Step 1: Go to Vogue UK. Step 2: Enter the Konami code. (up up, down down, left, right, left, right, b, a, enter) Step 3: Watch the awesomeness unfold! I’m pretty sure that the higher-ups at Vogue had no idea such an easter egg existed, considering the silly geekiness of the surprise. Which of these fabulous […]
My Pick for a Google Reader Replacement: AOL Reader
Before I begin, I should add a disclaimer that my husband works for AOL. More specifically, he works for a new R&D department at AOL that creates new apps which may be used internally or externally by the former-ISP-giant-turned-internet-publisher. (Many people don’t realize that AOL owns some of the most popular blogs out there, like […]
Earth’s Mightiest Gossip [Magazines Starring The Avengers]
MediAvengers is a Tumblr blog featuring fake magazine covers, spreads, and newspaper articles painstakingly created by fans of the Marvel Universe. Needless to say, I’m totally diggin’ the concept and loving the artwork even more. Oh how I wish I could gaze upon these covers at checkout lines! You may also like: 5 Things I Found […]
Simplified Blogging [Comic]
I love, love this comic by John Atkinson of Wrong Hands — especially how he depicted the “comments” portion! 😛 Via Laughing Squid. You may also like: 12 Meme Days Giveaway: Win a Halloween Costume from HalloweenCostumes.com! 13 Reasons Why Humans Are the Cutest Animals Website of the Day: Sad Animal Facts
The Most Mesmerizing GIF You’ll See All Weekend
This, ladies and gentlemen, is a human body in horizontal slices. My — and thousands of others’ — initial reaction to this animated GIF is to think/comment about the apparent presence of male genitalia. Also, do the buttocks remind anyone else of a delicious rump of ham? This just goes to show that the internet […]
Mom/Parent Memes [For When You Need a Laugh]
There will be no PicDump today because…well, have you ever had one of those days when you feel like your kids will be the death of you? I’ve been having one of those WEEKS. The physical evidence includes a bruised left knee which is so swollen it hurts to bend (from lunging to prevent an […]
Just in Time for Memorial Day: Doodle4Google 2013 Winner
The theme for this year’s Doodle4Google Contest was “My Best Day Ever…” and Sabrina Brady, a 12th-grader from Wisconsin, captured this blogger’s (and the nation’s!) heart with the following illustration: Happy Memorial Day! A special thanks to all who help keep our country safe! You may also like: Secret Invasion Ads, Remixed Watch Star Wars in […]
What if the Family Circus Lived in Park Slope…
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If Web Browsers Were Celebrities
My favorite is Keanu’s “Requires No Browser.” How about you? Via Geeks are Sexy. You may also like: 3 Things I Found on the Internet Today Because Sharing is Caring [Memos from Nick Fury] Marvel Comics: What If? The Secret Lives of Superhero Toys
What Social Networking Was Like Before the Internet
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