Stephen Colbert Delivers Genuine (and Hilarious) Northwestern Commencement Speech
June 18, 2011 No Comment
The Comedy Central funnyman donned a purple cap and gown for a second time – following his own Northwestern graduation in 1986 – in delivering the commencement address to the university’s class of 2011. Tailoring the speech to a Northwestern-centric audience, he invoked his own experiences at the school. And in taking a cue from
Continue reading …Ron Paul, Michele Bachmann, and Jon Huntsman had a pretty good day on the campaign trail: Paul easily won the straw poll at the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans, reports CBS . It’s not a huge surprise: Paul (612 votes) typically does well in such venues because of his mobile…
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Welcome to “Trailer Park,” the Friday feature where we collect the week’s new trailers all in one place and do a little “judging a book by its cover,” ranking them from worst to best and taking our best guess at what they may be hiding. This week, we’ve got seven new trailers, ranging from killers Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Flavorwire Discovery Date : 17/06/2011 19:30 Number of articles : 4
Continue reading …Minneapolis (CNN) – After emerging to Katy Perry’s hit song “Firework,” Republican presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann received a rock…
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Rory McIlroy is 18 holes away from winning his first major. The Northern Irishman continued to make it look easy at the US Open, finishing his third round an open best fourteen under par. AP’s Jim Militello reports from Bethesda, Maryland. (June 18)
Continue reading …These are very rough recordings made at Netroots Nation. Thank you to all the C&Lers we’ve met here for your kind words, and the C&Lers at home for your support. Open thread below.
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At least two people have died in an apparent Nato air strike that hit a house in the…
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In what may be an interesting development for the future of Google TV , the folks at Mountain View have purchased SageTV . The HTPC software has been doing its media center thing on multiple platforms since 2002, and according to a note on its homepage the developers “believe our ideas will reach an even larger audience of users worldwide on many different products, platforms and services.” While there’s no word on exactly what Google has planned, SageTV has long included DVR and placeshifting features that the Google TV product lacks by itself. The bad news for current users is that the store links on SageTV’s page have suddenly stopped working, so hopefully you snagged the software already if you’re interested. If your main question is “What is SageTV?” check out a demo video created by user jaredduq that is embedded after the break. [Thanks, Jason, screenshot courtesy GeekTonic ] Continue reading SageTV HTPC software acquired by Google, next stop Google TV? SageTV HTPC software acquired by Google, next stop Google TV? originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 18 Jun 2011 19:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …The economic downturn has left an ever-growing group of law school graduates with one question: Where is the fancy, high-paying job to go with my pricey degree? As companies in virtually every industry look to cut costs, the legal community is far from immune, reports the Wall Street Journal . Businesses…
Continue reading …Pfeiffer: Obama Did Not Write His 1996 Questionnaire Supporting Gay Marriage
June 18, 2011 No Comment
In 1996, Barack Obama stated in a questionnaire, “I favor legalizing same-sex marriages, and would fight efforts to prohibit such marriages.” Yet since taking office, the President has taken a great deal of criticism for backtracking on his record regarding LGBT civil rights. Now, in an interview at Netroots Nation with Daily Kos Associate Editor Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Think Progress Discovery Date : 17/06/2011 22:09 Number of articles : 4
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