Asylum http://www.asylum.com Asylum http://www.asylum.com/media/feedlogo.gif Asylum http://www.asylum.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/Couple Celebrate Nuptials With 'Ghostbusters' Wedding Cakehttp://www.asylum.com/2011/01/21/couple-celebrate-nuptials-with-ghostbuster-wedding-cake/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/21/couple-celebrate-nuptials-with-ghostbuster-wedding-cake/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/21/couple-celebrate-nuptials-with-ghostbuster-wedding-cake/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Listen, guys, we need to talk. Where is this relationship is going? Because we're not getting any younger, and someday we want to get married. Not really for the commitment or tax break or green card, but to have a "Ghostbusters" wedding cake, OK? ... Read more

 

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]]>geek weddingGeekWeddingghostbusterswedding cakeWeddingCakeweddingsLaura Leu2011-01-21T11:30:00+00:00Blow-Up Doll Used As Flotation Device in the Australian Floodshttp://www.asylum.com/2011/01/19/blow-up-doll-used-as-flotation-device-in-the-australian-floods/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/19/blow-up-doll-used-as-flotation-device-in-the-australian-floods/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/19/blow-up-doll-used-as-flotation-device-in-the-australian-floods/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Humorous moments during the recent Australian floods have been few and far between, but this definitely is one. How so? Inflatable sex dolls ... being used as rafts. Two teenagers decided that, lacking any better form of flotation device, they ... Read more

 

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]]>australiablow-upfloodingfloodssex dollSexDollvictoriaAsylum Staff2011-01-19T10:30:00+00:00Austin Musician Has the Best RV Everhttp://www.asylum.com/2011/01/18/austin-rv-house-david-weaver/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/18/austin-rv-house-david-weaver/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/18/austin-rv-house-david-weaver/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,


Austin, Texas, apparently everyone's favorite city in America, is famous for its array of street-legal art cars. But Austin musician David Weaver has done them all one better -- he has an art school bus. It's also a viable house, complete with a ... Read more

 

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]]>art carsArtCarsaustinbusbusesrecreational vehiclesRecreationalVehiclesRVDan Solomon2011-01-18T11:30:00+00:00All Hail Michael Douglas, King of the A-List Photobombhttp://www.asylum.com/2011/01/18/michael-douglas-photobomb/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/18/michael-douglas-photobomb/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/18/michael-douglas-photobomb/#commentsFiled under: , ,


That's right, it's a picture of Michael Douglas, Oscar winner and all-around badass, photobombing his own wife, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Angelina Jolie. Two of the most beautiful women in the world, photobombed at the same time, at the Golden ... Read more

 

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]]>angelina jolieAngelinaJolieCatherine Zeta-JonesCatherineZeta-jonesMichael DouglasMichaelDouglasphotobombphotobombersphotobombingAlastair Plumb2011-01-18T10:30:00+00:0017-Year-Old FX Artist Raising Funds for High-Tech Monster Suithttp://www.asylum.com/2011/01/12/17-year-old-fx-artist-raising-funds-for-high-tech-monster-suit/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/12/17-year-old-fx-artist-raising-funds-for-high-tech-monster-suit/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/12/17-year-old-fx-artist-raising-funds-for-high-tech-monster-suit/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Monsters are going to be hot in 2011. Everyone from Kanye West to J.J. Abrams agrees, and so does Derek Tonks, a 17-year-old from Pomona, Calif., who's using the fund-raising website Kickstarter to finance the creation of a new, full-size, ... Read more

 

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]]>derek tonksDerekTonksfxkickstartermonsterspredatorDan Solomon2011-01-12T13:30:00+00:00Animal Fat and Water Don't Mixhttp://www.asylum.com/2011/01/07/houston-ship-channel-animal-fat-pictures/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/07/houston-ship-channel-animal-fat-pictures/http://www.asylum.com/2011/01/07/houston-ship-channel-animal-fat-pictures/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Move over, birds-falling-from-the-sky and massive fish kills -- the latest scene of horror courtesy of the animal kingdom consists of 15,000 tons of animal fat floating in the Houston Ship Channel. In this case, what happened isn't much of a ... Read more

 

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]]>Jeremy Taylor2011-01-07T09:00:00+00:00Kentucky Man Guns Down Suspected Chupacabrahttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/28/kentucky-chupacabra-mark-cothren/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/28/kentucky-chupacabra-mark-cothren/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/28/kentucky-chupacabra-mark-cothren/#commentsFiled under: ,


A man in Lebanon Junction, Ky., may have found the Holy Grail. No, not the wooden cup from "Indiana Jones" or a woman who will go out with him, but the legendary chupacabra, a being that many scientists claim doesn't actually exist. Mark ... Read more

 

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]]>big footBigFootchupacabrachupacabrascoyoteCoyotesgoat suckerGoatSuckergunsholy grailHolyGrailhunterhunterskentuckyweirdweird newsWeirdNewsyoutubeBrian Fairbanks2010-12-28T15:00:00+00:00Anna Chapman's Playboy Pictures Sneak Her Back to Americahttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/23/anna-chapmans-nude-playboy-pictures/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/23/anna-chapmans-nude-playboy-pictures/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/23/anna-chapmans-nude-playboy-pictures/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


2010 has been, without a doubt, the year of the spy. Despite his snubbing by TIME as its Person of the Year, the last 12 months were undeniably ruled by Julian Assange. Coming in a distant second -- at least in our world -- was Anna Chapman, the ... Read more

 

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]]>2010anna chapmananna chapman photosAnnaChapmanAnnaChapmanPhotosex-boyfriendex-boyfriendsJulian AssangeJulianAssangeleakedLeaked photoleaked photosLeakedPhotoLeakedPhotosnakednudenude photosNudePhotospicspicturesplayboyroman polanskiRomanPolanskirussian spiesrussian spyRussian spy caseRussian spy ringRussianSpiesRussianSpyRussianSpyCaseRussianSpyRingBrian Fairbanks2010-12-23T16:00:00+00:00Awkward Family Photos -- The Holiday Editionhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/22/awkward-family-photos-the-holiday-edition/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/22/awkward-family-photos-the-holiday-edition/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/22/awkward-family-photos-the-holiday-edition/#commentsFiled under: ,


Between Ugly Christmas Sweater parties and Uncle Eggnog starin' at your new girlfriend's rack, you probably thought the holidays couldn't get any more awkward. Lucky for you, we hit up our quirky friends at Awkward Family Photos for some festive ... Read more

 

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]]>awkward family photosAwkwardFamilyPhotoschristmasBonnie Biess2010-12-22T11:30:00+00:00Up Yours -- X-Rays of the Weirdest Items Found in Buttshttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/20/craziest-rectal-foreign-bodies/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/20/craziest-rectal-foreign-bodies/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/20/craziest-rectal-foreign-bodies/#commentsFiled under: , ,


The next time you lose your keys, check your butt. They might be in there. Because besides being fun to ogle and rent out as ad space, the human derriere has an extraordinary capacity to store things. It's like nature's little knapsack. Just don't ... Read more

 

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]]>buttscase studiesCaseStudiesrectal foreign bodiesRectalForeignBodiesrectumLaura Leu2010-12-20T11:30:00+00:00Portland State University Students Turn Hallway Into 'Super Mario Brothers' Levelhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/17/portland-state-university-super-mario-bros-hallway/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/17/portland-state-university-super-mario-bros-hallway/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/17/portland-state-university-super-mario-bros-hallway/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


For most of us, the closest we've been able to come to realizing the shared dream of all global culture enthusiasts -- actually inhabiting a "Super Mario Bros." world -- has been to don a hat, overalls and a mustache, then go looking for turtles to ... Read more

 

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]]>8 bit hallway8BitHallwayArt and Social PracticesArtAndSocialPracticesbeth olsenBethOlsenportland state universityPortlandStateUniversitysuper mario brosSuperMarioBrosDan Solomon2010-12-17T11:30:00+00:00SantaCon 2010 Brings Drunk Santas, Scantily Clad Mrs. Clauseshttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/13/santacon-2010-brings-drunk-santas-scantily-clad-mrs-claus/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/13/santacon-2010-brings-drunk-santas-scantily-clad-mrs-claus/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/13/santacon-2010-brings-drunk-santas-scantily-clad-mrs-claus/#commentsFiled under: ,


Just when we thought we'd recovered from ghosts of SantaCons past, New Yorkers gathered once again to celebrate the holiday season by storming the streets in red-velvet, brown-bagging merriment. Check out the Christmas cheer below. ... Read more

 

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]]>santa clausSantaClaussantaconBonnie Biess2010-12-13T16:00:00+00:00Don't Turn Your Back on the Ugly Christmas Sweaterhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/12/10/ugly-christmas-sweaters/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/10/ugly-christmas-sweaters/http://www.asylum.com/2010/12/10/ugly-christmas-sweaters/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


It's hard to tell when the ugly Christmas sweater went from a sure sign of bad taste (or color blindness) to an ironic holiday diversion. The awful color combos, sequins, fur and other atrocities on that gift from Grandma make for a perfect way to ... Read more

 

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]]>christmaschristmas sweaterholidaysugly sweatersBonnie Biess2010-12-10T15:00:00+00:00Identify Everyone in Fabian Glez's 'Minimalist Heroes'http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/24/identify-superheroes-fabian-glezs-minimalist-heroes/http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/24/identify-superheroes-fabian-glezs-minimalist-heroes/http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/24/identify-superheroes-fabian-glezs-minimalist-heroes/#commentsFiled under: ,


Just when you think you're completely fed up with the Web's minimalist redesign movement, someone like Fabian Glez comes along and blows you away with his "Minimalist Heroes" piece. Our friends at ComicsAlliance are extending a challenge: Can you ... Read more

 

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]]>ComicsAlliancefabian glezFabianGlezminimalistminimalist heroesMinimalistHeroessuperheroesAsylum Staff2010-11-24T09:30:00+00:00Nerds in Love -- Couple Document Married Life As Stormtroopershttp://www.asylum.com/2010/11/16/red-and-jonny-stomstrooper-helmets/http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/16/red-and-jonny-stomstrooper-helmets/http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/16/red-and-jonny-stomstrooper-helmets/#commentsFiled under: , ,


If you don't believe Red and Jonny when they describe themselves as "Star Wars geeks," take a look at their Flickr stream, where the couple photographs themselves wearing Stormtrooper helmets in a slew of situations from the banal to outlandish. ... Read more

 

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]]>flickrred and jonnyRedAndJonnystar warsStarWarsstormtroopersBonnie Biess2010-11-16T11:30:00+00:00The Best of the Playboy Art Auctionhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/11/15/playboy-art-auction-the-best-of/http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/15/playboy-art-auction-the-best-of/http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/15/playboy-art-auction-the-best-of/#commentsFiled under: ,


Do you have an appreciation for art and boobs? Then 8th Dec is going to be your lucky day: On that day, Christie's Auction House in New York will be hawking a series of Playboy artworks. Nearly all of the 125 pieces of the collection, called "The ... Read more

 

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]]>art auctionArtAuctionauctoinhugh heffnerHughHeffnerplayboyPlayboy MagazinePlayboyMagazineLaura Leu2010-11-15T11:30:00+00:00Chase Down Some of Frank Bullitt's Beatnik Tough Guy Coolhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/11/12/steve-mcqueen-bullitt/http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/12/steve-mcqueen-bullitt/http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/12/steve-mcqueen-bullitt/#commentsFiled under: , ,


On paper, Steve McQueen's "Bullitt" doesn't suggest itself as one of the coolest films of all time. A by-the-numbers crime procedural following the exploits of implausibly named maverick detective Frank Bullitt ("Jimmy Toughcop" must have been ... Read more

 

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]]>bullittfashionshoppingsteal that stylesteve mcqueenMatt Glazebrook2010-11-12T14:30:00+00:00Mario Celebrates 25th Birthday With Fans and Creator Shigeru Miyamotohttp://www.asylum.com/2010/11/08/super-mario-bros-25th-birthday-nintendo-world-store/http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/08/super-mario-bros-25th-birthday-nintendo-world-store/http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/08/super-mario-bros-25th-birthday-nintendo-world-store/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,


If you were in Manhattan yesterday afternoon near Rockefeller Plaza, you may have noticed a line spanning blocks and dotted with numerous red and green flat caps. Hundreds of fans gathered at the Nintendo World Store to celebrate the silver birthday ... Read more

 

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]]>miyamotonintendo world storeNintendoWorldStoresuper mariosuper mario brosSuperMarioSuperMarioBrosJustin Massoud2010-11-08T12:15:00+00:00To Grow or Not to Grow? When a Mustache Makes the Manhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/11/02/celebrities-with-mustaches/http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/02/celebrities-with-mustaches/http://www.asylum.com/2010/11/02/celebrities-with-mustaches/#commentsFiled under: , ,


There comes a time in every man's life when he has to ask himself: Should I grow a mustache? The decision can be quite the quandary, but it's much easier now that we're in Movember, the month when men everywhere suffer through a few weeks of ... Read more

 

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]]>alex trebeckAlexTrebeckjohn oatesJohnOatesmovembermustachestom selleckTomSelleckBonnie Biess2010-11-02T13:30:00+00:00Halloween Fail Reminds Us of the Dangers of Interracial Costumeshttp://www.asylum.com/2010/10/29/my-parents-loved-halloween-costume-pics/http://www.asylum.com/2010/10/29/my-parents-loved-halloween-costume-pics/http://www.asylum.com/2010/10/29/my-parents-loved-halloween-costume-pics/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Today's Halloween costume-related warning comes from My Parents Loved Halloween, a new Tumblr that features this spectacular Mr. T costume fail from 1984, the year of the Macintosh computer, "Ghostbusters" and "The A-Team" costumes. This poor ... Read more

 

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]]>blackfacefailhalloweenhalloween costumesHalloweenCostumesMr. TMr.TMy Parents Loved HalloweenMyParentsLovedHalloweenracismthe a-teamTheA-teamtumblrBrian Fairbanks2010-10-29T09:00:00+00:00