BuzzFeed Week in Review: Passive Aggressive Notes Thrive as Borders Bookstores Close

What stories went viral last week? Here's a roundup from BuzzFeed.

After years of declining revenue, Borders recently filed for bankruptcy and has been closing stores across the country. Despite the company's history of financial woes, the bookstore's decline has resulted in something no one expected: a literary revolution. As shops have closed down, hilarious passive aggressive signage and product displays have popped up.

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As Borders stores have closed, passive aggressive notes like this one have been spotted and posted online.

Tuesday marked the 50th anniversary of the day that Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person in space. While he was famously quoted for saying the Russian equivalent of "off we go" just before liftoff, his final preflight words were actually a bit of dialog about sausage and moonshine.

Multifaceted comb-over Donald Trump has retained his position as a hot news item this week, continuing to beat the tired birther drum that even conservative stalwarts like Bill O'Reilly and Sarah Palin are refuting. In fact, it's his own brazen ignorance of civics that's driving eyeballs to his press mentions.

Actor Steve Buscemi has long been famous for his signature world-weary looks. But in the last week, Reddit and Tumblr users have taken to pasting his eyes onto Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj and more, in the week's most bizarre trend: Chicks With Steve Buscemeyes. The effect is as entrancing as it is unsettling.

'American Idol' contestant Pia Toscano arrives at her midtown hotel.

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"American Idol" contestant Pia Toscano signed a recording contract with Interscope after being booted from the show.

"American Idol" contestant Pia Toscano was eliminated last week to the outrage of fans, but the 22-year-old Howard Beach, N.Y., native landed on her feet, securing a recording contract with Interscope. To top it off, "Pia Toscano" was the second fastest rising Google search of the week, reaffirming her "household name" status.

Eyebrow grooming has seen some interesting changes in recent years. The thin, plucked standards of the late 1990s and early 2000s have relaxed a bit, allowing for bushier brows to be a bit more acceptable. But along the way there have been those adventurous souls who've tried out all sorts of styles, including drawing them on, dying them green and even tattooing.

Finally, the sixth series of the wildly successful British sci-fi program "Doctor Who" is set to launch on April 23, and Time Lord fandomonium is thick in the air. BuzzFeed's own Jack Shepherd caught up with the cast to see what happens when seasoned English thespians read tweets from the likes of Snooki and Ghostface Killah.

Chris Menning is viral media researcher at BuzzFeed.

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