GIANTS ARE IN THE WORLD SERIES!!!! On to the news.

STORY OF THE WEEK (too many min. read/watch/listen)
What: EBOLA IS COMING FOR YOU!
Why: Because it actually isn’t.

LAW THING OF THE WEEK (4 min. read)
What: The Destruction Of Voter ID Laws
Why: Because ID laws ruin the idea of democracy, even if the US is technically a Democratic Republic.

SPORTS THING OF THE WEEK (3 min. read)
What: WORLD SERIES BABY!
Why: Because it’s October.

TV THING OF THE WEEK (20 min. read)
What: The Dana Carvey Show, In Memoriam
Why: Because Dana Carvey understood the future of comedy 20 years before it happened.

FOOD THING OF THE WEEK (7 min. watch)
What: The Most Refined Palates Dine On The Most Refined Meal
Why: Because now you know why you have two knives.

DRINK THING OF THE WEEK (7 min. watch)
What: When Shaken, Not Stirred, Is Wrong
Why: Because now you get to call out that bartender in the suspenders and the handlebar mustache for making your drink wrong.

MOVIE THING OF THE WEEK (3 min. watch)
What: How To Portray Power In Film
Why: Because Chianti probably goes better with other foods

MUSIC THING OF THE WEEK (3 min. read)
What: The History Of Def Jam
Why: Because Def Jam has been the forefront hitmaker for decades at this point, and the label deserves to be celebrated.

COMEDY THING OF THE WEEK (37 min. listen)
What: How To Pretend To Be A Blowhard
Why: Because the amount of effort that goes into making you laugh about depressing things is actually way more than you probably thought.

VIDEO GAME THING OF THE WEEK (10 min. read)
What: Against. Gamer. Gate.
Why: Because even though #gamergate allegedly started as a stand against corruption within games journalism, what it has turned into is a misogynistic affront against anyone who enjoys video games.

INTERNET THINGS OF THE WEEK (∞)
What: The Longest Flight; They Should Be Called The Julyists; This Is Bread
Why: Because Internet.

THING YOU SHOULD GET BRIAN OF THE WEEK
What: Coffee On The Go
Why: Because Brian deserves it.

Webtacularly yours,
Brian
Managing Editor, Webtacular World
The Internet You Didn’t Know You Needed™

Congrats to Webtaculators Lior and Sarah! And with that, wedding season for 2014 is done. On to the news.

STORY OF THE WEEK (4 min. read)
What: Speaking Of Weddings…
Why: Because now more than 50% of the United States allows gay marriage.

ECONOMIC THING OF THE WEEK (5 min. read)
What: How You Should Spend Your Money
Why: Because experiences are way better than trinkets.

SCIENCE THING OF THE WEEK (2 min. read)
What: What Ebola Isn’t
Why: Because Ebola isn’t going to kill you.

SPORTS THING OF THE WEEK ()
What: Giants In October
Why: Because GO GIANTS!

FOOD THING OF THE WEEK (7 min. look)
What: What’s For Breakfast?
Why: Because nothing beats eggs, potatoes, and bacon, in my book.

MUSIC THING OF THE WEEK (3 min. watch)
What: God Only Knows
Why: Because my favorite version of this song is actually from a video game.

LITERATURE THING OF THE WEEK (5 min. read)
What: Overthinking The Giving Tree
Why: Because your favorite childhood story has awful implications. Also, the only z animal is a zebra.

LAUNDRY THING OF THE WEEK (∞)
What: Get Rid Of That Stain
Why: Because now you can.

GAME THING OF THE WEEK (10 min. read)
What: Gaming The Game
Why: Because I could totally use a glitched video poker windfall right now.

INTERNET THINGS OF THE WEEK (∞)
What: The Next Big Thing; The Carlton Returns; Honk!; Armor Is Pretty Good At Its Job
Why: Because Internet.

THING YOU SHOULD GET BRIAN OF THE WEEK
What: BMW i8
Why: Because Brian deserves it.

Webtacularly yours,
Brian
Managing Editor, Webtacular World
The Internet You Didn’t Know You Needed™

Hope everyone has a great New Year. Also, everything is delicious, except the gefilte fish. That’s definitely an acquired taste. On to the news.

STORY OF THE WEEK (5 min. read)
What: The Umbrella Revolution Might Be Putting Its Umbrellas Away
Why: Because apparently politeness towards antagonizers goes a long way to making a protest successful.

ECONOMIC THING OF THE WEEK (15 min. read)
What: It’s Way More Likely You’ll Pull Yourself Down By Your Own Bootstraps Than Up. Just Ask For Help.
Why: Because no one has ever actually been “self made,” regardless of how much they think they have been.

ADVERTISING THING OF THE WEEK (5 min. watch)
What: An Advertisement About Nothing
Why: Because Jerry Seinfeld rips the industry a new one.

SCIENCE THING OF THE WEEK (10 min. read)
What: Hopefully It Will Be Cheaper Than Moving To San Francisco
Why: Because Elon Musk didn’t build a rocket just to get people to space.

SPORTS THING OF THE WEEK (5 min. look)
What: Playoff Beards
Why: Because GO GIANTS!

TV THING OF THE WEEK (2 min. watch)
What: Strangest Simpsons Gag Of All Time
Why: Because even though the Simpsons is now whoring itself out to Family Guy, it still has the ability to do interesting things.

MUSIC THING OF THE WEEK (5 min. read)
What: Lauren Hill Doesn’t Owe You Anything
Why: Because Talib Kweli raises the bigger issue of what it means to be a fan of anything, especially when that thing does not necessarily meet expectations.

FOOD THING OF THE WEEK (5 min. read)
What: Octopus Is Delicious
Why: Because smart things can be food too.

FASHION THING OF THE WEEK (4 min. read)
What: Dude Looks Like A Lady
Why: Because the idea of John Hodgman in a dress is hilarious.

VIDEO GAME THING OF THE WEEK (4 min. watch)
What: Truth Hurts Sometimes
Why: Because I truthfully cannot stop playing it.

INTERNET THINGS OF THE WEEK (∞)
What: Best Lightbulb Commercial Ever; #1 JAMZ
Why: Because Internet.

THING YOU SHOULD GET BRIAN OF THE WEEK
What: Trip To Singapore
Why: Because Brian deserves it.

Webtacularly yours,
Brian
Managing Editor, Webtacular World
The Internet You Didn’t Know You Needed™

Happy birthday Meagan! I am very, very glad you were born. Love you much! On to the news.

STORY OF THE WEEK (4 min. read)
What: Occupy Hong Kong
Why: Because if these protests were dealt with poorly in the United States, I can’t imagine how this will be dealt with in China.

BUSINESS THING OF THE WEEK (3 min. read)
What: Suitsy (Really?!?)
Why: Because tech people could not get any more lazy.

LAW THING OF THE WEEK (7 min. read)
What: Eric Holder Leaves The Obama Administration
Why: Because the Attorney General was divisive on both sides of the isle, whether expanding Bush era policy for the War on Terror, or refusing to uphold DOMA.

TECHNOLOGY THING OF THE WEEK (15 min. read)
What: The Remnants Of A Giant
Why: Because amazing things still come out of Bell Labs, but no where near the impact it had over the years when it was still part of AT&T.

CIVIL SERVANT THING OF THE WEEK (15 min. read)
What: Be Nice To Your Mail Person
Why: Because the unsubstantiated austerity cuts to the program have made working for the USPS a nightmare.

SPORTS THING OF THE WEEK (7 min. watch)
What: Rules? What Rules?
Why: Because all sports were basically Calvinball, but more boring now.

TV THING OF THE WEEK (4 min. watch)
What: Not Mad Men; Not True Detective
Why: Because even though both those shows are great, these might be better.

NEWS THING OF THE WEEK (8 min. read)
What: CNN Finds Its Answer To VICE
Why: Because a chef turned food critic turned travel guru is now the most interesting thing to happen to the news cycle.

MUSIC THING OF THE WEEK (1 min. read)
What: New Thom Yorke
Why: Because releasing a new album for money on BitTorrent is just asking for trouble.

DRINK THING OF THE WEEK (2 min. read)
What: Well That Escalated Quickly
Why: Because the top end of drinkers pretty much subsidize the whole industry.

INTERNET THINGS OF THE WEEK
What: Well, That’s One Way To Quit; Metta Needs To Play In These; Remember, Celebrities Are Not People; Go Hitchhiking
Why: Because Internet.

THING YOU SHOULD GET BRIAN OF THE WEEK
What: Whatever This Thing Is
Why: Because Brian deserves it.

Webtacularly yours,
Brian
Managing Editor, Webtacular World
The Internet You Didn’t Know You Needed™

Sorry for the late post, everyone. On to the news.

STORY OF THE WEEK (4 min. read)
What: Well, I Guess The Rockefellers Already Made Enough Money Off Of Oil
Why: Because it’s big news when the family name that means oil decides it’s no longer that smart to keep on investing in it.

BUSINESS THING OF THE WEEK (10 min. read)
What: The Face Of North Face
Why: Because the ideals of conservation and people don’t always get along as well as they should.

LAW THING OF THE WEEK (5 min. read)
What: Murder Was The Case That They Gave Me
Why: Because now Scalia hopefully knows the lyrics to a Snoop song or two.

SCIENCE THING OF THE WEEK (4 min. read)
What: Star Trek Is Basically Going To Happen Now
Why: Because now astronauts get to drive space Teslas.

SPORTS THING OF THE WEEK (5 min. read)
What: Somehow It’s Still Less Violent Than Football
Why: Because fighting with swords is awesome.

TV THING OF THE WEEK (1 min. watch)
What: South Park Still Has It
Why: Because there is no way that a show I started watching in 7th grade should still be relevant (See, Simpsons), but here we are.

MUSIC THING OF THE WEEK (4 min. read)
What: Very Few People Like U2
Why: Because the new album is actually not that entirely bad (sorry Meagan!).

FOOD THING OF THE WEEK (5 min. read)
What: It Should Be Renamed Chirp Chew
Why: Because they’re good for you.

LITERATURE THING OF THE WEEK (2 min. read)
What: As You Wish
Why: Because The Princess Bride is one of my favorite movies.

VIDEO GAME THING OF THE WEEK (8 min. read)
What: Destiny Good / Destiny Bad
Why: Because Destiny is game that is being almost universally panned for its lack of structure even though it probably has the best shooting mechanics since Halo. Oh, and it still made over $350 Million in its first 5 days on sale, regardless.

INTERNET THINGS OF THE WEEK
What: Genuine Bona Fide Electrified Six Car Monorail; Disney + Food = Oddly Decent Reading; Since They Figured Out What The Fox Said, Now They Have To Learn To Tie Knots.
Why: Because Internet.

THING YOU SHOULD GET BRIAN OF THE WEEK
What: A Dragon
Why: Because Brian deserves it.

Webtacularly yours,
Brian
Managing Editor, Webtacular World
The Internet You Didn’t Know You Needed™

Well, Apple released it’s newest products, and the world didn’t end. On to the news.

STORY OF THE WEEK (6 min. read)
What: Apple
Why: Fine. Here’s the real Apple Story you were looking for. Also, here’s a review of the Apple Watch from an actual watch reviewer. But seriously – people are just as strongly opinionated about edible apples as the technology one.

ECONOMIC THING OF THE WEEK (5 min. read)
What: What The Hell Is A Spiced Pumpkin Anyway?
Why: Because there also is no reason for the seasonal existence of the product, either.

MATH THING OF THE WEEK (5 min. read)
What: Pizza Folding
Why: Because I still have no idea why that actually works, but I am glad it does.

TECH THING OF THE WEEK (4 min. read)
What: Net Neutrality Is Still Important
Why: Because even though the day of protest is over, Net Neutrality will remain a very important issue going forward.

SPORTS THING OF THE WEEK (3 min. read)
What: The Violence Continues
Why: Because it shouldn’t take a leaked video to understand that this is in no way acceptable from any member of society, even if they’re worth millions of dollars for an entertainment franchise.

MOVIE THING OF THE WEEK (5 min. watch)
What: Great Shot
Why: Because sometimes a movies’ importance can be captured in only a few frames.

MUSIC THING OF THE WEEK (5 min. read)
What: Big Poppa
Why: Because Biggie Smalls’ album is 20 years old, and with it came the rise of Bad Boy records, the West vs. East Coast rivalry, and the beginning of the end of two of the most important rappers of our time.

FOOD THING OF THE WEEK (5 min. read)
What: Burrito Heaven
Why: Because I work down the street from this glorious burrito manufacturer, and you should be jealous – especially if you live on the East Coast. Come visit.

VIDEO GAME THING OF THE WEEK (7 min. read)
What: The Abridged History Of Video Games
Why: Because figuring out how to keep data as the storage devices begin to fade is a problem that extends way beyond video games.

INTERNET THINGS OF THE WEEK
What: I Never Thought I’d Still Be Enjoying Sesame Street So Much; Adulthood Is Overrated; Smash All The Mouth; Perfect Recordings
Why: Because Internet.

THING YOU SHOULD GET BRIAN OF THE WEEK
What: Water Jet Pack
Why: Because Brian deserves it.

Webtacularly yours,
Brian
Managing Editor, Webtacular World
The Internet You Didn’t Know You Needed™

Email newsletters are the best right now. You’re welcome for being ahead of the curve thanks to us here at Webtacular World. On to the news.

STORY OF THE WEEK (15 min. read)
What: Search and Seizure
Why: Because the growth of America’s police forces even as crime is at a historically low levels continues to be problematic, especially for people who cannot afford the fines.

ECONOMIC THING OF THE WEEK (8 min. listen)
What: I Bet You Barely Even Remember First Grade
Why: Because it actually defined who you are now.

LAW THING OF THE WEEK (5 min. read)
What: T.O.S., P.O.S.
Why: Because they are entirely worthless.

THE SUN IS STILL SETTING ON THE EMPIRE THING OF THE WEEK (4 min. read)
What: FREEEEDOOOOOM
Why: Because Scotland might no longer be part of the U.K.

FOOD THING OF THE WEEK (15 min. explore)
What: Have It Your Way
Why: Because menus don’t let you order what you want. Also, drink these with your new foodtacular creation.

SPORTS THING OF THE WEEK (infinite twitter scroll)
What: Everyone, Meet Cleatus
Why: Because the robot mascot for Fox NFL Sunday just got a makeover for the new season. However, this guy might have a better claim to that name.

MOVIE THING OF THE WEEK (6 min. read)
What: Jimi Hendrix 3000
Why: Because I really want new Outkast instead. 

MUSIC THING OF THE WEEK (2 min. read)
What: New Radiohead, But Not In An Album Form
Why: Because Radiohead

PHOTOGRAPHY THING OF THE WEEK (20 min. explore)
What: WWII Turns 75
Why: Because we can only hope that nothing like this ever happens again.

LITERATURE THING OF THE WEEK
What: Choose NPH’s Life For Him
Why: Because more autobiographies should be determined by the reader.

VIDEO GAME THING OF THE WEEK (15 min. watch)
What: The Music Makes The Game
Why: Because many of these sounds and songs comprise the soundtrack to my childhood.

INTERNET THINGS OF THE WEEK
What: Yay College!; N Is For News, That’s Good Enough For Me; Oh Dear…; The Multiverse
Why: Because Internet.

THING YOU SHOULD GET BRIAN OF THE WEEK
What: SUIT UP
Why: Because Brian deserves it.

Webtacularly yours,
Brian
Managing Editor, Webtacular World
The Internet You Didn’t Know You Needed™

Congrats to Webtaculators Justine and Josh on their wedding day! These two wonderful humans were actually the main reason I started Webtacular World – In December of last year, about, ohhhh, four months after it was relevant, Josh shared “What Does The Fox Say” on Justine’s Facebook wall, with her replying “dingdingdingdingdingdingding lol.” Needless to say, they required an “Internetervention,” so I created Webtacular World with this short paragraph: “Whelp. Looks like project ‘Webtacular World Weekly’ just invented itself. As it’s first subscribers, you and Josh will be receiving a newsletter every Sunday night filled with the best things our friend, the internet, has to offer.” The rest is history. On to the news.

STORY OF THE WEEK (4 min. read)
What: For Something Different, Let’s See How Things Are Going In Asia…
Why: Because China has been relatively silent as of late, but things seem to be picking back up with harsh restrictions on democracy in Hong Kong.

ECONOMIC THING OF THE WEEK (8 min. interactive)
What: Get Back To Your Desk, You Lazy Artists!
Why: Because it’s important to know how much more your profession works than everyone else’s.

LAW THING OF THE WEEK (3 min. read)
What: Human’s Inability To Withstand Blunt Force Trauma To The Head Might End All Fun
Why: Because I headed the ball all the time when I was growing up, and I turned out fine… What was I just talking about?

SCIENCE THING OF THE WEEK (4:30 watch)
What: Take Me To The Moon
Why: Because Ms. Johnson is a bad ass.

FOOD THING OF THE WEEK (6 min. watch)
What: How To Sushi
Why: Because I bet most of you didn’t know that turning ebi on it’s side was actually the way to go (I didn’t).

SPORTS THING OF THE WEEK (6 min. interactive; 9 min. read)
What: Football Is Coming! So Let’s Talk About Tennis. Fine Here’s Some Football For You As Well.
Why: Because one-handed backhands are hard. Also, losing sucks. Luckily for me, I coach winners.

MOVIE THING OF THE WEEK (3 min. read)
What: Not To Sound Like I’m Bad… But I Would Hit That
Why: Because I saw Chris Pratt while he was staying in our hotel in Davis. However, I was too dumb and slow to say or do anything clever about it. But I bet the guy probably appreciates not being accosted by people, so I guess I did him a solid.

MUSIC THING OF THE WEEK (1ish hr. watch)
What: Why Are There Still VMAs On MTV?
Why: Because Lorde somehow won best rock video. I like Lorde and all, but she is NOT rock, and she knows it.

NOT NEWS THING OF THE WEEK (2 min. read [if you absolutely must – I’d recommend just looking at the headline])
What: Whatever The Hell This Is
Why: Because Michael Rothman, the “author” of this article, should not be allowed to work in news ever again. This is garbage, and he owes us all an apology.

VIDEO GAME THING OF THE WEEK (10 min. read)
What: Queue Jamiroquai And The Moving Floor
Why: Because this history of virtual reality is as real as it gets in terms of a nascent technological development. 

INTERNET THINGS OF THE WEEK
What: Marsupials, Man; ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Thwarted By Handsomeness; In Memoriam
Why: Because Internet.

THING YOU SHOULD GET BRIAN OF THE WEEK
What: Firework Proof Suit
Why: Because Brian deserves it.

Webtacularly yours,
Brian

This week’s Webtacular World comes straight from Carmel By-The-Sea, a wonderful place that has a terribly incorrect name. But I guess Carmel By-The-Ocean doesn’t sound as quaint. Also, it’s going to take more than 6.0 quake to make it Carmel In-The-Sea. On to the news. 

STORY OF THE WEEK (3 min. read)
What: Yup, That Was A Big One
Why: Because California is statistically still waiting for the actual BIG ONE, but this one was a decent reminder of the power that quakes have.

ECONOMIC THING OF THE WEEK (9 min. read)
What: Uniquely Similar  
Why: Because Starbucks is legion. At least you can still escape business as usual at Burning Man.

LAW THING OF THE WEEK (6 (billable) min. read)
What: Give A Lawyer A Hug
Why: At least now you can understand why some people may be upset when even Shakespeare wants them dead.

SCIENCE THING OF THE WEEK (4 min. read)
What: The First Law In Practice
Why: Because Isaac Asimov’s Laws of Robotics are about to face real world testing.

POPULATION THING OF THE WEEK (25 min. look/read)
What: Movin’ On Up
Why: Because state-by-state immigration patterns are really interesting. Also, it’s almost funny how much the signs of gentrification have stayed the same. Almost. 

SPORTS THING OF THE WEEK (5 min. read/look)
What: The Opposite Of Golf
Why: Because endurance athletes are in a league of their own. Also, they don’t require fake crowds.

MUSIC THING OF THE WEEK (__ hrs. listening pleasure)
What: The Best Of The Teens So Far
Why: Because most of these songs at least deserve a listen.

LONGFORM THING OF THE WEEK (15 min.
What: Off The Grid
Why: Because it’s amazing that an individual could remain undetected for so long in the modern era.

VIDEO GAME THING OF THE WEEK (3 min. read)
What: Mom! Turn That Damn Game Off And Come To Dinner! This Is The Last Warning!
Why: Because adult women have unseated teenage boys as the largest game playing demographic. 

INTERNET THINGS OF THE WEEK
What: Someone Needs To Invent An Irony Or Satire Font; Work Like Ira; Don’t Give Me Your Baby If You Want It To Live; Breaking Pawn; Deep Thoughts With Ron Swanson
Why: Because Internet.

THING YOU SHOULD GET BRIAN OF THE WEEK
What: A House Would Be Nice
Why: Because Brian deserves it.

Webtacularly yours,
Brian
Managing Editor, Webtacular World
The Internet You Didn’t Know You Needed™

A super special shout out to webtaculators Jan and Nora for tying the knot this weekend! On to the news.

STORY OF THE WEEK (8 min. read)
What: American Battleground
Why: Because Ferguson, Missouri has made it brutally clear that the United States still has massive issues with race relations, policing, and a divergence of what it means to be an American. We should be ashamed of ourselves.

TECHNOLOGY THING OF THE WEEK (15 min. read)
What: Snowden In The Flesh
Why: Because this is the first time since Edward Snowden fled the United States that he has given an in person interview, while still revealing even more damning information.

LAW THING OF THE WEEK (10 min read)
What: Yup.
Why: Because at least not all law news is bad news this week, and some is actually pretty funny.

MATH THING OF THE WEEK (3 min. read)
What: Woman Wins Math
Why: Because I still cannot quite believe that it has taken this long for a woman to win the Fields Medal.

SPORTS THING OF THE WEEK (4 min. listen)
What: I Wish I Could Throw Like A Girl
Why: Because this girl has a rocket for an arm.

MOVIE THING OF THE WEEK (4 min. read)
What: Rest In Peace You Wonderful Man
Why: Because Robin Williams still remains the best stand up comedian I have ever seen perform, and the world is a little darker without him.

TELEVISION THING OF THE WEEK (5 min. read)
What: Comcast, The Multi-Headed Monster
Why: Because this is what I do for a living.

PHOTOGRAPHY THING OF THE WEEK (5 min. watch)
What: Why Is Purple?
Why: Because our stupid brains are actually pretty clever sometimes.

FOOD THING OF THE WEEK (15 min. watch)
What: I Hear You Guys Like Cheese
Why: Because cheese is the best. Also, stop defrosting your steak before you cook it.

VIDEO GAME THING OF THE WEEK (5 min. watch)
What: Sometimes It IS Your Controller’s Fault
Why: Because creating game systems that run at the speed of light are often unfair for our less than light speed reflexes.

INTERNET THINGS OF THE WEEK
What: I, For One, Greet Our Autonomous Overlords With Open Arms; Right… “True Love”; Later, Bro; Golf 
Why: Because Internet.

THING YOU SHOULD GET BRIAN OF THE WEEK
What: Wayne Coyne Of The Flaming Lips Has One, And I Want One Too
Why: Because Brian deserves it.

Webtacularly yours,
Brian
Managing Editor, Webtacular World
The Internet You Didn’t Know You Needed™