May 29, 2013

            Is it a good thing or bad thing to
            have a breakout session during
            a dermatological conference?

Top of the Heap:  Creative and Inexpensive Ways to Keep Kids Busy This Summer
     http://www.buzzfeed.com/alannaokun/creative-and-inexpensive-ways-to-keep-kids-busy

Read the awesome reviews for the "Banana Slicer"  (Thanks, Laura!)
     http://alturl.com/mj6b6

The Nine Possible Reactions to the New Arrested Development
     http://www.collegehumor.com/article/6892037/the-nine-possible-reactions-to-the-new-arrested-development

19 Signs That You're a Big, Stupid Jerk
     http://www.pleated-jeans.com/2013/05/24/19-signs-youre-a-big-stupid-jerk/

Cool or gross? You decide.
     http://cyriak.co.uk/horrible.html

Disney's Smellitizer
     http://nowiknow.com/the-nose-knows/

Embarrassing Moments in Engineering (and What They've Taught Us)
     http://www.neatorama.com/2013/05/24/Embarrassing-Moments-in-Engineering-and-What-Theyve-Taught-Us/

Unwritten Rules Everyone Needs to Follow  (#17. You know who you are.)
     http://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/unwritten-rules-everyone-needs-to-follow

Highbrow books to read on the beach this summer
     http://flavorwire.com/393341/20-highbrow-books-to-read-on-the-beach-this-summer

Speaking of books, here's an excerpt from Stephen King's new novel, Joyland
     http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/23/stephen-king-joyland-excerpt_n_3326641.html?utm_hp_ref=books

5 Brilliant Clues Hidden in the Background of Movies (some of them are a bit of a stretch, actually...)
     http://www.cracked.com/article_20455_5-brilliant-clues-hidden-in-background-movies.html

Changing your life one post at a time:  Nine Foods You're Totally Eating Wrong
     http://www.dailydot.com/lol/how-to-eat-cupcakes-sushi-apples-videos/

Give Spam a Chance (the meat, not the mail)
     http://alturl.com/g4ytw

May 22, 2013

          No one has ever been able to explain

          to me exactly why "taking the easy way
          out" could ever be anything but positive.

Top of the Heap:  Teen's invention could charge your phone in 20 seconds
     http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/teens-invention-could-charge-your-phone-20-seconds-1C9977955

Facial Reconstructions of Famous People
     http://www.mentalfloss.com/article/50567/10-facial-reconstructions-famous-historical-figures

Classic breakfast choices from around the world
     http://www.businessinsider.com/breakfast-around-the-world-2013-5?op=1

How Much Would It Cost to Build the Starship Enterprise?
     http://gizmodo.com/how-much-would-it-cost-to-build-the-starship-enterprise-506174071

Related: Neil deGrasse Tyson Tells Us Why Star Trek is So Much Better Than Star Wars
     http://www.businessinsider.com/neil-degrasse-tyson-star-trek-2013-5

And - Pages from the original Star Trek Writer's Guide
     http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_vault/2013/05/14/star_trek_pages_from_the_writers_guide_for_the_original_series.html

Why We Laugh
     http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/sep/02/why-we-laugh-psychology-provine

The 10 Best Sitcom Finales in TV History
     http://flavorwire.com/392223/the-10-best-sitcom-finales-in-tv-history/view-all

How to Get Your Kids to Do Whatever You Want
     http://www.buzzfeed.com/alannaokun/how-to-get-your-kids-to-do-whatever-you-want

The Five Warning Signs That You're Finally Getting Older (Check, check, check, check, and check.  Damn.)
     http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-warning-signs-that-youre-finally-getting-older/

Did Groucho Really Say That?
     http://www.neatorama.com/2013/05/16/Did-Groucho-Really-Say-That/

13 Actors You Probably Didn't Know Were on Family Ties
     http://www.buzzfeed.com/briangalindo/13-actors-you-probably-didnt-know-were-on-family-ties

Moving?  Here are some brilliant moving tips that will make your life so much easier
     http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/brilliant-moving-tips

Why Caffeine in Coffee is a Miracle Drug For the Tired
     http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/04/23/178627908/why-caffeine-in-coffee-is-a-miracle-drug-for-the-tired

7 Strange Commencement Speeches
     http://mentalfloss.com/article/50591/7-strange-commencement-speeches

May 15, 2013

                I've always wanted to go into a bookstore and
                ask, "Do you have a book on how to deal with
                rejection without getting violently angry?"

Top of the Heap:  I knew it! I KNEW it! The Key to a Long Life?  BACON!   (Thanks, Susie!)
     http://alturl.com/r6nje

13 Game of Thrones Characters Who Are Giving You a Major Case of Deja Vu (How did I miss Tonks?) (Thanks, Elizabeth)
     http://blog.birchbox.com/post/48289051559/16-game-of-thrones-characters-who-are-giving-you-major

How to Be Interesting on Facebook
     http://www.neatorama.com/2013/05/09/How-to-be-Interesting-on-Facebook/

Want to go to Mars in 2023?  Apply here
     http://applicants.mars-one.com/

Hey, 24 Fans - Jack Baur is coming back
     http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/24-returning-fox-as-event-521653

You want fart noises as you scroll? We've got you covered.
     http://theonion.github.io/fartscroll.js/

How to Find a Book
     http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/08/how-to-find-a-book_n_3237529.html?utm_hp_ref=books

Hilarious Legal Examinations of Unexpected Pop Culture Issues
     http://www.oddee.com/item_98577.aspx

50 Slices of Movie Trivia You May Not Know
     http://oneroomwithaview.com/2013/05/08/50-slices-of-movie-trivia-you-may-not-know/

A cool animation of every observed meteorite to hit the Earth since 861 AD
     http://www.visualizing.org/full-screen/53518

Is your favorite TV show coming back next season?
    http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/08/tv-upfronts-2013-nbc-abc-cbs-fox-and-the-cw-by-the-numbers.html

Coffee mugs for your inner nerd
     http://thechive.com/2013/05/13/a-few-coffee-mugs-for-your-inner-nerd-26-photos/

Yet another one of those "100 Best, Most Interesting Blogs and Websites of 2013"
     http://dailytekk.com/2013/01/14/the-100-best-most-interesting-blogs-and-websites-of-2013/

The Internet For Beginners
     http://netforbeginners.about.com/

Find a Charity you can trust
     http://charitynavigator.org/

May 8, 2013

          For years, all the other alternative-fuel scientists
            have ridiculed my ideas. Once the Republicans
            are in power again, we'll see who's laughing
            when we're all driving cars that run on bald-eagle
            heads and baby seals dipped in crude oil.

Top of the Heap:  The Best of the Jokes From the White House Correspondents' Dinner
     http://theweek.com/article/index/243392/watch-the-best-jokes-from-the-white-house-correspondents-dinner

This Ad Has a Secret Anti-Abuse Message That Only Kids Can See  (Thanks, Kat!)
     http://gizmodo.com/this-ad-has-a-secret-anti-abuse-message-that-only-kids-493108460

Hilarious Yahoo Answers
     http://fb-troublemakers.com/hilarious-yahoo-answers-15-pics-12125/

How Many Days Old Are You?
     http://www.beatcanvas.com/daysalive.asp

The Psychology of Color
     http://www.webpagefx.com/blog/web-design/psychology-of-color-infographic/

Filmdrunk's 2013 Summer Movie Guide
     http://filmdrunk.uproxx.com/2013/04/the-filmdrunk-2013-summer-movie-guide-summer-release-schedule?showall=true

World's Oldest Experiment Set For a Drop of Excitement
     http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/30/world/asia/pitch-drop-experiment/index.html

Names of Cartoon and Fictional Characters
     http://fb-troublemakers.com/real-names-of-cartoons-and-fictional-characters-you-likely-didnt-know-25-photos-12448/

Could you go without the Internet for a year?
     http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/1/4279674/im-still-here-back-online-after-a-year-without-the-internet

41 Undomestic, Domesticated Animals
     http://youtu.be/mngNpBYCvZc

Tragic First World Problems
     http://fb-troublemakers.com/more-tragic-first-world-problems-8607/

They Live Among Us
     http://fb-troublemakers.com/proof-there-are-morons-among-us-part-2-12587/

How Much Stuff Do Our Bodies Make in a Year?  (Thanks, Melody!  I think.)
     http://youtu.be/UFIxeWyY4HE

The Mystery of John Titor: Hoax or Time Traveler?
     http://alturl.com/xzbuf

May 1, 2013

            I've finally given up on my lifelong dream of
            ever becoming a superhero.Do you have any
            idea how many things you have to let bite you
            before you eventually find one that's radioactive?


Top of the Heap: 

The 30 Happiest Facts of All Time
     http://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/the-happiest-facts-of-all-time

An Idiot's Guide to Game of Thrones (spoiler alerts)
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCUblRB7M8g&feature=share&list=UUOpcACMWblDls9Z6GERVi1A

11 Mobile Apps to Enhance Your Travel Experience (Thanks, Champ!)
     http://www.cio.com/slideshow/detail/54278#slide6

What BP Doesn't Want You to Know About the 2010 Gulf Spill
      http://alturl.com/h6u7f

Want to know what Alexander Graham Bell's voice sounded like? 
     http://alturl.com/2mzch

17 Things You Probably Didn't Know About The Wizard of Oz
      http://www.buzzfeed.com/jessicamisener/17-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-the-wizard-of-oz

Funny and Fabulous Fortune Cookies
     http://mentalfloss.com/article/30430/funny-and-fabulous-fortune-cookies

Here is Today (and Before)
     http://hereistoday.com/

Strange Deep Sea Diving Suits
     http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2013/04/strange-deep-sea-diving-suits.html

How would you like to work at a place that has one of these spectacular office slides?
     http://www.topmanagementdegrees.com/spectacular-office-slides/