Think your last date was bad? From the awkward to the painful, My Very Worst Date is compiling the worst of the worstAnthony Augustine My Very Worst Date myveryworstdate.com - As most people know, the dating game can be a nightmare. Everyone has had bad dates. with horror stories about guys who hit on the waitress and gals who can't stop talking about the ex, My Very Worst Date is a crowdsourced blog that will probably make you feel better about how your last date was. Along with submitting your own dating disaster, you can also rate other stories that have been submitted to the site.
The 35 Best iPhones Apps of the Year (So Far) tr.im/35_iphone - Apple's iPhone has been available in Canada for just over a year. In that short time period, it has gobbled up a huge percentage of the market share and has become an ubiquitous mobile device. One of the main reasons people are jumping ship from BlackBerry and other smart phones is the wide range of third-party applications available for the iPhone. Although BlackBerry and Google's Android are able to run apps, the iPhone is light years ahead of both phones. If you have an iPhone - or need a few reasons why you should get one - Techcrunch.com takes a look at The 35 Best iPhones Apps of the Year (So Far). From geo-social applications such as Hey, Where Are You? to Simplify Music 2, which lets you listen to your entire music collection from your home computer on your iPhone, there are plenty of reasons to ditch your BlackBerry.
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MP3 of the Week: Radiohead - These Are My Twisted Words www.radiohead.com/deadairspace/ - While rumours swirled last week that Radiohead would be releasing a new EP called Wall Of Ice on Aug. 17, it looks like fans will have to wait a bit longer. Instead, the band has offered up a free download of the track, These Are My Twisted Words. You can also buy Harry Patch (In Memory Of), a song about the last remaining U.K. veteran of the First World War, from the band's site. Proceeds of the sale will go to the British Legion.
Video of the Week: Antony & The Johnsons - Cover of Beyonce's Crazy In Love tr.im/crazy_in_love - While Britney Spears seems to be everyone's favourite muse when it comes to ironic covers, Antony & The Johnsons tackle Beyonce's Crazy In Love.
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