Student Government elections are over! We’re not complaining about the burden of democracy, but it’ll be nice to not be harassed on campus so often.
It’s time for the we-still-have-to-hear-religious-rants-in-Turlington-oh-well-sweet-freedom edition of...
Darts & Laurels
Stop combining things together that basically don’t belong together, Google. The tech company has started talks with fashionable eyeglass designer Warby Parker to create some fancy looks for Glass. Glass is a new product from Google that’s like putting a smartphone into your eyewear. The New York Times report says, “The glasses, which 18 months ago weighed eight pounds, are now lighter than a typical pair of sunglasses.”
We give a maybe-you-deserve-a-workout-of-lifting-such-heavy-frames-if-you’re-nerdy-enough-to-own-them DART to Google. We foresee only terrible things out of the Glass market.
For some of this past week, a volcano in Sicily has been throwing out some fresh steam and lava. Mount Etna, the volcano in question, is even being broadcasted on some livestreams. It’s just yet another weird combo: millions-of-years-old seismic activity being watched by the 21st century’s technology. We give a thanks-for-reminding-us-of-the-hostility-of-nature LAUREL to Mount Etna. Also, super cool old lady name, Mount Etna. Keep up the good work.
Now that we’ve established how scary nature is, let’s talk about bumblebees. Scientists recently discovered “results indicate floral electric fields improve the bees’ ability to discriminate between different flowers,” according to BBC Nature. “There’s always this electrical bias around. As a sensory biologist, suddenly I thought: can the bees sense that?” said professor Daniel Robert of the University of Bristol, according to the BBC’s report. We give a we’ve-never-had-that-kind-of-sudden-thought-about-a-bee-before-mostly-it’s-like-‘get-away-from-that-bee’ DART to bee scientists. Stop finding out terrifying information and tricking us into believing in robot bees.
The Oscars are this weekend! Finally, something to watch on TV after the Puppy Bowl a few weeks ago. According to a New York Times report, “Advertisers are paying ABC the highest prices since 2008 for commercials during the network’s coverage of the Academy Awards.” The report also stated “many advertisers consider the Academy Awards ‘the Super Bowl of the entertainment industry,’” said Susan Sweet, general manager for Neutrogena, owned by Johnson & Johnson. We give a we-just-want-to-see-who-wins-or-if-anything-outrageous-happens LAUREL to the Oscars.
President Barack Obama may or consider interfering with the controversial Proposition 8 measure in California. According to USA Today, the administration has until Thursday “to decide whether to file a ‘friend of the court’ brief” with the Supreme Court. “I have to make sure that I’m not interjecting myself too much into this process, particularly when we’re not a party to the case,” Obama told KGO-TV of San Francisco. We give a yeah-but-you-shouldn’t-have-waited-this-long DART to Obama. Poop or get off the pot. (No marijuana pun intended.)
March is about to be the month of the Timberlake. Not only will Justin Timberlake’s new album drop, but he is also scheduled to host his fifth episode of “Saturday Night Live.” He’ll also, obviously, be the musical guest for that episode. We give a suit-and-tie-indeed LAUREL to JT.
Have a safe weekend, everyone, and go Gators!
