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Archive for the month “August, 2013”

Public Distrusts Journalists

A new Q poll shows journalists are less popular than Congressmen. “No surprise there,” says Jodi Miller. “These days members of Congress aren’t nearly as partisan as journalists.” She also touches on Raul Castro transferring power in Cuba and Keith Olbermann’s return to ESPN in this edition of NewsBusted.

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Upsurge of Violence in Egypt

The VICE Podcast Show is a weekly discussion that delves inside the minds of some of the most interesting, creative, and bizarre people within the VICE universe. This week, Reihan Salam speaks with Michael Wahid Hanna, a senior fellow at the Century Foundation and leading expert on affairs in Egypt and the Middle East. Following the ousting of Morsi, Hanna traces the history and mission of Egypt’s key players in an attempt to shed some light on the new wave of violence and bloodshed erupting in the streets of Egypt.

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Nude Video Dates

 

This high-concept video from 1991 introduces you to several women, who make “small talk” and then disrobe while talking to the camera. In this scenario, we meet Sherri, an extremely boring and fully clothed woman who’s into “karobics.” H/T Found Footage Festival

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Facebook Cybercriminals

A Channel 4 News investigation in Great Britain has found Facebook targeted by cybercriminals, who have hijacked users’ accounts and forced their victims to endorse brands and products they want nothing to with.

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Are We Rome Yet?

Steve Forbes (Forbes Media), Professor Carl Richard, Matt Kibbe (FreedomWorks), economist Steve Moore  and Grover Norquist (Americans For Tax Reform) join John Stossel to discuss the parallels of America’s current course with that of the Roman empire.

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Build a Zoetrope

Vision and the way our brains perceive what we are seeing are incredible. Just think of optical illusions, 3D images, the fact that your eyes are processing the world around you upside-down! A fun trick to play on your eyes and brain uses a zoetrope. This fantastic tool is able to change multiple still images into a moving animation that would make Walt Disney jealous.

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Death of the Fourth Amendment

 

The Obama Administration is moving aggressively to invade your privacy and gut the Fourth Amendment. Pundit Dick Morris reports.

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The Burka Avenger

Pakistan’s first animated series, The Burka Avenger, has wowed audiences across the world.

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Innuendos

Some people just have a problem picking up on subtext, y’know what I’m saying? H/T Extremely Decent

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True Facts About the Owl

Despite its cuddly appearance, beneath those fluffy feathers, the owl is what we call a bird of prey. H/T ZeFrank

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