I’m not going to break down all the individual team records and all that kind of nonsense. Instead, I figured I’d just list some things that I see happening in the 2008 NFL season. [...]
Oops. Bloomberg publishes Steve Jobs’ obit by mistake
Aug. 28, 2008 Leave a Comment
Great catch by Gawker Wednesday after a Bloomberg editor accidently pushed the “go” button, sending a pre-prepared obituary of Apple founder Steve Jobs. Bloomberg quickly retracted the obituary, but the damage was done Aug. 27 (Bloomberg) — An incomplete story referencing Apple Inc. was inadvertently published by Bloomberg News at 4:27 p.m. New York time [...]
Nine-year old banned from little league
Aug. 27, 2008 3 Comments
Jericho Scott, a nine-year old pitcher who throws 40-mph gas (that’s heat when you are nine), is suing his Connecticut little league because they banned him from pitching. “He is a very skilled player, a very hard thrower,” Peter Noble, attorney for the co-ed league, said. “There are a lot of beginners. This is not [...]
Mass. GOP fires broadside after governor’s speech
Aug. 26, 2008 Leave a Comment
The Massachusetts Republican Party released this statement seconds after Governor Deval Patrick walked off the podium at the Democratic National Convention. Boston, MA – The Massachusetts Republican Party issued the following statement today in response to Governor Patrick’s speech to the Democrat National Convention MassGOP Chairman Peter Torkildsen said, “Tonight, Deval Patrick spoke in Denver, [...]
New Fall Out Boy album coming on Election Day
Aug. 26, 2008 Leave a Comment
After headlining a concert on the first night of the Democratic National Convention, Fall Out Boy announced they would release their enw album, Folie A Deux, on November 4, Election Day. Fall Out Boy’s ‘Beat It’ nominated for Best Rock Video at 25th annual MTV VMAs The first single will be the track “I Don’t [...]
Technorati buys Blogcritics
Aug. 26, 2008 Leave a Comment
One of Blast Magazine’s oldest friend websites, Blogcritics, and the site we generally compare ourselves to in terms of coverage area, was recently bought by blog-media giant Technorati. Below is the official release: San Francisco, CA, August 26, 2008 – Technorati, the recognized leader in blog search technology today announced the acquisition of Blogcritics.org, an [...]
The Star Factor
Aug. 26, 2008 Leave a Comment
A report from the Las Vegas Review Journal had left rumors swirling that a Bruce Springsteen concert would be following Senator Obama’s acceptance speech on Thursday evening. Leaving Republicans already critical of his ‘celebrity’ eager for the opportunity to accuse Obama of being out of touch with the average American. Unfortunately, for those thousands who [...]