Category: Daily Distractions

Short and Sweet Leno Show Descriptions »

Thanks to via @brad_sukala & @jimtaggart for pointing us to the awesomely and perfectly descriptive “Tags” for the Leno Show on Hulu. You can go to the site and add your own (please do!) For more Leno fun, please read Gabe over at VideoGum for his latest take on the Denim-Skinned Nightmare Monster.

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Actors Who Were Too Old to Play Teens But Did Anyway »

The Mathletes Club here at UsedWigs High have compiled a classroom full of actors who were well past their teenage years when they portrayed high-schoolers on the big and small screens

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Snow Day Distractions »

Photo: Lego my Steven Hawking!

I Laugh at Your Commute. I work in a coconut on my front lawn.

Giant Sad People: The hyperrealist sculptures of Ron Mueck haunt my dreams, but I can’t stop peeking at them.

Hippies with AuotCAD: Hmmmm… seems like a lot of work went into this extremely stupid, never-gonna-happen bike lane idea.

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I Hate Stoners But I Love Stoner Dog »

I Hate Stoners But I Love Stoner Dog

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Dave Hill on “This American Life” »

When Dave Hill was in his late 20s and still basically living at home, he hung out with his mom a lot. But once she used particularly sneaky tactics to get him to attend a church fundraiser. Dave will be appearing at UsedWigs Live on March 19th!

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Best Song Ever About Curling: “Tournament of Hearts” by The Weakerthans »

Yes folks, I said curling. It’s the oddly-named and odd-looking sport that’s kind of like bocce but instead of being played in the back lot behind your local Sons of Italy, it’s played on ice with Swiffers® and Roombas® (with handles) and there’s just a bit less standing around by the participants. It’s a similar cardio workout to vacuuming.

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LOST Valentine’s Day Cards »

Artist Lee Bretschneider from www.adventuringcompany.com has been busy crafting some serious Lost Love! If you dig these and send em, consider participating in Lee’s fundraiser for Haiti (really cheap art).

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You Should Judge A Book By Its Cover »

Featuring Steven Heller, Rodrigo Corral and Chip Kidd. In his one-man multimedia show, You Should Judge A Book By Its Cover, Borelli takes on non-classics like Cooking With Pooh (featuring Winnie the Pooh stirring a batch of brown cookie dough) and other gross miscarriages of literary design.

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New Facebook Terms You Should Know! »

Commental Error- This is when a Facebook rookie or clueless user makes a completely off-topic comment on your post thread instead of posting directly on your wall or sending you a message. Misguided Missive – The king of newbie mistakes, inadvertently “posting” (publicly) on someone’s wall instead of sending them a “message” (privately).

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Typovision: The Clam Before The Storm »

Because some typos deserve a visual. Typovision: The Clam Before The Storm

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