2012 Gift Guides: Extravagant Shit
I know it’s not even December yet, but it’s also not Halloween or Thanksgiving anymore so I WILL start posting gift guides!
I know it’s not even December yet, but it’s also not Halloween or Thanksgiving anymore so I WILL start posting gift guides!

Welcome to the most wonderful time of the year! It’s a time of magic (how can I strangle my aunt using only my mind?) and wonder (did I really just do shots of gravy?). It’s also a time of spending money you don’t have on people who don’t want to buy gifts for you either.
In the wake of Maine, Minnesota, and Washington’s approval of same sex marriage in last week’s election, online mogul of funnies College Humor released this video. It’s the funniest thing I’ve seen in a while, and I spend a lot of time on the Internet. Alone. While wearing sweatpants and eating Ben & Jerry’s.
Hi friends! Today* is a special day: it’s the 30th birthday of a previously notable but now nearly defunct music icon! (I tried to find a shitty singer born on 11/12/1982 but there aren’t any (just pretend I made a good joke (just please love me))). Well I’ll tell you.

I grew up in Maine, where we only had two supermarket chains. My family shopped at Hannaford because it was close to our house and Shaw’s was for yuppies. You can imagine my DELIGHT when I moved to Boston and experienced Whole Foods, Roche Brothers, and (drumroll) Trader Joe’s for the first time.
Hi guys. We’re back after our NYC-based server crashed during the storm on Monday night. Seriously, fuck that hurricane. I can’t articulate anything beyond that in this difficult time so here are some pictures of animals playing with pumpkins. I hope it gives you a case of the smiles in the middle of this challenging week.
Internet, meet Jason deCaires Taylor: underwater sculptor extraordinaire.
It was only one year ago that everyone’s favorite musician/model/porno iguana got her too-tanned gourds kicked out of a roadside veggie stand and was stripped of her pumpkin patch princess crown! #haters #freecourtney #neverforget
Quick: think about the last time you moved. How many boxes did you have? How many car trips did it take to transport all your stuff? Did you need a truck? Well, prepare to have your mind blown by a new photo series that displays rural Asian families’ entire stash of wordly posessions.
Meet aerogel, science’s new darling. It is the world’s lowest density solid. In other words, aerogel is mad light and can hold heavy shit. It also looks cool.