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Racist Principal Apologizes for Stupid Humor Column

Aha-ha. Not that any of you keep abreast of the goings-on in Tennessee's dailies, but The Murfreesboro Post had quite the kerfuffle on their hands when a La Vergne principal, Stephen Lewis, wrote one of his "humor columns" filled with "humor jokes" about Barack Obama's electi...

Benicio Del Toro Is On The Losing Team [Snap Judgment]

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Official Flash Sale on Twitter, MySpace

On Black Friday, while many retailers are biting their nails hoping for decent sales, streetwear brand Official will be taking matters into their own hands. Trying to connect with their consumers in an innovative way, Official will be using MySpace and Twitter to offer “flash sales” t...

Bruce Sterling on Living Glocally

Lease the Battery, Not the Car

Japanese car manufacturer Nissan has a unique vision for the future of electric automobiles. Carlos Tavares, Nissan’s VP for product planning and development is betting that people will buy cars, but lease batteries. The thinking behind this is that battery technology and storage capacity ...