The Hundred Acre Woods is a cruel, cruel place. Sure, swine flu results in less deaths per year than regular flu, but in a population of eight (Winnie, Rabbit, Eeyore, Tigger, Owl, Piglet, Kanga and Roo), the chance of contracting P1GL1T (Piglet Flu) is significantly greater. We’re not going to name names, but someone has to get voted off the island. Oh, bother. Our second favorite swine flu-themed Winnie the Pooh cartoon after the jump.

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Lunch is long gone; it’s 4 p.m., H1N1 has been declared a global pandemic, Palin is up in arms, Phil Spector isn’t looking so good, and work just won’t end. There’s only one way to make it out of this day alive: THE CAT POWER HAPPY HOUR, a daily pick-me-up from your friends at Flavorpill. After the jump, a picture so cute it’ll turn your cubicle into a den of pure cuddle. Warning: after a three-day weekend, we’ve totally upped the cuteness factor for you today! (Check back tomorrow, same time, same place for more unhinged adorability.)

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Today at Flavorpill… Just when we thought the Swine Flu’s 15 minutes were up quicker than the Hipster Grifter’s, an intern over at Village Voice was diagnosed with it. We thought the midday wine was getting to us after witnessing the “invisible car,” but then we realized this artist was just really talented. We jammed to the magical orchestral arrangement of Coldplay meets Taylor Swift (the only way we could stomach her music). Eminem’s album leaked, and nobody cared. Vulture released their predictions for songs of the summer… and unfortunately, they’re probably right (Please go away Asher Roth). We laughed at this interview with the blogger behind the awesome Look At This Fucking Hipster. And finally, we had a good chortle over a featured entitled “How to Live In New York Off Of Hors D’oeuvres and Shwag.” We’re too lethargic for that kind of thing now, but those were the salad days…

Lunch is long gone, it’s 4 p.m, Manny has mud in his eye, GM is experiencing a “revenue implosion,” everyone’s wondering what Zuma‘s (multiple) wives will wear,  Savage wants us to boycott Britain, China is in mourning,  the head Democratic donor dabbled in fraud, California is anticipating a cash-flow crisis, 2 billion people may catch swine flu, and work just won’t end. There’s only one way to make it out of this day alive: THE CAT POWER HAPPY HOUR, a new daily pick-me-up from your friends at Flavorpill. After the jump, a picture so cute it’ll turn your cubicle into a den of pure cuddle. (Check back tomorrow, same time, same place for more unhinged adorability).

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Obama might want us to call it H1N1, but that just doesn’t have the same ring as “swine flu”. That said, with the number of cases globally hitting near 1,000 according to the WHO, all of pigkind — and our favorite Southern grocery store chain — has a serious pr problem on their hands. Or hooves as it were. After the jump, ten of the classic books/films/TV shows we hope avoid getting blamed for the current health crisis. Pork out with your own favorites in the comments, and then go wash your hands. Read More »

If you’ve so much as glanced at a newspaper or website over the past week, you’re at least marginally aware of swine flu, the maybe-pandemic that has quickly dethroned Somali pirates as the best reason to follow the news.

Over the past week, cases of the disease have been disclosed the world over, from Scotland to Peru to California. Mexico, where the illness was reported to have killed 152 people — though some say the number is as low as seven — is the flu’s undisputed epicenter. Wired reports that its spread may have begun in the town of La Gloria, not far from a “large and notoriously unsanitary hog farm” run by Granjas Carroll, a division of American conglomerate Smithfield Foods.

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We can’t decide if this is funny or awful. Or awfully funny? As always, your thoughts on the matter are greatly appreciated. [via Mashable]