Asylum http://www.asylum.com Asylum http://www.asylum.com/media/feedlogo.gif Asylum http://www.asylum.com en-us Copyright 2010 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/Tommy Lasorda Meets Man With a Serious Case of Dodger Eyehttp://www.asylum.com/2010/02/09/tommy-lasorda-meets-man-with-a-serious-case-of-dodger-eye/http://www.asylum.com/2010/02/09/tommy-lasorda-meets-man-with-a-serious-case-of-dodger-eye/http://www.asylum.com/2010/02/09/tommy-lasorda-meets-man-with-a-serious-case-of-dodger-eye/#comments Filed under: , , , ,


Former Dodger manager Tommy Lasorda once declared "I bleed Dodger blue and when I die, I'm going to the big Dodger in the sky." However, it looks like the 82-year old has found someone willing to go to even further extremes to pledge his ... Read more

 

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]]>Cleveland BrownsClevelandBrownsDodger eyeDodgerEyefake eyeFakeEyetommy lasordaTommyLasordaTwitterJeremy Taylor2010-02-09T17:30:00+00:00Beer Strengthens Boneshttp://www.asylum.com/2010/02/09/beer-strengthens-bones-uc-davis-study/http://www.asylum.com/2010/02/09/beer-strengthens-bones-uc-davis-study/http://www.asylum.com/2010/02/09/beer-strengthens-bones-uc-davis-study/#comments Filed under: , , ,


Our happy hour fact to amaze your drinking buddies with. Beer is rich in a nutrient know to increase bone mineral density. Barley and hops, ingredients in most beers, contain dietary silicon, which helps to strengthen bones. However, it has ... Read more

 

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]]>BeerBonesdietary siliconDietarySiliconosteoporosissiliconUniversity California DavisUniversityCaliforniaDavisJeremy Taylor2010-02-09T17:00:00+00:00A New App to Lead You to Nookiehttp://www.asylum.com/2010/02/09/a-new-app-to-find-sex-with-prostitutes-hookers/http://www.asylum.com/2010/02/09/a-new-app-to-find-sex-with-prostitutes-hookers/http://www.asylum.com/2010/02/09/a-new-app-to-find-sex-with-prostitutes-hookers/#comments Filed under: , ,


PinpointsX is a smartphone app that cures loneliness. The app uses the GPS in your cell phone, plus your membership to its Web site, to find you some hot, local action. (You know, "people who want to have a good time," which is a nice way of saying ... Read more

 

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]]>appGPShookersPinpointsXprostitutionsexG. Xavier Robillard2010-02-09T16:30:00+00:00Take the Plunge for Real With Trang's Underwater Wedding Ceremonyhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/02/09/trang-thailand-underwater-wedding-ceremony-valentines-day/http://www.asylum.com/2010/02/09/trang-thailand-underwater-wedding-ceremony-valentines-day/http://www.asylum.com/2010/02/09/trang-thailand-underwater-wedding-ceremony-valentines-day/#comments Filed under: , , , ,


If you're looking for a special way to exchange wedding vows and don't mind the risk of drowning, then look no further than the Trang Underwater Wedding Ceremony in Thailand. The 14th annual made-for-Valentine's Day event will take place ... Read more

 

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]]>ceremonymarriageromanticthailandtrangTrang Underwater Wedding CeremonyTrangUnderwaterWeddingCeremonyunderwater weddingUnderwaterWeddingvalentines dayValentinesDayweddingsBrett Smiley2010-02-09T16:00:00+00:00A Woman's Perspective on Online Dating Profile Pictureshttp://www.asylum.com/2010/02/09/a-womans-perspective-on-online-dating-profile-pictures/http://www.asylum.com/2010/02/09/a-womans-perspective-on-online-dating-profile-pictures/http://www.asylum.com/2010/02/09/a-womans-perspective-on-online-dating-profile-pictures/#comments Filed under: , , ,


Last week, we explored the best ways to entice women with your dating profile picture. Today, we invited Lemondrop's Julieanne to join Asylum's token girl for some real talk on taking pictures with dogs and the merits of dating a guy with an ankle ... Read more

 

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]]>datingonline datingOnlineDatingOnlineDatingTipspicturesprofileswomans perspectiveWomansPerspectiveEmily McCombs2010-02-09T15:30:00+00:00Hawkeye State Hottie or Steampunk Cheetah?http://www.asylum.com/2010/02/09/hawkeye-state-hottie-or-steampunk-cheetah/http://www.asylum.com/2010/02/09/hawkeye-state-hottie-or-steampunk-cheetah/http://www.asylum.com/2010/02/09/hawkeye-state-hottie-or-steampunk-cheetah/#comments Filed under: , ,


This week features a showdown between smart, alluring Amanda and a mechanical cheetah that may not be capable of chasing down a gazelle but will definitely freak out your pets. Which sexy beast is for you: the college student with a geek streak (she ... Read more

 

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]]>Amandasteampunk cheetahSteampunkCheetahJustin Massoud2010-02-09T14:00:00+00:00I Lied About Losing My Virginityhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/02/09/i-lied-about-losing-my-virginity/http://www.asylum.com/2010/02/09/i-lied-about-losing-my-virginity/http://www.asylum.com/2010/02/09/i-lied-about-losing-my-virginity/#comments Filed under: , , , ,


Every man remembers the first time he copped a feel. My first happened in the woods by my house during seventh-grade Christmas break. I felt confident due to the new badass Nirvana T-shirt I wore under my flannel shirt. The breast belonged to Mona, ... Read more

 

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]]>bloodjunior highjunior high schoolJuniorHighJuniorHighSchoollieliessextittiesvirginvirginityRyan McKee2010-02-09T13:30:00+00:00Would You Hook Up With a Woman Who Is in a Committed Relationship?http://www.asylum.com/2010/02/09/would-you-commit-adultery-cheat-with-an-engaged-married-woman/http://www.asylum.com/2010/02/09/would-you-commit-adultery-cheat-with-an-engaged-married-woman/http://www.asylum.com/2010/02/09/would-you-commit-adultery-cheat-with-an-engaged-married-woman/#comments Filed under: , , ,


It's happened to all of us: You meet a girl. She smiles and flirtatiously looks you in the eye. She plays with her hair, touches your arm and drops every single one of the "I'm interested" signals (which you learned from the how-to-understand-women ... Read more

 

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]]>adulterycheatingcommittedengagedmarriedrelationshipsingleJeremy Taylor2010-02-09T13:15:00+00:00Why Does Dying Cost so Much? Animated Video Explains Funeral Industryhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/02/09/why-does-dying-cost-so-much-animated-video-explains-funeral-ind/http://www.asylum.com/2010/02/09/why-does-dying-cost-so-much-animated-video-explains-funeral-ind/http://www.asylum.com/2010/02/09/why-does-dying-cost-so-much-animated-video-explains-funeral-ind/#comments Filed under: , , ,


GOOD has a knack for making the informative fun, and its crash course on the funeral industry is no exception. Our favorite fact: In the U.K., you can have your ashes turned into 250 pencils. That, and many more end-of-life facts on "The Business of ... Read more

 

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]]>businessdeathfuneralfuneral industryFuneralIndustryGood MagazineGoodMagazineAsylum Staff2010-02-09T13:00:00+00:00Group of Small Businessmen Behind Mysterious Bush Billboardhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/02/09/bush-billboard-miss-me-yet-i35-wyoming-minnesota/http://www.asylum.com/2010/02/09/bush-billboard-miss-me-yet-i35-wyoming-minnesota/http://www.asylum.com/2010/02/09/bush-billboard-miss-me-yet-i35-wyoming-minnesota/#comments Filed under: , , , ,


The Internet is abuzz today with people wondering about the giant George W. Bush billboard hovering over I-35 near Wyoming, Minn. The billboard features a smiling picture of the former prez with the caption "Miss Me Yet?" From where did this ... Read more

 

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]]>billboardgeorge bushGeorgeBushminnesotaTommy Christopher2010-02-09T12:35:00+00:00Brooklyn Decker Is Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit Cover Girlhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/02/09/sports-illustrated-swimsuit-2010-brooklyn-decker/http://www.asylum.com/2010/02/09/sports-illustrated-swimsuit-2010-brooklyn-decker/http://www.asylum.com/2010/02/09/sports-illustrated-swimsuit-2010-brooklyn-decker/#comments Filed under: , , , ,


Today, the folks at Sports Illustrated have unveiled their Swimsuit Issue cover model as Brooklyn Decker, wife of tennis star Andy Roddick. The world of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue is far more cloak and dagger than you'd ever guess. The ... Read more

 

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]]>brooklyn deckerBrooklynDeckersports illustratedSports Illustrated Swimsuit EditionSportsIllustratedSportsIllustratedSwimsuitEditionIan Fortey2010-02-09T12:15:00+00:00Readers Pick the Best Super Bowl Adshttp://www.asylum.com/2010/02/09/readers-pick-best-super-bowl-ads-anheuser-busch-kia-e-trade-doritos/http://www.asylum.com/2010/02/09/readers-pick-best-super-bowl-ads-anheuser-busch-kia-e-trade-doritos/http://www.asylum.com/2010/02/09/readers-pick-best-super-bowl-ads-anheuser-busch-kia-e-trade-doritos/#comments Filed under: , , ,


What was your favorite Super Bowl ad? Was it Jay crashing Dave and Oprah's Super Bowl party? The Bud Light Auto-tune spot, which proved once again that T-Pain will appear in anything? Or maybe you enjoyed seeing Stevie Wonder punching Tracy Morgan to ... Read more

 

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]]>Abe VigodaAbeVigodaanheuser-buschbetty whiteBettyWhitebud lightBudLightDoritose-tradeKiareader feedbackReaderFeedbacksnickerssuper bowl adsSuperBowlAdsNicholas Nadel2010-02-09T12:00:00+00:00Waffleizer Blog Creates Waffles Out of Unlikely Ingredientshttp://www.asylum.com/2010/02/09/waffleizer-blog-daniel-shumski-waffle-iron-recipes/http://www.asylum.com/2010/02/09/waffleizer-blog-daniel-shumski-waffle-iron-recipes/http://www.asylum.com/2010/02/09/waffleizer-blog-daniel-shumski-waffle-iron-recipes/#comments Filed under: , ,


Running the site Waffleizer means learning a lot about what works and what doesn't. With persistence, trial and error -- mostly error -- I have found that many dishes can be made to work in the waffle iron. But sometimes you have to really want it. ... Read more

 

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]]>daniel shumskiDanielShumskiwaffleizerwafflesAsylum Staff2010-02-09T11:30:00+00:00Naked Baseball Painting at the Library of Congress Greets, Amuses Visitorshttp://www.asylum.com/2010/02/09/naked-baseball-painting-americana-library-of-congress/http://www.asylum.com/2010/02/09/naked-baseball-painting-americana-library-of-congress/http://www.asylum.com/2010/02/09/naked-baseball-painting-americana-library-of-congress/#comments Filed under: , , , ,


There's a mural on the ceiling of the Great Hall in the Library of Congress that very nearly blends in with the many others found in the room. But when you look closer, you'll notice something peculiar: It depicts a bunch of naked guys holding ... Read more

 

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]]>ancient greeceAncientGreecebaseballfrederick martinFrederickMartingreat hallGreatHalllibrary of congressLibraryOfCongressmuralolympicspaintingsusan reyburnSusanReyburnvince lombardiVinceLombardiBrett Smiley2010-02-09T10:30:00+00:00Sade, Massive Attack, Yeasayer and More in New Music*http://www.asylum.com/2010/02/09/soldier-of-love-heligoland-odd-blood-calcination-of-scout-niblett-music/http://www.asylum.com/2010/02/09/soldier-of-love-heligoland-odd-blood-calcination-of-scout-niblett-music/http://www.asylum.com/2010/02/09/soldier-of-love-heligoland-odd-blood-calcination-of-scout-niblett-music/#comments
Required listening from the week in music. Downtempo make-out music edition! Sade returns after an eight-year hiatus with "Soldier of Love." An interesting study would be to draw a direct correlation between the release of Sade albums and the ... Read more

 

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]]>Heligolandmassive attackMassiveAttackNew MusicNewMusicOdd BloodOddBloodSadeScout NiblettScoutNiblettSoldier of LoveSoldierOfLoveYeasayerNicholas Nadel2010-02-09T10:00:00+00:00Stern Considers 'Idol' Offer; Playboy Sues Hefner; Charlie Sheen Faces Chargeshttp://www.asylum.com/2010/02/09/howard-stern-american-idol-playboy-suing-hugh-hefner-daredevil/http://www.asylum.com/2010/02/09/howard-stern-american-idol-playboy-suing-hugh-hefner-daredevil/http://www.asylum.com/2010/02/09/howard-stern-american-idol-playboy-suing-hugh-hefner-daredevil/#comments Filed under: , , ,


Showbiz news you actually want, from geek gossip to celeb train-wrecks. Howard Stern told listeners he would join "American Idol" for a "ton of dough." (Popeater) Hugh Hefner is being sued by Playboy for living it up on the magazine's dime. ... Read more

 

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]]>american idolAmericanIdolcharlie sheenCharlieSheendaredevilhoward sternHowardSternhugh hefnerHughHefnerplayboyNicholas Nadel2010-02-09T10:00:00+00:00The 10 Worst Movies Based on Video Games of All Timehttp://www.asylum.com/2010/02/09/worst-movies-based-on-video-games-tekken-street-fighter-max-payne/http://www.asylum.com/2010/02/09/worst-movies-based-on-video-games-tekken-street-fighter-max-payne/http://www.asylum.com/2010/02/09/worst-movies-based-on-video-games-tekken-street-fighter-max-payne/#comments Filed under: , ,


Two weeks ago, a trailer for a new movie based on the video game "Tekken" started making the rounds on the Internet. Starring John Foo, it looks like the flick is set to be released in Japan next month. Though we haven't seen it, we're guessing ... Read more

 

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]]>Double DragonDoubleDragonLaraCroftTombRaiderMax PayneMaxPaynemoviesStreet FighterStreetFighterTekkenvideo gamesVideoGamesAsylum Staff2010-02-09T09:30:00+00:00Man Swallows 18 Swords to Take New World Recordhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/02/09/chayne-hultgren-space-cowboy-sword-swallower-sets-guiness-world-record/http://www.asylum.com/2010/02/09/chayne-hultgren-space-cowboy-sword-swallower-sets-guiness-world-record/http://www.asylum.com/2010/02/09/chayne-hultgren-space-cowboy-sword-swallower-sets-guiness-world-record/#comments Filed under: , , ,


Chayne Hultgren, nicknamed the Space Cowboy, has set a new Guinness World Record in Sydney today by swallowing 18 swords at the same time. The 31-year-old beat his own previous record of 17 swords, which he set in 2008. But for all those wannabe ... Read more

 

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]]>chayne hultgrenChayneHultgrenguinness book of world recordsGuinnessBookOfWorldRecordsspace cowboySpaceCowboysword swallowingSwordSwallowingworld recordWorldRecordTom Cullen2010-02-09T09:00:00+00:00'Dante's Inferno' Video Game and Animated DVD Giveawayhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/02/08/dantes-inferno-video-game-and-animated-dvd-giveaway/http://www.asylum.com/2010/02/08/dantes-inferno-video-game-and-animated-dvd-giveaway/http://www.asylum.com/2010/02/08/dantes-inferno-video-game-and-animated-dvd-giveaway/#comments Filed under: , ,


"Dante's Inferno" was a literary epic, then a video game epic and finally an animated epic. Gamers know that tomorrow, Feb. 9, is the day EA Games is releasing the much-anticipated "Dante's Inferno" to the public. And Asylum wants you to have one. ... Read more

 

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]]>Dantes InfernoDantes Inferno: An Animated EpicDantesInfernoDantesInferno:AnAnimatedEpicEAPS3Nick Romano2010-02-08T18:30:00+00:00'I Don't Care About Your Band,' 'Tupac,' 'Hellblazer' and More in New Bookshttp://www.asylum.com/2010/02/08/julie-klausner-i-dont-care-about-your-band-2pac-biography-rupaul/http://www.asylum.com/2010/02/08/julie-klausner-i-dont-care-about-your-band-2pac-biography-rupaul/http://www.asylum.com/2010/02/08/julie-klausner-i-dont-care-about-your-band-2pac-biography-rupaul/#comments Filed under: ,


Required reading from the week in books and comics. Writer/comedian Julie Klausner dishes on the many stupid men she's encountered in "I Don't Care About Your Band: What I Learned From Indie Rockers, Trust Funders, Pornographers, Felons, ... Read more

 

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]]>hellblazeri dont care about your bandIDontCareAboutYourBandjohn constantineJohnConstantinejulie klausnerJulieKlausnernew booksNewBooksrupaultupac shakurtupac shakur biographyTupacShakurTupacShakurBiographyNicholas Nadel2010-02-08T18:00:00+00:00