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  Craftastrophe

• Ever have those annoying seat partners that never shut up? Like, NEVER?!

  sam {temptingmama}

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm

  I’d use it to keep my head propped upright; or stick it on the talker next to me and blow it up to the point where they could no longer breathe talk. Either way: $170.00 Blow up neck warmer / brace FTW! Thanks Cari for showing us this store! {source} Subscribe to the comments for this post?Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUponTweet This!Share this on RedditShare this on FacebookShare this on LinkedinAdd this to Google BookmarksShare this on FriendFeedShare this on del.icio.usBuzz up!Submit this to Script & StyleShare this on BlinklistDigg this!Share this on…

• Blog-o-versary: A look back, Craftastrophe style

  sam {temptingmama}

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:00 am

  Can you believe it’s been a year since we started sharing the wealth of awesomeness that is bad crafts? An entire year! Who knew that when we began this site on that early November morning with a vagina wallet we’d be sharing the best of the worst. But seriously?! They’re not always the worst. In fact, I’ve developed a penchant for a wide variety of Teh Kitsch, some of which we’ve featured here and over the past year I have had to fight the urge to buy these items quite a few times. Not because I don’t need them or want them but because I fear that the shop…

• Countdown to Thanksgiving: Turkey Earrings

  Karen Sugarpants

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:00 am

  Gives new meaning to gobbling on your girlfriend’s earlobes.  Pleh. Still, nothing says I love you like dead tree rat.  Nothing. Thanks Suebob! {source} Subscribe to the comments for this post?Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUponTweet This!Share this on RedditShare this on FacebookShare this on LinkedinAdd this to Google BookmarksShare this on FriendFeedShare this on del.icio.usBuzz up!Submit this to Script & StyleShare this on BlinklistDigg this!Share this on TechnoratiShare this on MixxShare this on TipdPost this to MySpaceSubmit this to NetvibesSeed this on…

• Look What You Can Do With Your Recycle Bin!

  Karen Sugarpants

  5 Nov 2009 | 5:09 pm

  Are you f*cking kidding me?  What is this crap?  I’m all for recycling, but once it’s in the bin, that sh*it is for the mice to chew on. Besides, don’t notebooks already come with cardboard covers? From the listing: Perfect for recording life’s events and/or as a sketch book. Life’s events?  If my life included making notebooks from Eggo boxes (not that I eat Eggo’s, that kife will kill you), I would not spend the time writing it down! Wait.  You drink Coors Light? That’s explains eeeeverything. Because you must be drunk on douchebeer to think you…

• Countdown To Thanksgiving: Pumpkin Pants

  Karen Sugarpants

  5 Nov 2009 | 2:00 pm

  That poor poor child. Thanks Suebob! {source} Subscribe to the comments for this post?Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUponTweet This!Share this on RedditShare this on FacebookShare this on LinkedinAdd this to Google BookmarksShare this on FriendFeedShare this on del.icio.usBuzz up!Submit this to Script & StyleShare this on BlinklistDigg this!Share this on TechnoratiShare this on MixxShare this on TipdPost this to MySpaceSubmit this to NetvibesSeed this on NewsvineNot the same, but still fun:TIMES UP! TIMES UP! TIMES UP! CONTEST: Win a Brother P-Touch Label Maker!TIMES UP!

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  The Bloggess

• I’m in Japan and too sleep-deprived to come up with a good title. Also, I’m very, very grumpy.

  Jenny the bloggess

  6 Nov 2009 | 3:32 pm

  So I’m still in Japan.  Day 847.  Or Day 6.  Something like that.  All the days blend together here because my nights and days are still mixed up and I haven’t slept more than 3 hours at a time and it all feels like I’m trapped in a weird Hunter S. Thompson story except that there are less drugs and more puddings that look like boobies and I spent the day disguised as a Japanese prostitute.  Those links both take you to my satirical sex column, by the way, because they’re paying for all the really fucked up parts of this trip.  Thanks, Eden Fantasys!  Now my…

• Sue me. I’m awesome.

  Jenny the bloggess

  30 Oct 2009 | 10:34 am

  So this weekend I leave for Japan.  ”Why?” you ask?  Because it’s there. And also because I got drunk one night and Victor asked me if I’d go to Japan with him and apparently I said yes.  This is what happens when you get drunk around Victor.  You wake up in the morning and need a passport.  Whenever I mention it to people they’re all “JAPAN!  THAT’S AWESOME!” but to be honest I’m a terrible traveler and Japan scares the shit out of me and all I really know about Japan is that Godzilla was born there.  Also, I may be mixing Japan up…

• UPDATED! An open letter to the King of Germany who might actually only be a Prince. I didn’t really research it. But we’re at war now so you’ll probably hear about it on the news.

  Jenny the bloggess

  29 Oct 2009 | 10:00 am

  Dear Mr. King of Germany: It has been brought to my attention that your daughter is either impersonating me or mocking me in her royal portrait.  Exhibit A: I’ve been rockin’ this look for years so I can only assume this is an act of aggression on her part.  That’s why this morning I declared war on Germany.  I try not to judge people for their parenting skills but I can’t help but think this is kind of your fault for not reigning your daughter in (Get it? “Reigning”?  Because you’re a king?  I kill me.) but lucky for you, I am a kind and…

• Twitter will molest you.

  Jenny the bloggess

  28 Oct 2009 | 1:10 pm

  Conversation between me and twitter, who is kind of an asshole: And that’s the reason why I don’t like twitter.  Because it’s judgemental and it never goes away.  It’s like your junior high boyfriend when you’re all “You hang up the phone first” and he’s all “No, you hang up” and you’re like “No, you hang up” and he probably thinks he’s being all romantic by not hanging up but you really want him to hang up because you have to pee and you don’t want him to hear you peeing.  And that’s basically what twitter is all about.  This is like a tutorial for…

• In all honesty, you’d probably be better off skipping this post.

  Jenny the bloggess

  26 Oct 2009 | 3:09 pm

  "Other shit I did this week." (Translation, in case you don't read Dracula.) You know how on Sundays I do a week-in-review about all the shit that happened to me that I didn’t write about here but then sometimes I forget to do it and instead I do it at the beginning of the current week and it gives everyone a headache?  That just happened again.  Honestly, I need an intern to help me with this stuff.  I’d be all “Intern, I need to know what animal has claws and is scary but also has a funny name.  Something with at least two syllables.  And it can’t…

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  NPR

• How Market Crash Helped Hedge Fund Operator

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:00 pm

  Before the financial crisis hit, John Paulson was just your run-of-the-mill hedge fund operator, worth millions of dollars. But when the market crashed, Paulson made billions. How he did it lies at the heart of a new book called The Greatest Trade Ever. The book's author, Gregory R. Zuckerman, offers his insight. » E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

• Can Oceans Survive The Human Appetite For Seafood?

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:00 am

  Faced with declining fish stocks, many nations are looking for sustainable ways to have their fish — and eat it too. But how much fishing is too much? Oceanographer Sylvia Earle discusses this and other topics in her book The World is Blue: How Our Fate and the Ocean's Are One.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

• Sapphire's Story: How 'Push' Became 'Precious'

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:47 am

  The gritty realism of the film Precious is even more intense in the novel Push, upon which the film is based. Author Sapphire discusses the inspiration for her work — and her initial reluctance to allow her work to become a film.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

• Wal-Mart, Amazon Price War Extends To DVDs

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:18 am

  Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is trimming the online preorder prices of some upcoming DVDs following last month's price cut on books. The move led rivals Amazon.com Inc. and Target Corp. to reduce some DVD prices, which pushed Wal-Mart to take a few more cents off its offerings.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

• Excerpt: 'Invisible'

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:59 am

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  GoFugYourself

• Fugs and Pieces: Friday, November 6th

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:00 pm

  -- Busy Phillips called Chad Michael Murray "a douche" at the Paley Festival's Dawson's Creek event. The account of the ensuing attempts of James Van Der Beek to kinda-sorta-not-really defend The... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• The Fuglls

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:45 pm

  Okay, Kristin, we see you. And we covet your abs. Mission accomplished.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• The Fugma Sisters

  6 Nov 2009 | 12:45 pm

  Bold choices from Yvonne and Madeline Zima here.I'm not entirely convinced Yvonne didn't make that red thing herself one long, sleepless night while TNT ran the movie Maverick over and over again.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• MTV European Music Awards Fug: Katy Perry's Other Outfits

  6 Nov 2009 | 12:15 pm

  Katy Perry had a busy night in Germany: As the host of the MTV EMAs, she did what every awards-show emcee does, and wore seventy billion different outfits. I got tired just sifting through the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• Leigh Lezfugk

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:45 am

  This photo was a contender for Freaky Fug Friday, until Katy Perry swooped in with her Swiss Cheese ball gown and stole Leigh Lezark's thunder.[Photo: Splash News]It's just as well. Because... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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  Holy Kaw!

• 25 wackiest NYC Marathon costumes

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:01 pm

  Running 26.2 miles while sucking down polluted urban air wasn’t quite difficult enough for some jogging fools competing in the New York City Marathon last week, so a handful of creative folks decided to extend Halloween an extra day and run the race while donning costumes. Photogs spotted clowns, super heroes, Uncle Sam, nuns and even an apparently alive Michael Jackson. Lucky for you, you didn’t have to travel all the way to the Big Apple to check out all the shenanigans because Buzz Feed has collected images of the 25 best costumes at the 2009 NYC marathon. Enjoy (and feel lazy…

• Tech that refuses to die

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:26 pm

  Call them the Jason Vorhees of technology -- gadgets that just won’t die, no matter how many times you kill ‘em with a chain saw. Tech moves fast, -- remember, like 10 years ago you probably had a pager in your pocket -- but why is it that some technology seems completely resistant to kicking the bucket? From cables that remain tangled under your desk to the hipsters’ audio format of choice, vinyl, CNet highlights eight tech items that refuse to meet the Grim Reaper. Even Twitter makes a surprise entry on the list. Check out the full list, including why the sans business…

• How to change

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:09 pm

  Want to change? Then, according to Peter Bregman, just change one thing. In his case he stopped consuming large amounts of sugar. For me, it would be carbohydrates. But the article isn’t really about dieting—it’s about how to become a better business person, so read it and reap. More Lifehacks. Permalink | Leave a comment  »

• Guess who is a Glamour woman of the year?

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:56 pm

  It’s going to be a long time before I post about anything in Glamour, but this is a special occasion. The magazine named Google’s Marissa Mayer as one of the women of the year for 2009. Joining her is “refuse to use Bluetooth” Maria Shriver and others. The only reason Matt Cutts didn’t win is that he’s a man—despite the concerted efforts of SEO consultants around the world to game the voting.. More, albeit less glamourous, news about Google. Permalink | Leave a comment  »

• Generation Y flocking to Twitter

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:37 pm

  In 18 short months, Facebook has aged seven years. No, Zucks and crew didn’t spend too much time crisping at the tanning salon; new data from Pew says the median age for Facebook users has gone from 26 in May 2008 to 33 today. So, where have the late 20-somethings started hanging out online? Look around and you’ll find them tweeting away. In December 2008, only 20 percent of people in the 25-34 age bracket used Twitter, but now 31 percent can be found DMing and @ replying. Twitter now claims the second youngest users with a median age of 31. Only MySpace has a younger fan base at…

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  MAKE Magazine

• Full MIDI drumset with Guitar Hero and Rock Band drums

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm

  A demo on how to create an 11-piece MIDI drum kit using Rock Band and Guitar Hero drum sets together. It includes velocity-sensitive triggers and a high-hat open/close pedal. Create a full MIDI Drumset with Guitar Hero and Rock Band Drums Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Music | Digg this!

• Hole punched art

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:00 pm

  Gorgeous! ... and likely a future ad campaign for Staples or OfficeMax... Steven Nicholson is a 2yr student at Plymouth university in the United Kingdom studying Graphic communications with typography. And apparently he is a genius with a hole punch? Check out this self portrait using 10 different sized single hole punches on a a1 piece of paper that he just sent over. Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Arts | Digg this!

• Portable Induction accelerator

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:00 pm

  Here's an interesting take on a coil gun, by Russian YouTube user fuckertrezv. Not content to simply make a high-power electromagnetic device, he designed his to be portable and run on batteries. Once charged, he claims it is capable of accelerating metal rings to over 200 meters per second. It looks well-built, however no instructions are provided. [via hacked gadgets] Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Electronics | Digg this!

• Make: Halloween Contest 2009 - WINNERS!

  6 Nov 2009 | 5:33 pm

  We had a great contest this year, with tons of awesome projects, and frankly we had a heckuva time picking winners. But the votes are all in now, and with the scores finally tabulated, I am pleased to announced the winners of the Make: Halloween Contest 2009. The envelope please.... Third runner-up: Everett Bradford's "Prometheus Device" Everett has won an F1 Evaluation Platform (valued at $39.99), plus a $50 Maker Shed gift certificate. Second runner-up: Eric Kingston's "Silly String Shooting Pumpkin" Eric has won a PICKIT 3 (valued at $69.99), plus a $50 Maker Shed gift certificate. First…

• Telescope camera mod

  6 Nov 2009 | 3:00 pm

  Craig Smith sent us these pics and note: My telescope is low end in the scope-world, a 60mm refractor. But I discovered the eyepiece is the same size as my digital camera telephoto lens. My digital camera is low end in the camera world, too, a 3.2MP. But put them together with a custom PVC sleeve aligning lens-to-eyepiece, and I'm getting awesome moon shots. Here is the moon on 11/5/09. I added a camera support arm also, a quick adjustment of the tripod leg's wing nut, and I'm all aligned to photograph the skies. Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Imaging | Digg this!

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  ze's page :: zefrank.com

• challenge 1 :: shadow letters

  2 Nov 2009 | 5:05 am

  i'm facilitating a series of three challenges for samsung mobile which will ultimately result in donations to architecture for humanity and the nature conservancy! the first challenge is live! click below for details :: would be great if you could help!

• new time vid :: brief history of afghanistan

  25 Oct 2009 | 4:52 pm

• a "short list" of the books that were recommended to me ::

  13 Oct 2009 | 6:23 pm

  ... when I asked for suggestions on twitter and facebook...this is about a third of the titles that I received back - maybe they will help you find a book too :: PLEASE add your recommendations for GREAT books in the comments :: click below ::

• time vid :: on the nobel peace prize

  12 Oct 2009 | 3:14 pm

• new time vid :: diplomacy

  1 Oct 2009 | 10:56 am

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  Improv Everywhere

• I Love Lunch! The Musical

  Charlie Todd

  5 Nov 2009 | 6:21 pm

  (View it larger on YouTube) Song by Anthony King and Scott Brown (Gutenberg! The Musical!) For our latest mission, seven undercover agents staged a spontaneous musical during lunch at the Trump Tower atrium. The mission was filmed for a segment on The Today Show and includes a cameo from Ann Curry. Enjoy the video first and then go behind the scenes with our report below. Still Photos: Katie Sokoler and Chad Nicholson. Additional video work by: Matt Adams The Today Show has featured Improv Everywhere a few times in the past, and this fall they asked if we could create a mission for them that…

• Today Show Segment Aired Today

  Charlie Todd

  3 Nov 2009 | 5:00 pm

  The Today Show aired a segment on Improv Everywhere today(Wednesday, November 4) during the 8:00 AM hour. It was a behind-the-scenes look at a brand new IE mission. This new mission will appear on our site and YouTube channel later this week as soon as we finish putting the documentation together. The mission is our third musical, in the style of the recent Grocery Store Musical and the classic Food Court Musical. If you’ve arrived at this page because you saw the segment, welcome! Check out our other musicals linked above as well as our 8 years of ridiculous missions, archived to the…

• Spain and Munich

  Charlie Todd

  24 Oct 2009 | 2:42 pm

  We have some upcoming events in Spain and Munich. Tell your Spanish and German friends! Spain We’re staging the first Spanish language Mp3 Experiments in Barcelona, Madrid, Murcia, and Vigo. The experiments will take place simultaneously on Thursday, October 29 at 6:00 PM. Details are on this Facebook group. There are also Facebook events for the individual cities: Barcelona, Madrid, Murcia, and Vigo. On Saturday, October 31, I will be giving a presentation at Artfutura at 8:00 PM at Edificio IMAGINA (Avenida Diagonal 127.) More details here. Munich I’ll be speaking at the PATHOS…

• Grocery Store Musical

  Charlie Todd

  20 Oct 2009 | 2:57 pm

  (View it larger on YouTube) Song by Anthony King and Scott Brown (Gutenberg! The Musical!) For our latest mission, six undercover actors burst into song in a grocery store in Queens. Three minutes and lots of silly choreography later, they returned to their roles as shoppers and stock boys. The mission was filmed with hidden robotic, lipstick, and wearable cameras. Enjoy the video first and then go behind the scenes with our report below. We had a couple of really excellent hidden camera reaction interviews that got cut from the final video. I put them together in an outtake video: Produced…

• Invisible Dogs

  Charlie Todd

  4 Oct 2009 | 8:42 pm

  (View it larger on YouTube) edited by Matt Adams / “The Dogs Were Let Out by Whom?” song by Tyler Walker For our latest mission, over 2,000 people walked “invisible dogs” down the streets of Brooklyn on a Sunday afternoon. The leashes were on loan from the current owner of 51 Bergen Street, the factory space where the invisible dog toy was invented in the 1970s. Participants of all ages spread out from Red Hook to Brooklyn Heights, very seriously walking their very silly dogs. Digital Video: Agents Adams, Haskel, VanDamme Digital Photography: Agents Nicholson, Sokoler…