Asylum http://www.asylum.com Asylum http://www.asylum.com/media/feedlogo.gif Asylum http://www.asylum.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/The Great Asylum Roundup -- Virgins, 'V' and NYChttp://www.asylum.com/2009/11/06/the-great-asylum-round-up-virgins-v-and-nyc/http://www.asylum.com/2009/11/06/the-great-asylum-round-up-virgins-v-and-nyc/http://www.asylum.com/2009/11/06/the-great-asylum-round-up-virgins-v-and-nyc/#comments Filed under:


Sex: Nearly 10 percent of the adult population are virgins. Hotties: The best Playboy covers from the 1970s. Masterclash: How to confront friends who like weird porn. Women's Perspective: Bisexuality. Games: The best video game trailers ... Read more

 

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]]>Brian Childs2009-11-06T18:00:00+00:00'The Men Who Stare at Goats,' 'The Box,' 'Precious' and More New Movieshttp://www.asylum.com/2009/11/06/the-men-who-stare-at-goats-the-box-precious-and-more-new-movi/http://www.asylum.com/2009/11/06/the-men-who-stare-at-goats-the-box-precious-and-more-new-movi/http://www.asylum.com/2009/11/06/the-men-who-stare-at-goats-the-box-precious-and-more-new-movi/#comments Filed under: , ,


Required viewing from the week in movies. "The Men Who Stare at Goats" finds George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges and Kevin Spacey in a quirky war comedy about soldiers who utilize psychic abilities. Great cast and all, but we just can't ... Read more

 

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]]>A Christmas CarolAChristmasCarolpreciousThe BoxThe men who stare at goatsthe uncanny valleyTheBoxTheMenWhoStareAtGoatsTheUncannyValleyNicholas Nadel2009-11-06T17:30:00+00:00Most American Youths Are Unfit to Serve in the Militaryhttp://www.asylum.com/2009/11/06/most-american-youths-are-unfit-to-serve-in-the-military/http://www.asylum.com/2009/11/06/most-american-youths-are-unfit-to-serve-in-the-military/http://www.asylum.com/2009/11/06/most-american-youths-are-unfit-to-serve-in-the-military/#comments Filed under: , ,


Our happy hour fact to amaze your drinking buddies with. Only 25 percent of those between the ages of 17 and 24 are eligible to enroll in the military, according to a Pentagon report. The biggest culprit is obesity, which is the major reason 35 ... Read more

 

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]]>ArmyMilitaryrecruitingRecruitsJeremy Taylor2009-11-06T17:00:00+00:00Mayhem Miller Ready to Fight and From Russia With Lovehttp://www.asylum.com/2009/11/06/mayhem-miller-ready-to-fight-and-from-russia-with-love/http://www.asylum.com/2009/11/06/mayhem-miller-ready-to-fight-and-from-russia-with-love/http://www.asylum.com/2009/11/06/mayhem-miller-ready-to-fight-and-from-russia-with-love/#comments Filed under:


Jason "Mayhem" Miller Looks Ready to Fight! His opponent is not amused. (Cage Potato) The Best Band Meetings in "Dethklok" (Adult Swim) 6 People Who Faked Their Own Deaths for Ridiculous Reasons (Cracked) Top 10 Party Scenes in History ... Read more

 

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]]>Brian Childs2009-11-06T16:30:00+00:00Hot Girls, Cool Jobs -- Weird Science Editionhttp://www.asylum.com/2009/11/06/hot-girls-cool-jobs-weird-science-edition/http://www.asylum.com/2009/11/06/hot-girls-cool-jobs-weird-science-edition/http://www.asylum.com/2009/11/06/hot-girls-cool-jobs-weird-science-edition/#comments Filed under: , , ,


If there's one thing we're about at Asylum, it's service. Which is why we've decided that instead of only providing you with pictures of beautiful women, we're giving you pictures of beautiful women you could actually date. (And they're smart too!) ... Read more

 

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]]>geeksmatch.compersonalsKimberly Dawn Neumann2009-11-06T16:00:00+00:00Robot Hands Are the Wave of the Apparently Terrifying Futurehttp://www.asylum.com/2009/11/06/robot-hands-are-the-wave-of-the-apparently-terrifying-future/http://www.asylum.com/2009/11/06/robot-hands-are-the-wave-of-the-apparently-terrifying-future/http://www.asylum.com/2009/11/06/robot-hands-are-the-wave-of-the-apparently-terrifying-future/#comments Filed under: ,


It was a tossup between awesome and horrifying, but we're going to go with horrifying on this one: Scientists have created a robot hand that can be attached to the human body and controlled by the brain. The SmartHand, which can be attached to the ... Read more

 

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]]>prostheticrobotrobot uprisingRobotUprisingsciencesmarthandEmerald Catron2009-11-06T15:30:00+00:00Laptop Steering Desk Ranks Five Stars for Awesomely Recklesshttp://www.asylum.com/2009/11/06/laptop-steering-desk-ranks-five-stars-for-awesomeness/http://www.asylum.com/2009/11/06/laptop-steering-desk-ranks-five-stars-for-awesomeness/http://www.asylum.com/2009/11/06/laptop-steering-desk-ranks-five-stars-for-awesomeness/#comments Filed under:


Like good, liberal stay-at-home parents, we were listening to NPR and heard the story of an item we had to pass on. The Laptop Steering Wheel Desk, offered on Amazon for $19, is a flat plastic attachment you can put around your steering wheel so you ... Read more

 

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]]>amazondeskNPRSteering WheelSteeringWheelG. Xavier Robillard2009-11-06T15:00:00+00:00Does ABC's New 'V' Miniseries Have a Right-Wing Agenda?http://www.asylum.com/2009/11/06/new-v-miniseries-a-treat-for-obama-opponents/http://www.asylum.com/2009/11/06/new-v-miniseries-a-treat-for-obama-opponents/http://www.asylum.com/2009/11/06/new-v-miniseries-a-treat-for-obama-opponents/#comments Filed under: , ,


There's a lot to love about ABC's remake of "V," from the re-emergence of everyone's favorite "Firefly" companion (Morena Baccarin) to the amped-up special effects, but the show's political underpinnings seem designed to appeal to a pretty specific ... Read more

 

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]]>abcfireflyminiseriesMorena BaccarinMorenaBaccarintea partiesTeaPartiesvTommy Christopher2009-11-06T14:30:00+00:00Nevermind the Lumberjack Shirts, Here's Kurt Cobain's Grunge Done Righthttp://www.asylum.com/2009/11/06/how-to-look-like-kurt-cobain-grunge-look-done-r/http://www.asylum.com/2009/11/06/how-to-look-like-kurt-cobain-grunge-look-done-r/http://www.asylum.com/2009/11/06/how-to-look-like-kurt-cobain-grunge-look-done-r/#comments Filed under: ,


Of all the things that we miss about the early 1990s, grunge-era fashion isn't high on the list. The perpetually-on-the-verge-of-a-comeback trend was all too often an excuse to look like you got dressed in the dark. Seriously, how did anyone ... Read more

 

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]]>cult of individualityCultOfIndividualitydaniel johnstonDanielJohnstonkurt cobainKurtCobainlost propertyLostPropertynirvanaMatt Glazebrook2009-11-06T14:00:00+00:00The Best Playboy Covers of the 1970shttp://www.asylum.com/2009/11/06/the-best-playboy-covers-of-the-1970s/http://www.asylum.com/2009/11/06/the-best-playboy-covers-of-the-1970s/http://www.asylum.com/2009/11/06/the-best-playboy-covers-of-the-1970s/#comments Filed under: , ,


There's something about Playboy covers from the 1970s that just seems a little swankier than your modern-day cover. Perhaps we're overly nostalgic, or maybe we have a fondness for the more natural physiques exhibited on these vintage covers, but ... Read more

 

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]]>70s playboy covers70sPlayboyCoversbest playboy covers of the 70sBestPlayboyCoversOfThe70splayboyplayboy coversPlayboyCoversthe 70sThe70sBrian Fairbanks2009-11-06T13:30:00+00:00Is 'The Button' a Funny Spoof of 'The Box' or Gritty Realism?http://www.asylum.com/2009/11/06/is-the-button-a-funny-spoof-of-the-box-or-gritty-realism/http://www.asylum.com/2009/11/06/is-the-button-a-funny-spoof-of-the-box-or-gritty-realism/http://www.asylum.com/2009/11/06/is-the-button-a-funny-spoof-of-the-box-or-gritty-realism/#comments Filed under: , ,


Richard Kelly's "The Box" hits theaters today, posing the morality question, "Would you press a button for a million dollars, if you knew it would kill someone?" It all sounds so dramatic, and slightly unrealistic, especially if the question was ... Read more

 

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]]>Asylum Staff2009-11-06T13:00:00+00:00Who Is ... MMA Hot Stuff?http://www.asylum.com/2009/11/06/who-is-mma-hot-stuff/http://www.asylum.com/2009/11/06/who-is-mma-hot-stuff/http://www.asylum.com/2009/11/06/who-is-mma-hot-stuff/#comments Filed under:


Gearing up for this weekend's Strikeforce event, we've been scouring the Web and talking to other MMA fans. Lemondrop's Laura Gilbert is a MMA afficionado (who also fearlessly stares down fighters in her spare time), and MMAHotStuff.com serves as ... Read more

 

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]]>MMAMMA Hot StuffMmaHotStuffstrikeforceElizabeth Brady2009-11-06T12:00:00+00:00Bald German Bears Baffle Sciencehttp://www.asylum.com/2009/11/06/bald-german-bears-baffle-science/http://www.asylum.com/2009/11/06/bald-german-bears-baffle-science/http://www.asylum.com/2009/11/06/bald-german-bears-baffle-science/#comments Filed under: , , ,


News out of Liepzig, Germany, today reports three female spectacled bears gone have suddenly, inexplicably, bald. The ursine nudity is causing quite a stir, with vets baffled and worldwide Internet porn purveyors perplexed to discover a type of naked ... Read more

 

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]]>bald animalsbald bearsBaldAnimalsBaldBearsbearsgermanyCaleb Howe2009-11-06T11:30:00+00:00Man Surprises Family by Showing Up Alive at Own Funeralhttp://www.asylum.com/2009/11/06/man-surprises-family-by-showing-up-alive-at-own-funeral/http://www.asylum.com/2009/11/06/man-surprises-family-by-showing-up-alive-at-own-funeral/http://www.asylum.com/2009/11/06/man-surprises-family-by-showing-up-alive-at-own-funeral/#comments Filed under:


A bricklayer in Brazil who'd been reported dead turned up very much alive at his own funeral, shocking family members and, perhaps, providing excellent fodder for a third "Weekend at Bernie's" movie. Ademir Jorge Goncalves, 59, stayed up all night ... Read more

 

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]]>brazildeadfuneralliquorNick Prueher2009-11-06T11:00:00+00:00Jessica Alba Gets Spanked; Levi Johnston vs. Conan O'Brienhttp://www.asylum.com/2009/11/06/jessica-alba-gets-spanked-levi-johnston-vs-conan-obrien/http://www.asylum.com/2009/11/06/jessica-alba-gets-spanked-levi-johnston-vs-conan-obrien/http://www.asylum.com/2009/11/06/jessica-alba-gets-spanked-levi-johnston-vs-conan-obrien/#comments Filed under: , , ,


Showbiz news you actually want, from geek gossip to celeb train-wrecks. Jessica Alba gets spanked with a belt in the trailer for "The Killer Inside Me." (UGO) Levi Johnston isn't happy with Conan O'Brien's Twitter parody sketch. (Radar Online) ... Read more

 

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]]>conan obrienConanObrienjessica albaJessicaAlbalevi johnston twitterLeviJohnstonTwitterNicholas Nadel2009-11-06T10:00:00+00:00'Say Anything' Hits Blu-ray -- Lloyd Doblers Hit New Yorkhttp://www.asylum.com/2009/11/06/say-anything-hits-blu-ray-lloyd-doblers-hit-new-york/http://www.asylum.com/2009/11/06/say-anything-hits-blu-ray-lloyd-doblers-hit-new-york/http://www.asylum.com/2009/11/06/say-anything-hits-blu-ray-lloyd-doblers-hit-new-york/#comments Filed under: , , ,


Twenty years ago Cameron Crowe's "Say Anything" made a generation of women swoon and a generation of guys wonder what the hell John Cusack was doing holding up a boombox while it played Peter Gabriel. Has that ever worked on a woman in the history of ... Read more

 

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]]>cameron croweCameronCroweflash mobFlashMobin your eyesInYourEyesjohn cusackJohnCusacklloyd doblerLloydDoblerpeter gabrielPeterGabrielsay anythingSayAnythingIan Fortey2009-11-06T09:00:00+00:00Cameron Diaz -- Top 100 Women of 2009, Number 84http://www.asylum.com/2009/11/06/cameron-diaz-top-100-women-of-2009-number-84/http://www.asylum.com/2009/11/06/cameron-diaz-top-100-women-of-2009-number-84/http://www.asylum.com/2009/11/06/cameron-diaz-top-100-women-of-2009-number-84/#comments Filed under: , ,


84. Cameron Diaz The pinnacle of Cameron Diaz was "There's Something About Mary" -- a movie so funny, an actress so appealing, that it had to be downhill from there. Yet Cameron Diaz made the decision to continue to exist. And, a decade later, this ... Read more

 

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]]>100 Hottest100 most searched women on the internet100Hottest100MostSearchedWomenOnTheInternetBeautiful WomenBeautifulWomencameron diazCameronDiazTop 100 HottiesTop 100 WomenTop100HottiesTop100WomenJeremy Taylor2009-11-06T07:00:00+00:00'Lego Rock Band,' 'Band Hero,' 'The Force Unleased -- Sith Edition' and Morehttp://www.asylum.com/2009/11/05/lego-rock-band-band-hero-the-force-unleased-sith-edition/http://www.asylum.com/2009/11/05/lego-rock-band-band-hero-the-force-unleased-sith-edition/http://www.asylum.com/2009/11/05/lego-rock-band-band-hero-the-force-unleased-sith-edition/#comments Filed under: , ,


Required playing from the week in video games. "Lego Rock Band" combines the "Rock Band" gameplay you know and love with the utter insanity of playing as Lego versions of rockers like Iggy Pop and David Bowie. If Lego Iggy Pop has little Lego ... Read more

 

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]]>band heroBandHerolego rock bandLegoRockBandnew releasesnew video gamesNewReleasesNewVideoGamesstar wars the force unleashed sith editionStarWarsTheForceUnleashedSithEditionNicholas Nadel2009-11-05T18:30:00+00:00Sexy Moments in Late Night and Benching Betterhttp://www.asylum.com/2009/11/05/sexy-moments-in-late-night-and-benching-better/http://www.asylum.com/2009/11/05/sexy-moments-in-late-night-and-benching-better/http://www.asylum.com/2009/11/05/sexy-moments-in-late-night-and-benching-better/#comments Filed under:


10 Sexiest Moments in Late Night Starlets love innuendo and low-cut tops. (Manofest) 25 Awesome Fast Food Toys (Screenjunkies) Crayola 64 Crayon Cake (Walyou) Ellie Kemper Will Do Anything for a Good Grade (Dave and Thomas) "Middle Aged ... Read more

 

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]]>Brian Childs2009-11-05T18:00:00+00:00X-Ray Voted Most Important Modern Discoveryhttp://www.asylum.com/2009/11/05/x-ray-voted-most-important-modern-discovery/http://www.asylum.com/2009/11/05/x-ray-voted-most-important-modern-discovery/http://www.asylum.com/2009/11/05/x-ray-voted-most-important-modern-discovery/#comments Filed under: ,


Our happy hour fact to amaze your drinking buddies with. The X-Ray has been declared the most important scientific innovation by London's Science Museum. Almost 50,000 people chose among 10 listed innovations, and voted at the museum's Web ... Read more

 

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]]>london science museumLondonScienceMuseumMost Important Scientific InnovationsMostImportantScientificInnovationsX-RayJeremy Taylor2009-11-05T17:00:00+00:00