You Don't Need It
An organization called the Anti-Advertising Agency has started an anti-consumerism guerilla movement.
Subway Crush
SubwayCrush.com solves the age-old problem of being attracted to a total stranger on the subway and being too terrified to say anything to their face.
Quarantine
This apocalyptic horror flick won't be out until October, but a trailer revealing plot spoilers has inspired over 400 speculative comments on YouTube.
The Apathy Party
Created by an advertising agency, the satirical Apathy Party's strongly worded 'nonifesto' proclaims "Whatever."
Thomas Kohnstamm
The Lonely Planet writer says he made a bunch of stuff up, accepted free food and lodging for favorable reviews, and sold drugs on the side just to survive.
Marilyn Monroe Sex Tape
An illicit copy of 15 minutes of 16mm film footage in which Marilyn Monroe performs oral sex on an unidentified man was just sold to a New York businessman for $1.5 million.
Mash Cone
British ice cream truck now serves a cone stuffed with mashed potatoes, peas, and sausage alongside its regular ice cream offerings.
Buried Red Sox Jersey
Construction workers at the new Yankee Stadium in the Bronx unearthed a Red Sox jersey hidden there by a turncoat construction worker.
Supercuts
Obsessive fan videos that that feature every instance of a word or phrase in a popular movie or TV show.
Julia Allison
Considered by many to represent the "real" Carrie Bradshaw, Allison is a media staple whose entrepreneurial methods of self-made online publicity have garnered her continued attention.
Beard Font
A group of 26 bearded men are suddenly everyone's favorite font.
Gossip Girl Ads
The ad campaign for the return of the CW teen show is raising eyebrows.
Scented Pencils
Pentel makes aromatherapy pencils; Smencils are gourmet-scented pencils that come in flavors like cinnamon and popcorn.
Stalags
A fascinating documentary by Ari Libsker about Nazi porn opens this week.
Watch Cellphone
The Van Der Led WM2 finally fulfills the Dick Tracy fantasies of the shrinking segment of the population who remembers who Dick Tracy is.
New Crayon Names
For their 50th anniversary, Crayon renames eight of its crayon colors to names like "best friends" and "awesome."
Evernote
A connected array of services - a web site, desktop client, phone interface - that let's you collect bookmarks online and also in the real world.
Dick Cheney's Sunglasses
A photo taken of Dick Cheney while fly fishing reveals a (speculated) naked woman caught in the reflection of his sunglasses.
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Big Boi from Outkast teams up with Atlanta Ballet choreographer for an innovative musical performance, debuting in Atlanta.
50 Greatest Comedy Sketches of All Time
IFC and Nerve.com teamed up to compile a list of the 50 Greatest Comedy Sketches.