My favorite Twitter account in ages, Brands Saying Bae, records Taco Bell, Sonic Drive-In, and others mimicking teen speech on Twitter in the hopes that it will drive us to their garbage food. Few of us would ever willingly spray a nameless caffeinated energy drink all over our bodies. But if the drink has Shaq’s smiling face on it, who knows?
Shaq and Shingy hacked my brain with #brands | The Verge
For many people, that amplitude is overwhelming, so they just clamp down on the scroll button and watch hundreds of channels fly by until they get to CNN or ESPN or HBO. The great unwashed never get glanced upon, like dirty Dickensian children. And so you have to worry about the fate of Fortitude and lots of other series, many good enough to earn your attention, that are so desperately trying to be part of this TV Renaissance we're all
TCA, Discovery, Cable, Bills - The Hollywood Reporter
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Recently, people have been asking some very basic questions about the selfie stick—like "exactly where did it come from?" Stores have been selling out of the accessory, and it's become the hot new thing. Yet, at the same time, most people have barely just started becoming aware of it, and still a very small percentage of people actually own one. The mass frenzy about selfie sticks has only just
Selfie sticks are the new Beatles
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Hey, I’m standing right here!
I thought it was only me! We can form a support group.
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