What are the necessary aims of a good topical Facebook status update? It should entertain, delight, challenge, blow a mind or two. This is all about realizing and fully accepting that Facebook is a stage, and we’re all players.

Photos: Actor Jeff Bridges is pretty handy with a camera, here’s a cool collection of behind-the-scenes photos from the “Iron Man” movie. I like the shot with Mrs. Coldplay on the cell phone. She’s so very busy.   [via metafilter]

Boo! The 10 Worst Corporations of 2008

Boo: Part 2! I don’t read Paste magazine (sorry, I [...]

Pt. 1: Why We Are Cousins

EXPECTATIONS MANAGEMENT NOTE: This is not a parody like others you’ve seen on UsedWigs. It’s not supposed to be funny. This is real.

Fact: My grandmother’s maiden name was Heath. Fact: Sarah Palin’s maiden name is Heath. Republican-style fact synthesis: That makes us cousins!

Jealous?

From having a shared last name to being [...]