September 2009
I've Seen It All Now: A 2:30 News Report About A... →
This is a two and a half minute news report from Alabama about a woman who thinks there’s “a little holy spirit” in her new consignment shop because she can stand a broom up…
Answers: What is the proper way to roll up the... →
What are the best ways for different style shirts (such as a thermal, sweater, or dress shirt)?… Visit Uncrate for the full post.
Does Obama Have the Guts to Take on Big Cartoon? →
With Disney’s big buy of Marvel, America suddenly finds much of its entire animated universe — from Spider-Man to Pluto — in the hands of one media conglomerate. How many cartoon characters must…
Keen Newport Pack →
Go from State St. to the state forest with the Keen Newport Pack ($90). Sporting a not too boring yet not to extreme design, the Newport offers a padded computer… Visit Uncrate for…
Five-pound gummy bear costs $40 and packs 12,600... →
So. You guys still eating gummy bears one by one? That’s cool, I guess. As a prognosticator of internet trends, I can tell you that the Next Big Thing (TM) will be this five-pound gummy bear…
Use Google Reader as Your Own Private Google... →
Some folks have declared RSS dead, and while we’d never make so bold a claim at this point (we still love RSS), blogger Steve Rubel demonstrates how—even if you’re not using Google Reader…
The Quick 10: 10 Secret Menu Items →
_Flossers: Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to seek out covert items at fast food chains around the country. Be warned, this mission includes very real dangers such as hardening…
Your Favorite Snow Leopard UI Changes →
Now that many of us have upgraded to Snow Leopard, I would like to start a forum where you can share your favorite UI changes. Use Command + Shift + 3, Command + Shift + 4, a third party…
September 9th is official: "It's only rock and... →
It may not be a Beatles line or a Hendrix line (it’s a Stones line) but the September 9th event is now official. Apple sent invites out to the tech journalist community today. The event will…
How to Manage Your Online Life When You're Dead -... →
before you install snow leopard, make sure to remove any smart groups from your address book
August 2009
RT @TheFeed: Disney Buys Marvel http://tinyurl.com/l2dhsa
Study Shows Drinking Beer Improves Bone Density →
Many studies have tried to link health benefits to moderate alcohol consumption. Loss of bone density is a problem in women as they age, but beer has come to the rescue!
The study included…
Single Molecule Pictured for First Time →
Why would people get excited about this blury picture? The pentacene molecule pictured is commonly used in solar cells and has five benzene rings. There is only .14 namometers between…
Deadly L.A. Fires Make For Great Viral Time Lapse... →
So, L.A., apparently, you’re on fire, we hear? 3,000 homes on the northeastern edge of the city are currently being evacuated after 20,000 acres have already been burned. Want to see what it looks…
FontCapture Turns Your Handwriting into a Font... →
If you’ve got a few minutes, stylish script, and a scanner, FontCapture can turn your handwriting into a font. That keeps all your mad-scientist notes on the computer, yet still gives them that…
Kitten With Eyebrows →
I thought nothing beat the dog with eyebrows, until I saw this. Contribute: Add an image, link, video or comment »
Production notes from new Kids in the Hall series →
Kids in the Hall superfan Tavie sez,
The Kids in the Hall are shooting their new miniseries for CBC, Death Comes to Town, in North Bay, Ontario.
As their official online presence…
After a huge pointless line at the apple store, snow leopard is mine.
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Melissa Rycroft: Jillian and Ed still 'planning a... →
Dancing With The Stars alum Melissa Rycroft brought her fiance Tye Strickland along last night to The Grove in L.A. to help celebrate the launch of Victoria’s Secret Beauty’s new “Dream Angels…
Internet People 2 →
A sequel to Dan Meth’s much-loved ‘Internet People,’ this equally comprehensive ‘Internet People 2’ shouts out to some of the web’s favorite freaks and geeks. If you know more than 10 of…
LEGO House Under Construction →
A month ago, I linked to a news story about plans for a full-sized LEGO house in the UK. James May, the TV host responsible, has construction of the three-million brick project well…
Use ID Guard Stamp To (Sort Of) Block Personal... →
We’re not sure how effective a stamp would be to truly block out personal info on your mail—cross-cut shredding is always better—but at the very least this would be a fun thing to do while…
Sexy S T R E T C H shelf is basically a giant... →
You can always use a few more shelves in your life, right? And this one is not only original and cool-looking, but (dare I say it) flexible as well. Because it’s rubber! I’m such a card!
Typedia Sorts and Shares Fonts in a... →
If you’ve spent hours looking for the right font for your project, Typedia can help. Typedia is a font-centered community project that indexes, catalogs, and displays fonts of all sorts. In…
This California K.F.C. Sells Marijuana Instead Of... →
We just love obvious conversions of former fast food restaurants, but this has to be the best one we’ve ever seen. A former Kentucky Fried Chicken has been replaced with “Kind For Cures,” a…
'American Idol' finds another guest judge →
Time for another guest-judge-on-American Idol item: Kristin Chenoweth will sit in on the Orlando auditions. The Pushing Daisies actress, who is also a singer with a four-octave range, joins a list…
Farewell, Reading Rainbow →
Reading Rainbow is going off the air today after 26 years, making it the third longest running show on PBS (after Sesame Street and Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood). Nothing about this on…
‘Heathers’ on TV: What is your damage, Hollywood? →
DEAR DIARY: My blogger-angst bulls— now has a body count. Everybody’s sad…but it’s kind of a weird sad. The rumors just won’t stop. First a phantom wacky ‘Heathers‘ musical starring Kristen Bell,…
How to Screw in a Snuggie →
Link: http://thesnuggiesutra.com/ A site called The Snuggie Sutra features helpful sexual positions for snuggie sex. New use for the Snuggie: great for people who don’t actually want to…
Death Cab scores 'New Moon' single →
Death Cab For Cutie, the Grammy nominated indie rock band from Bellingham, Wash., has scored the coveted lead single spot on the soundtrack for “New Moon,” the intensely anticipated second…
Current iPod stocks dwindling as new SKU's loom →
Not entirely surprising, but Ars Technica is reporting sources from Apple’s Authorised Resellers, who have confirmed that current models of iPod have been discontinued as stocks…
100 Years Of Movie Special Effects In 5:00 →
This is a little video montage of notable special effects from movies in the past 100 years all packed into a five minute clip. And as you’ll see, we haven’t come very far. I want to be…
LEAKED: New iPhone Commercial →
(thanks, Autumn)
Venn diagram of mythical creatures →
My favorite is dog + dog + dog = Cerberus. (thx, ben) Tags: infoviz venndiagrams
Jägermeister 6-Bottle Shot Cooler →
Ever wish you could take a Jägermeister shot machine with you camping, tailgating, and partying? Now you can, with the Jägermeister 6-Bottle Shot Cooler ($120). Available as a six-bottle…
Arkeg - Drink n Game →
Mika’s presale site is crashing help! @mikasounds i wanna go see you at the palladium!!!!
Mini Cooper Coupe →
My first reaction was no.
1965 Ikea catalog →
From the looks of the 1965 Ikea catalog, the company could make a killing selling that same furniture today. Maybe they should do that rather than switching to Verdana. (thx, paolo) Tags: …
British TV cancels reality show 'Big Brother' →
Britain doesn’t love Big Brother the way it used to. Television station Channel 4 says it is canceling the show that sparked …
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Prank: humans "on display" at zoo →
Wooster Collective spotted this fun prank at Bristol Zoo where an informational placard about Homo Sapiens was installed outside the zoo’s cafe. Click the image to read the…