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OscarFest 2011 Results: How Many People Did Better Than You?

March 5, 2011

Please join me in congratulating this year’s duo of OscarFest Champions: first-time winner Allison Hawley and second-time winner Eric Doty. In a feat that can only be described as “ridiculous”, Allison and Eric scored a ridiculous 19 correct picks out of 24. Seriously? Visit OscarFest 2011 to see how you stacked up

World Record Holder Beats/Loses to Himself in Super Mario Kart

February 1, 2011

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Alex selects the character that he will use while being annihilated by John.

In January, my friend Carla invited me to MagFest 2011 to challenge conference attendees to a game of Super Mario Kart.

The Only Movie Worse than Speed 2

December 13, 2010

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I recently watched Troll 2.

You’ve been SCIENCED by Drew Carey!

January 17, 2010

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Drew Carey, host of The Price is Right, gives an Armed with Science shout-out during CES 2010.

Discover Darlene in Discover Magazine

December 17, 2009

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Last night, I was reading through the January edition of Discover Magazine, which chronicles the 100 Top Science Stories of 2009, when I made quite a discovery (pun intended): a story written by our very own Darlene Cavalier placed #69!

Hey, remember that Seinfeld when…

November 24, 2009

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Last week, I saw Jason Alexander in the upper west side of New York City waiting to be seated for brunch in what can only be described as the most weather-inappropriate clothing I have seen in my entire life. What an authentic New York City moment!

Best Pepsi Commercial Starring Jimmy Fallon Dancing in a Striped Shirt EVER?

November 9, 2009

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This Pepsi commercial starring Jimmy Fallon and Parker Posey is perhaps my favorite commercial of all time for reasons that include but are not limited to

Saved by the Bell: Ditch Day

April 2, 2003

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I just got home from school and had a chance to catch an episode of Saved by the Bell. Apparently, it wasn’t getting good enough ratings in the 5AM slot it used to have, so they’ve rescheduled it to 4:30PM. This is lucky for me because I tend to get home around this time and [...]