Twitter is a contest and every day I pick the winner (except for Sundays, that’s when the Lord and I rest). This is a good place to find the funny people on Twitter.

If you’re like us and love Julie Klausner (read our 2007 interview) and love James Urbaniak (The Venture Brothers) and love lazy-ass cats, then this is like Christmas morning for you. Without any of that pesky Baby Jesus adoration.

Steady Diet of Something: Fugazi to release hundreds of live shows online! via @popcandy 20 Yard Swim – 2 Mile Bike – 20.5 Minute Nap: “Triathlon” used to be an impressive term. Now there are numerous pared down versions, many you can do during your lunch hour. Rare: Bill Murray Interview Worth …

This bit of fun seems like the next logical step from Sleeveface, but why did it take so to happen? I need more.

Attention aging music nerds, Google Books has digitized all the SPIN magazines since 1985. Check it out, it’s a hoot to view the ads from the 80s and early 90s and reminisce about the excitement you felt when one of your bands like Husker Du, Circle Jerks, Hoodoo Gurus or Tommy Keene got some ink in this major music publication. While I give SPIN good marks for its cover selections and subject matter in the early days (and especially for being a good alternative to Rolling Stone), the mag did publish a few of doozies.

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Handy Site for Screw-It-Yourselfers: There, I Fixed It Santastic: Very cool customizable “From Santa” video for the kiddies. “It’s Funny Because It’s True”: Eight ways to kill an idea Do They Know It’s Christmas? The Award-winning Canadian hardcore band Fucked Up has just released their star-studded remake of the Band Aid holiday classic. It features [...]

King Kong Bundy, Jack Black, the Dances with Wolves guy? Excellent. I love old tech ads and I love watching celebs awkwardly shill for odd products. Here’s a nice collection from Adfreak.

Hungry for some tasty, low-cal distractions before the big holiday? Here’s a bowl of some cheese-filled trivia nuggets to feed your ever-expanding pop culture belly: 50 Best Restaurants in The World, Longest Running TV Shows, Most Expensive Domain Names; Largest Roller Coaster Drops, Most Expensive Photographs Ever Sold, World’s Fastest Drummers, Top-Selling Video Games Of All Time & More

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