VIA THE REMOTE ISLAND: There's a very funny little telephone complication caused by Idol taking Anoop Desai as its 13th finalist... You see, when American Idol asks viewers to vote for finalists, they generally have them call one of twelve numbers, which range from 1-866-436-5701 to 1-866-436-57...

  VIA THE MODERN MATERIALIST: Being a massive word nerd, I'll admit I have an affinity for the sexy librarian fantasy. That said, I tend to overthink the whole sex in the library part of it. Would it really be all that comfortable? What if someone walked in on the scene? Don't you have ...

VIA THE REMOTE ISLAND: Like Jenny Schecter, The L Word met its merciful end last night. (Except, Dear Sweet Pregnant Man - there are rumors of a movie.)  There were revelations of just how manipulative and evil Jenny Schecter had been, and the question "Who killed Jenny" got no clear ...

VIA THE REMOTE ISLAND: In other news, geeks worldwide have started spontaneously bursting into flames. Connection? Hmm... Click through for the SFW video and see for yourself... IF YOU DARE!!! Read more......

  VIA THE MODERN MATERIALIST: Whiskey was actually the first alcoholic beverage I ever had. When I was a teenager, my dad left his Johnny Walker exposed in the kitchen and I poured some into my orange juice. It was gross and I didn't drink whiskey again until college. Now, at the ripe meh-a...

(Says Scanner Emily: I need this!) VIA THE MODERN MATERIALIST: Yesterday, I showed you a lamp, and a fish bowl that secretly hid sex toys. Today, as you can see above, a designer has gone ahead and developed a paper towel holder that is ALSO a secret sex toy. Since this seems like a fun game, herewi...

  We're closing down shop a little early today because we've reached that point in the week when we can no longer put words together. Well, we reached it a few hours ago and realized, 'hey, we have a job that allows us to drink while we work,' so that helped us put these words t...

VIA THE MODERN MATERIALIST: Um, hey there. We really need to talk. I know you've been busy and all, but remember how last week we went to the beach and I ran through that pile of kelp? Then a few days later, how I rolled in cat poop? Yeah. So, you haven't exactly bathed me since then, and to...

  You know it's a good week when real vampires get pissed off at fake vampires... or is it real fake vampires getting pissed at fake fake vampires?  Highs: We found our new favorite man-boy band. Our token Canadian helped us celebrate President's Day. So did Scanner Colleen. We lau...