ATLANTA, Georgia, April 2, 2008 What happens to a tiny SMART car when it’s run over 70 mph into a concrete wall? Watch and learn.

ATLANTA, Georgia, February 12, 2008 Ok, so you’ve got your plans for V-Day down. Dinner reservations, check. Clean underwear, check. Flowers from the dumpster behind the florist that aren’t too wilted once you’ve trimmed the brown leaves off, check. But once the night is successful, and you’ve lured the lady or gentleman in question back [...]

ATLANTA, Georgia, February 5, 2008 Yes, ladies and gentleman, that’s what you think it is. A change purse, made of frog. Handmade in the Philippines, and available on eBay, this lovely item is described as follows: This is a Really Cool and Unique Gift Item!! It is a REAL FROG made into a COIN PURSE!! [...]

ATLANTA, Georgia, November 18, 2007 Because frankly, this video gives you no choice. ###More Leslie Hall YouTubes Leslie Hall was apparently an Internet sensation in 2005. I did not know about this in 2005; but if this embeddable Spike clip says it, it must be true. [via Dorsey tweet]

WASHINGTON, DC, July 22, 2007 This is incredibly sad. I can’t say I know too much about Tammy Faye (Bakker) Messner, but I’ve never seen a more compelling argument to get up and eat a cheeseburger right now. Watch HBOVoyeur.com while you eat

I don’t watch “the TV,” so I miss out on all sorts of things, like Rock of Love and Dancing with the One-Legged Lady. But thankfully, there is Heather, suburban dweller, and consumer of pop culture, to point me in the direction of wonderful gems that I’ve missed in my stubbornness. Witness Flight of the [...]

WASHINGTON, DC, April 3, 2007 Mom, don’t watch this. Everyone else will love this meticulous Muppet mockery of awesome. (There, I said it again. Awesome.) via Tony&Heather

WASHINGTON, DC, March 29, 2007 As a now professional blogger (read web.aan.org!), I am not unaware that many of my blog posts are titled “Most Awesome [Noun] Ever.” This is not editorial laziness, but rather a reflection of my self-imposed beat: Things That Are Awesome and/or Rad. (I believe the Washington Post has an entire [...]

ATLANTA, Georgia, February 12, 2007 Two things rocked my world this morning: The first, an earthquake that hit off the coast of Portugal, in Cabo Sao Vicente, approximately half an hour (to my best estimation) from where I used to live in Lagos (pictured above). So far, so good, with no damage or injuries reported. [...]

LISBOA, Portugal, February 2, 2007 Apparently, housebound seniors with a morbid taste for murder abound here in Portugal – check this DVD cover, prominently displayed at a nearby newstand. Sweet.