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Drew Brees Settles DeflateGate Debate Once and For All!

As you may have heard, Tom Brady’s balls have been in the news quite a bit this week.  Sadly, the story has nothing to do with a Gisele Bundchen sex tape and everything to do with the New England Patriots possibly getting caught cheating yet again. Did some rogue equipment manager doctor Tom’s balls on his own? Does Bill Belichick’s pseudo-scientific explanation pass muster? Is Brady pouting and whining about the whole situation? The answer to that last question is a resounding “yes,” but the other two remain mysteries. Fortunately, the patron Saint of football science, Drew Brees, is here to shed some light on the situation: Drew Brees Solves DeflateGate Brees tries to be diplomatic, telling Conan O’Brien he has “no idea” if Belichick and company are guilty, but he proceeds to basically prove that: It’s easy to detect if a football has been deflated. Softer footballs are easier to throw. Some big questions remain following Brees’ demonstration: Did he intend to blow up Brady’s spot by basically suggesting that any QB can tell if a ball’s been deflated the moment he touches it? Who’s gonna pay for that light he broke? And, most importantly, when will Brees finally get that thing on his face checked out? These are the issues we’re grappling with in the days leading up to Super Bowl XLIX. Meanwhile, of course, Tom terrific is focused on what really matters: finding a store that sells Uggs in the Phoenix area. Tom Brady Defends Use of Balls 1. Don’t rub my balls! Leave that to me, please.

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Comcast Apologizes For Renaming Customer "A–hole Brown" on Bill

Comcast is on the hot seat again after its mailings changed a customer’s first name to “A–hole” after his wife pulled the plug on part of their service. Ricardo Brown, a customer from Washington State, received bills that referred to him as “A–hole Brown” following a call his wife placed to the company. Lisa Brown said she believes the insulting bill could have been retaliation for her decision to change part of her contract to reduce the monthly cost. “I was never rude,” the two-year customer said of her experience with Comcast. “It could have been that person was upset because I didn’t take the offer.” Comcast confirmed the name on the Brown family’s bill had been changed, but a rep said he had no idea how it happened, according to news reports. After the offending statement, seen above, went viral, Comcast Vice President of Communications for the Washington region issued an apology. “We have spoken with our customer and have apologized for this completely unacceptable and inappropriate name change,” said Steve Kipp yesterday. “We have absolutely zero tolerance for this type of disrespectful behavior and are conducting a thorough investigation to determine what happened.” Ultimately, the cable giant waived a $60 fee it imposed when Brown canceled part of her account, and refunded her for two years of service. That’s at least going the extra mile to make it up to her, we’ll give the conglomerate that. Long story short, though? Epic fail, Comcast. Epic. Fail. 29 Fails That Weren’t Yours at Least 1. Going Up This is what happens when you try to sherpa your belongings up an escalator.

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Iggy Azalea Responds to "Blaccent" Criticism

Iggy Azalea has been on the receiving end of some serious criticism in recent months. Some of it might stem from the fact that society of finally getting sick of having the hook from “Fancy” stuck in its collective head, but some of the complaints about Iggy speak to much larger issues: Rappers such as Azealia Banks have slammed Iggy for what they feel is a lack of empathy for the culture from which she profits. Iggy has complained that she’s unfairly criticized because she’s a woman , but in reality, it’s the fact that she’s a white Australian rapper who’s co-opted the style, the dialects, and even the accent associated with hip hop culture, all while demonstrating zero concern for the plight of African-Americans. Iggy’s accent (one part Vanilla Ice, two parts overcompensating Juggalo) has received surprisingly little attention in the debate over her place in hip hop.  That changed yesterday when Eve and Jill Scott appeared on Sway’s Sirius radio show. Asked what she dislikes most about Iggy’s music, Eve replied: “The blaccent. Is that horrible? She’s from a different place. It would be dope to hear her with her swag.” Eve on Iggy Azalea So Eve put a positive spin on it, but it seems that Iggy is in ’round-the-clock defensive mode these days, so she took to Twitter to respond to the critique: “There’s a difference between being yourself and being your stereotype,” Iggy tweeted. “When people I’ve never met say I should act more ‘like myself’ I feel like they’re really saying, ‘Act more like how I stereotype you to be so I can feel comfortable.'” Something tells us that Iggy complaining about feeling stereotyped as a white woman isn’t gonna sway critics who feel she’s woefully ignorant of the problems faced by black Americans. 11 Odd Iggy Azalea Facts! 1. Her Stage Name Has History She took the name “Iggy Azalea” from her childhood dog and the street she grew up on.

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Texas High School Students’ "Uptown Funk" Video Goes Viral, Makes Bruno Mars Cry

The Internet’s latest viral video craze comes from group of students performing a full choreographed dance to Mark Ronson’s hit song “Uptown Funk.” Ronson’s track, featuring Bruno Mars’ vocals, has risen to the top of the charts. Now these Texas high school kids are taking it to the top of YouTube trends! Texas High School Uptown Funk Video Students at A. Maceo Smith New Tech H.S. in Dallas, along with theater teacher Scot Pankey, organized and shot the video earlier this month. So far, the video posted to YouTube on January 24 has garnered over 6.5 million page views. Writes Pankey of the clip that’s sweeping the nation: “This is a great example of how a bunch of [technology] students let go of their fears, trusted their teacher and got down to Uptown Funk!!!” “I heard the song before Christmas and fell in love with it. We are a project-based school,” he adds, so he gave them this as their assignment! “You put them in teams, and they have to come up with solutions. They had three weeks to work on it, then present as a group what they learned.” The video was shot by a student, walking backwards through hallways and up and down stairs as his classmates did their awesome thing. Even more impressively, it was shot in a single take. Mars shared the video on Twitter with the caption, “I cried at the end. I’m still a thug though. Thank you to everyone involved in making this video.” Indeed. And to YouTube user BaracksDubs for, as usual, making the lip dubbed gem featuring Barack Obama singing “Uptown Funk” as well … Barack Obama – Uptown Funk (Mark Ronson-Bruno Mars Lip Dub)

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Texas High School Students’ "Uptown Funk" Video Goes Viral, Makes Bruno Mars Cry

Texas High School Students’ "Uptown Funk" Video Goes Viral, Makes Bruno Mars Cry

The Internet’s latest viral video craze comes from group of students performing a full choreographed dance to Mark Ronson’s hit song “Uptown Funk.” Ronson’s track, featuring Bruno Mars’ vocals, has risen to the top of the charts. Now these Texas high school kids are taking it to the top of YouTube trends! Texas High School Uptown Funk Video Students at A. Maceo Smith New Tech H.S. in Dallas, along with theater teacher Scot Pankey, organized and shot the video earlier this month. So far, the video posted to YouTube on January 24 has garnered over 6.5 million page views. Writes Pankey of the clip that’s sweeping the nation: “This is a great example of how a bunch of [technology] students let go of their fears, trusted their teacher and got down to Uptown Funk!!!” “I heard the song before Christmas and fell in love with it. We are a project-based school,” he adds, so he gave them this as their assignment! “You put them in teams, and they have to come up with solutions. They had three weeks to work on it, then present as a group what they learned.” The video was shot by a student, walking backwards through hallways and up and down stairs as his classmates did their awesome thing. Even more impressively, it was shot in a single take. Mars shared the video on Twitter with the caption, “I cried at the end. I’m still a thug though. Thank you to everyone involved in making this video.” Indeed. And to YouTube user BaracksDubs for, as usual, making the lip dubbed gem featuring Barack Obama singing “Uptown Funk” as well … Barack Obama – Uptown Funk (Mark Ronson-Bruno Mars Lip Dub)

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