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- <i>Newsweek</i> investigates why rebel groups always seem to be driving Toyota pickups –
- Print view: Klein and Rhee penned a manifesto. A Post reader took it apart –
- Christina Hendricks on an endless loop: The glorious GIF renaissance. – By Jonah Weiner – Slate Magazine – Despite and perhaps partially because of their retro, déclassé smack, a GIF renaissance is underway. Sites like Señor GIF (by the people who brought us LolCat emporium I Can Has Cheezburger?), GIF Party, and Sweet GIFs are part of a current boomlet in online GIF galleries. Services like Gickr have popped up, allowing users to make their own GIFs with a few clicks. The music video for MIA's recent single "XXXO" was a tribute to animated GIFs at their tackiest. (Her record label also employs an in-house GIF-maker, Jaime Martínez.) And GIFs have lately become a staple of virtual water-cooler talk: "Is there a GIF of Liz Lemon high-fiving herself?" (There is.) "Someone please get me a GIF of that insane Joan Holloway shot from last night. You know the one." (Totally.)
- Let The Not-So-Classy GM Vintage Billboard Photoshops Begin [LOLCars] –
- Bypassed Cellphones: Biased Polls? –
- Gadget Ownership –
- The Rise of the Tower Graphic –
- Newest Calculator Adds Smartphone-Like Apps and Graphics –
- Eletion 2010: Major state and national races –
- Applying for U.S. Citizenship? Be Careful Who You “Friend” –
- Grocery store choice architecture –
- The World’s 20 Most Amazing Sexual Records –
- Huffington Post Launches Small Business Blog –
- 'Republican Outreach to African-Americans' –
- Top Ten Innovation Myths in the U.S. –
- Facebook Now Has Klout –
- Hamburgers: The Economics of America’s Favorite Food –
- How K-12 schools in your area measure up –
- Global Download Speeds Comparison –
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