This Week’s Hottest Hot Topics: Intergalactic Edition

3/27/09 - Posted by Carmel Hagen under Gossip, Life & Culture, Science, US

The sky was nowhere near the limit for this week’s hottest hot topics, in which the whole universe came to out play with satellites, shooting stars, and even Kim Kardashian’s volumpturump. Thankfully, the actual subject matter was more down-to-earth – except, of course, for that little incident with the big, big phallus. Ready to read? WAIT – times like these call for a countdown. 3…2… oh okay, just go.

Stephen Colbert Goes to Space

If NASA was hoping for something serious when they asked fans to name a new space module – well, that’s just dumb.
http://topics.oneriot.com/colbert-wins-nasa-contest

Intergalasstic!

According to these pictures, Kim Kardashian’s otherworldly curves just stretched into the next galaxy.
http://topics.oneriot.com/kim-kardashian-airbrush-shots

The Sky IS Falling?

For the first time, scientists have hunted down a shooting star, which means not only do they hurtle towards earth - they crash into it.
http://topics.oneriot.com/astronomers-catch-shooting-star

Google Wonders

Google Earth spots the things we missed – and the things we could have done without.
http://topics.oneriot.com/wonders-of-google-earth

A+ for Effort

The wonders of Google Earth are so wonderful that they’re even inspiring teenagers. Well, inspiring teenagers to paint 60ft long penises on top of their homes.
http://topics.oneriot.com/teen-paints-huge-phallus-on-roof

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