Oh My God! The World Has Stopped Turning! M.I.A. Gave the Finger to the Camera During the Super Bowl Halftime Show!

(wait...this is woman? really?)

From the "we're bored and need something to freak out about" files, during the halftime show yesterday, M.I.A. made a guest appearance during MADONNA'S performance of her new single "Give Me All Your Luvin".  And as M.I.A. wrapped up her verse, she gave the MIDDLE FINGER to the camera.  Both NBC and the NFL released statements.  NBC said, quote, "We apologize for the inappropriate gesture that aired during halftime. It was a spontaneous gesture that our delay system caught late".  And according to the NFL, quote, "There was a failure in NBC's delay system. The obscene gesture in the performance was completely inappropriate, very disappointing, and we apologize to our fans."  M.I.A. also might've dropped an S-bomb as she stuck up the middle finger . . . her line went, quote, "I don't give a [shhh]" . . . although that evil, child-corrupting word was drowned out by the background music.  If you've been reading to this whole thing and wondering, "Wait, who the hell is M.I.A.?", she's the British singer who had that huge hit "Paper Planes" a few years back.  She also performed it at the Grammys while nine months pregnant back in 2009.  She hasn't had a big hit since and has kinda dropped out of relevance, so maybe this middle finger was her effort to be less . . . wait for it . . . M.I.A.

Random picks from halftime....

During the game I realized how much I don't like Tom Brady....NBC solidified it for me....

Twitter and Facebook is more addictive than alcohol and tobacco

A study conducted by Chicago University found that Facebook and Twitter are harder to resist than alcohol and tobacco. Participants were checked in on 7 times a day and 75% of the responses indicated an urge to use social media. As the day wore on, willpower to avoid the temptation was even worse. (Guardian)

Delete a photo on Facebook....it isn't deleted.

Deleting a photo on Facebook doesn’t mean that it goes away. A flaw in how the site stores photos leaves them available to anyone with a direct link to the file. Facebook is working on a new system that will permanently delete the photos after a month and a half. (Arstechnica.com)

More smartphones shipped than PC's....first time ever.

Consider the era of mobile computing ushered in—the number of smartphones shipped worldwide eclipsed personal computers. By the end of 2011, vendors shipped 488 million smartphones, outnumbering PCs and tablet combined. 93 million of those devices were iPhones. (PCMag.com)

Your dishwasher HATES you

Between March and November of 2011, more than 260 dishwasher incidents were logged with the Consumer Product Safety Commission. More than half of those complaints were about smoke or flames coming from the dishwasher. On top of those, the Commission apparently knows about more than 16,000 reported problems with dishwashers in the last five years. In 80 percent of those cases, people reported a dishwasher fire. [WXYZ]

Ever have a great idea for a Green Day t-shirt? Well, now is your chance to get it made!

The band is asking fans to submit ideas and the winner could be designing the group’s next t-shirt. Details can be found now at GreenDay.com. Green Day are currently working on a new album, which is expected to come out later this year. [GreenDay]

Every part of your morning routine is killing your chance to do any sort of creative thinking

(Getty)

Recent studies show that we are at our most creative when we're sleepy and not as focused—like when we first wake up, or before we fall asleep—so we should take advantage of that time. The stress of a commute and the sadness of reading the news also inhibit our problem-solving capabilities. All this means that we must rethink our morning routine. What is suggesting is to wake up a few minutes early, take advantage of those groggy moments to write down any thoughts that occur to you, then take a longer shower while continuing to let your thoughts wander.  [TIME]