“. But, he’s Chuck Bass and is allowed to do whatever he wants. And he’s secretly British.
But how about “Lil J” aka Taylor Momsen. She is in a band called Pretty Reckless (ugh). She sings. She’s also 16. I’m [...]

Don’t Buy: American Apparel’s Pregnant Promos

American Apparel in semi-recent months (aka the past 2 years) has become popular. Thier overpriced basically plain cotton and spandex clothing have been dubbed “hipster”, therefore making them cool and desirable.
So with that classification, why this:

Ekk. So cool = pregnancy? Since when does tight clothes help with pregnancy. I don’t want to see it. These [...]