This week’s Top Five includes lots of bizarre politics, from Planned Parenthood investigating alleged undercover activism to Justice Antonin Scalia comparing undocumented workers to bank robbers. And the fun doesn’t stop there! The importance of being social, photobombs and more.
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Planned Parenthood fears it may be the target of undercover activist stings » Huffington Post
Apparently, James O’Keefe has friends in the Conservative movement and they’re staying on the case. This time targeting Planned Parenthood over what they allege are “sex-selective” abortions.
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- Media experts weigh in on plagiarism controversy on Flock » Poytner
- Dick Cheney: Vice Presidential advice columnist » Talking Points Memo
- Thinking through Digital Rights Management and publishing » The Scholarly Kitchen
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The importance of being social » Scientific American
The science behind the noted health benefits of being social. It’s not just something you “ought to do,” socializing appears to improve general health and increase life span.
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- Avoid these behaviours to avoid becoming the Office Jerk » Lifehacker.com
- New York State environmentalists continue to worry over bee populations » Times Union
- Is there a link between creativity and immorality? » Scientific American
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SCOTUS Justice Scalia compares undocumented workers to bank robbers » Talking Points Memo
Apparently ignoring the question of whether undocumented workers living in this country have committed any crime by being here – which they haven’t – Justice Antonin Scalia moves straight on to demonification. A handy guide to just how he comes down on this issue..
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- To whom are Kodak executives listening? » Brighton Securities
- Mitt Romney’s image becoming more defined and polarized by his Party » Gallup
- Question about a “gardener dog” has parents concerned over standardised NYS tests » Gawker
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Boobstagram allows social networkers to get a little skeevie » Gizmodo
We may as well just get to the point: girls who want to look pretty on their favourite social networks tend to just show off their boobs, regardless. Why not one site to focus on just that?
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- Cops investigating another online predator in New York » 13WHAM.com
- Yertle the Turtle banned from Canadian class rooms » io9.com
- How Technicolor made all those crazy colored movies » io9
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Here it is! Your photobomb of the week, cosplay style » Women of Comic Book Cosplay
Proof positive that not every guy at Comic Con is concerned with getting laid.
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- Its all fun and games till you get beaten down in the back of the paddy wagon » FAILblog.org
- Guy gets busted for doing 111mph, says he’s going to get laid » MSNBC.com
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