Tweet For An A

Australia's Griffith University has made twitter usage a requirement for journalism students. The university hopes to promote more "in depth" twitter usage by students by making the website part of their curriculum, preparing journalism majors for the future of "social media" in today's world. Students have had mixed feelings so far, some dubbing the class "a waste of time." The Mashable.com article goes on to say students don't know how "good they have it" with the new course.

In a few words, I find this idea to be absolute bullshit. Sure, I've come to accept the online universe as taking over the media. But this can only lead to one thing, and already has: inaccurate news. You might remember a few days ago outlets reporting that Kanye West was dead, when indeed the rapper was alive and well. This isn't the first time inaccurate deaths have been reported, nor will it be the last. Imagine a world where all our news is obtained from social networks? Twitter producing the most read headlines? Or will twitter die out like myspace? Only time will tell.

Back 2 Back

If you follow sports at all or live in Philadelphia, you may have heard "the phillies are back for seconds," or "fuck the yankees" several times in the past 2 hours. It's all about the broad street celebrations people, so let's do this again for the second year in a row.

WORK IT

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Vampire Weekend's Latest Track

Indie Ivy Leaguers Vampire Weekend unveil the first track off their forthcoming full length Contra. Not set to release until Jan. 2010, "Horchata" is available for download via the band's website. Click here to download or here for more deets.

Happy Birthday Kip!

Philly native Kip Berman (aka the twee-tastic frontman of the Pains Of Being Pure at Heart) turns 30! Celebrate with the masses tonight at FUC. Doors are at 8pm. Too tired to make the show? No worries, crank up the vid below.

Gone Too Far

Prior to his death, Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein had been working on a series with MTV about bringing adolescents and their families to terms with sobriety. After his fatality, it was uncertain as to whether or not the series would air. Goldstein's family has decided to allow the show's airing, in order to represent the man Adam really was. The series, Gone Too Far, begins airing on October 12th.

Flava Flav Turns Back Time

Flava Flav in my mind put VH1 reality dating shows on the map. Since then VH1 has created a slew of spin-off shows, none quite comparable to Flav's "charming" appeal. Well, he's back, this time, with a different agenda. Public Enemy's finest plans to go back to high school and get his diploma, having dropped out shortly after 10th grade.

On his return to, Flav says:
"I just want to show the world it's never too late to get your diploma, and show kids they should stay in school and not wait until you're old to get it," said Flav. "Everybody sees me as this big love mogul. Now I got a baby girl, I've been there and done that and now it's time for the next episode."

Despite my hatred for recent reality television, this just might get me back in the game. If Flav can do it, I can too! (And you.)

Jude Law Does Poker Face

Well, sort of. Watch the still sexy man-cougar recite "Poker Face" in poetic form below: