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/The Average American Spends 46 Minutes Per Day Commutinghttp://www.asylum.com/2010/09/02/gallup-healthways-average-american-spends-46-minutes-per-day-commuting/http://www.asylum.com/2010/09/02/gallup-healthways-average-american-spends-46-minutes-per-day-commuting/http://www.asylum.com/2010/09/02/gallup-healthways-average-american-spends-46-minutes-per-day-commuting/#comments Filed under: , ,


Our happy hour fact to amaze your drinking buddies with. The average one-way commute from home to work is 23 minutes. Gallup-Healthways came to that number by surveying more than 170,000 employed adults between 2009 and 2010. Not surprisingly, ... Read more

 

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]]>carCommuteCommutingGalluphealthwaysTrafficWell beingWellBeingJeremy Taylor2010-09-02T17:00:00+00:00Man Recreates Ex-Girlfriend As Luxury, Realistic Sex Dollhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/09/02/man-recreates-ex-girlfriend-as-luxury-realistic-sex-doll/http://www.asylum.com/2010/09/02/man-recreates-ex-girlfriend-as-luxury-realistic-sex-doll/http://www.asylum.com/2010/09/02/man-recreates-ex-girlfriend-as-luxury-realistic-sex-doll/#comments Filed under: , ,


We've all been there. You've been dumped by a girlfriend and can't stop thinking about her. Maybe you dig out a few old photos, or even spy on her via Facebook. However, it's important not to cross a certain moral line after a relationship has ... Read more

 

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]]>blow up dollBlowUpDollex-girlfriendrealisticrobot hookersRobotHookerssex dollSexDollSimon Crisp2010-09-02T16:00:00+00:00The Star Wars Celebration V Tattoo Pavilion -- Where Geeks Get Inkedhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/09/02/star-wars-tattoo-celebration/http://www.asylum.com/2010/09/02/star-wars-tattoo-celebration/http://www.asylum.com/2010/09/02/star-wars-tattoo-celebration/#comments Filed under: , , , ,


Last month, 30,000 devoted sci-fi geeks piled into the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., for Star Wars Celebration V. Of course, with a dozen tattoo artists also in attendance, ink did fly. Gallons of it. Buckets of it. Needles ... Read more

 

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]]>Star WarsStar Wars Celebration VStarWarsStarWarsCelebrationVtattootattoo artistTattooArtisttattoosChip Carter2010-09-02T15:30:00+00:00The Greatest Band and Orchestra Failshttp://www.asylum.com/2010/09/02/youtube-videos-greatest-band-and-orchestra-fails/http://www.asylum.com/2010/09/02/youtube-videos-greatest-band-and-orchestra-fails/http://www.asylum.com/2010/09/02/youtube-videos-greatest-band-and-orchestra-fails/#comments Filed under: , ,


Orchestras, symphonies and marching bands don't get enough credit. Learning to master instruments through years of hard work earns these groups little but band-camp jokes and possible praise from New York Times critics with salt-and-pepper beards. ... Read more

 

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]]>bandFAILmarching bandsMarchingBandsorchestrasymphonyyoutubeBrendan McGinley2010-09-02T15:00:00+00:00Hot, Fresh Links -- Served When We Feel Like Ithttp://www.asylum.com/2010/09/02/hot-fresh-links-served-when-we-feel-like-it/http://www.asylum.com/2010/09/02/hot-fresh-links-served-when-we-feel-like-it/http://www.asylum.com/2010/09/02/hot-fresh-links-served-when-we-feel-like-it/#comments Filed under:


Starcraft: Roommates Your geeky fantasies made real (CollegeHumor) Hypnotized Kid in Wheelchair Faceplants He's losing altitude! Pull up, kid! (Break) Woman Describes Robbery Attempt Watch this video, "mi amigos" (Barstool Sports) ... Read more

 

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]]>LinkRounduplinksAsylum Staff2010-09-02T14:30:00+00:00What Board Game Would Make the Best Movie?http://www.asylum.com/2010/09/02/board-game-movie-battleship-rihanna-candyland-risk-monopoly/http://www.asylum.com/2010/09/02/board-game-movie-battleship-rihanna-candyland-risk-monopoly/http://www.asylum.com/2010/09/02/board-game-movie-battleship-rihanna-candyland-risk-monopoly/#comments Filed under: , , ,


Our friends at FilmDrunk have the first picture of battered famous person Rihanna on the set of the movie "Battleship." And yes, "Battleship" is based on the board game Battleship, with the little pegs and the no-peeking. To spruce things up, the ... Read more

 

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]]>BattleshipBattleship movieBattleshipMovieCandyLandchutes and landdersChutesAndLanddershungry hungry hipposHungryHungryHipposmonopolyriskJeremy Taylor2010-09-02T14:00:00+00:00Paraplegic Daredevil Completes First Double Backflip in a Wheelchairhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/09/02/paraplegic-daredevil-completes-first-double-backflip-in-a-wheelc/http://www.asylum.com/2010/09/02/paraplegic-daredevil-completes-first-double-backflip-in-a-wheelc/http://www.asylum.com/2010/09/02/paraplegic-daredevil-completes-first-double-backflip-in-a-wheelc/#comments Filed under: , ,


He's 18. And he's paraplegic. And he makes us look like complete and utter wusses. Aaron "Wheelz" Fotheringham is so good in a wheelchair, he can do backflips. Two to be exact. Catapulted by a specially adapted bungee cord, Aaron rides his ... Read more

 

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]]>Aaron Wheelz FotheringhamAaronWheelzFotheringhamBackFlipskateparkstuntstrickswheelchairwheelchair backflipwheelchair stuntsWheelchairBackflipWheelchairStuntsAlastair Plumb2010-09-02T13:30:00+00:00Chip Kidd Geeks Out on Batman's Dark Side, Wonder Woman's New Outfithttp://www.asylum.com/2010/09/02/chip-kidd-true-prep-whole-new-old-world-batman-wonder-woman/http://www.asylum.com/2010/09/02/chip-kidd-true-prep-whole-new-old-world-batman-wonder-woman/http://www.asylum.com/2010/09/02/chip-kidd-true-prep-whole-new-old-world-batman-wonder-woman/#comments Filed under: , , ,


Chip Kidd is a man of many talents. Best known as a graphic designer, the Pennsylvania native is also an accomplished editor and comic book historian. If that wasn't enough, Kidd is also the co-author, with Lisa Birnbach, of "True Prep: It's a Whole ... Read more

 

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]]>BatmanChip KiddChipKidddrinks with writersDrinksWithWriterslisa birnbachLisaBirnbachtrue prepTruePrepwonder womanWonderWomanAnthony Layser2010-09-02T13:00:00+00:00New 'Rap Map' Shows Geography of Great Moments in Raphttp://www.asylum.com/2010/09/02/new-rap-map-shows-geography-of-great-moments-in-rap/http://www.asylum.com/2010/09/02/new-rap-map-shows-geography-of-great-moments-in-rap/http://www.asylum.com/2010/09/02/new-rap-map-shows-geography-of-great-moments-in-rap/#comments Filed under: , ,


You gotta hand it to the Rap Genius for fool-proofing the plan to create the Rap Map, an online encyclopedia of reference for anyone who wants to know where an MC hails from (or where he got a cap in his ass). Of course, New York City has the ... Read more

 

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]]>downtown brooklynfive boroughsjay st-borough halljews MTA subway mapnew york rap mapNewYorkRapMapraekwonBrian Abrams2010-09-02T12:30:00+00:00Progress! Asylum Fires Question at the President, Gets Wavehttp://www.asylum.com/2010/09/02/question-president-barack-obama-marine-one-gets-wave/http://www.asylum.com/2010/09/02/question-president-barack-obama-marine-one-gets-wave/http://www.asylum.com/2010/09/02/question-president-barack-obama-marine-one-gets-wave/#comments Filed under: , ,


Since becoming a White House reporter, I have so far only been able to communicate with the president through his press secretary, Robert Gibbs, and his deputies. While this is certainly rewarding, the real prize for any White House scribe is a ... Read more

 

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]]>Barack ObamaBarackObamamarine oneMarineOneobamatommy christopherTommyChristopherwhite housewhite house press corpsWhiteHouseWhiteHousePressCorpsTommy Christopher2010-09-02T11:30:00+00:00WiFi Remote Control Flying Drone Unleashes Your Inner 13-Year-Oldhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/09/02/iphone-ipod-ipad-parrot-ar-drone-wi-fi-remote-control/http://www.asylum.com/2010/09/02/iphone-ipod-ipad-parrot-ar-drone-wi-fi-remote-control/http://www.asylum.com/2010/09/02/iphone-ipod-ipad-parrot-ar-drone-wi-fi-remote-control/#comments Filed under: , ,


Lots of iPhone apps are great fun, but using them to annoy strangers can be tough. So, the makers of the Parrot AR.Drone unleashed a new toy on the world: a WiFi-enabled remote control flyer that can be controlled via iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad. ... Read more

 

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]]>applebrookstoneipadiphoneiPodparrot ar.droneParrotAr.droneremote controlRemoteControltechnologyUAVDan Solomon2010-09-02T10:30:00+00:00Demi Moore Tweets Bikini Shots; Sean Penn Goes 'Between Two Ferns'http://www.asylum.com/2010/09/02/demi-moore-twitter-sean-penn-zach-galifianakis-lindsay-lohan-machete-cee-lo/http://www.asylum.com/2010/09/02/demi-moore-twitter-sean-penn-zach-galifianakis-lindsay-lohan-machete-cee-lo/http://www.asylum.com/2010/09/02/demi-moore-twitter-sean-penn-zach-galifianakis-lindsay-lohan-machete-cee-lo/#comments Filed under: , , ,


Showbiz news you actually want, from geek gossip to celeb train-wrecks. Demi Moore tweeted some bikini shots in response to rumors that Ashton Kutcher is cheating on her. (The Blemish) Zach Galifianakis puts Sean Penn "Between Two Ferns" in the ... Read more

 

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]]>ashton kutcherAshtonKutcherBetween two fernsBetweenTwoFernsbikiniDemi MooreDemiMoorelindsay lohanLindsayLohanMachetesean pennSeanPenntwitterzach galifianakisZachGalifianakisNick Nadel2010-09-02T10:00:00+00:00Superheroes vs. the LAPD in 'Superheroes Strike Back!' Documentaryhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/09/02/superheroes-lapd-superheroes-strike-back-confessions-of-a-superhero/http://www.asylum.com/2010/09/02/superheroes-lapd-superheroes-strike-back-confessions-of-a-superhero/http://www.asylum.com/2010/09/02/superheroes-lapd-superheroes-strike-back-confessions-of-a-superhero/#comments Filed under: ,


If you've taken a trip to Hollywood Boulevard lately and noticed a severe lack of frumpy superheroes and villains -- made famous by Matthew Ogens' documentary "Confessions of a Superhero" -- be sure to thank to LAPD and its recently imposed, ... Read more

 

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]]>ComicsAllianceconfessions of a superheroConfessionsOfASuperherodocumentaryHollywoodlapdsuperheroesSuperheroes Strike BackSuperheroesStrikeBackZorro Tolerance PolicyZorroTolerancePolicyAsylum Staff2010-09-02T09:30:00+00:00Man Spends 62 Years Building Fleet Out of Matchstickshttp://www.asylum.com/2010/09/02/phillip-warren-builds-royal-navy-warships-out-of-matchsticks/http://www.asylum.com/2010/09/02/phillip-warren-builds-royal-navy-warships-out-of-matchsticks/http://www.asylum.com/2010/09/02/phillip-warren-builds-royal-navy-warships-out-of-matchsticks/#comments Filed under: ,


Philip Warren spent the past 62 years faithfully recreating an armada of 432 Royal Navy warships out of matchsticks and wooden matchboxes. Over the last six decades, he has painstakingly crafted every naval warship afloat, in service or to have come ... Read more

 

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]]>fleethobbymatchsticksphillip warrenPhillipWarrenroyal navyRoyalNavyshipsBonnie Biess2010-09-02T09:00:00+00:00Early Man Ate Human Brainshttp://www.asylum.com/2010/09/01/national-research-center-on-human-evolution-spain-cavemen-ate-human-brains/http://www.asylum.com/2010/09/01/national-research-center-on-human-evolution-spain-cavemen-ate-human-brains/http://www.asylum.com/2010/09/01/national-research-center-on-human-evolution-spain-cavemen-ate-human-brains/#comments Filed under: , ,


Our happy hour fact to amaze your drinking buddies with. Human meat -- particularly that of children -- was a regular part of prehistoric man's diet. An analysis of fossilized bones dating back 800,000 years and found at a site in Spain has ... Read more

 

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]]>brainbrainsCannibalismCavemanearly manEarlyManNational Research Center on Human EvolutionNationalResearchCenterOnHumanEvolutionPrehistoric manPrehistoricManJeremy Taylor2010-09-01T17:00:00+00:00Sports Car Breaks Suicide Jumper's Fallhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/09/01/sports-car-breaks-suicide-jumpers-fall/http://www.asylum.com/2010/09/01/sports-car-breaks-suicide-jumpers-fall/http://www.asylum.com/2010/09/01/sports-car-breaks-suicide-jumpers-fall/#comments Filed under: ,


In a city with so many skyscrapers, we can understand the allure of jumping off the top of one to end it all. It's faster than pills and cheaper than buying a gun. Unless you happen to land on somebody's parked sports car. And live. And that's ... Read more

 

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]]>FAILnycsuicide attemptTodd MagillEmerald Catron2010-09-01T16:30:00+00:00Mojowijo -- A Vibrator for Your Wiihttp://www.asylum.com/2010/09/01/mojowijo-nintendo-wii-remote-vibrator-sex-toy/http://www.asylum.com/2010/09/01/mojowijo-nintendo-wii-remote-vibrator-sex-toy/http://www.asylum.com/2010/09/01/mojowijo-nintendo-wii-remote-vibrator-sex-toy/#comments Filed under: , , ,


Ever since the Nintendo Wii was unleashed upon the English-speaking world, its Wiimote has been the subject of penis jokes, most of which involve the words "Wii" and "wand." Those jokes were once a stretch, but since we learned of something called ... Read more

 

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]]>masturbationmojowijonintendonintendo wiiNintendoWiisex toysex toysSexToySexToysskypeVibratorvibratorsWiiBrian Fairbanks2010-09-01T16:00:00+00:00Sacapuntas Delivers the Definitive 2010 NFL Previewhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/09/01/sacapuntas-nick-turner-2010-nfl-football-season-preview/http://www.asylum.com/2010/09/01/sacapuntas-nick-turner-2010-nfl-football-season-preview/http://www.asylum.com/2010/09/01/sacapuntas-nick-turner-2010-nfl-football-season-preview/#comments Filed under: , , ,


Every month in New York City, comedians Ray DeVito and Dan Allen present Sacapuntas, a combination stand-up and storytelling show featuring the funniest people around. With the NFL regular season right around the corner, DeVito decided it was time ... Read more

 

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]]>footballnflnfl draftnfl previewNflDraftNflPreviewnick turnerNickTurnerray devitoRayDevitosacapuntasAsylum Staff2010-09-01T15:30:00+00:00Say 'Happy Birthday' to the First Science-Fiction Film Everhttp://www.asylum.com/2010/09/01/first-science-fiction-film-le-voyage-dans-la-lune-a-trip-to-the-moon/http://www.asylum.com/2010/09/01/first-science-fiction-film-le-voyage-dans-la-lune-a-trip-to-the-moon/http://www.asylum.com/2010/09/01/first-science-fiction-film-le-voyage-dans-la-lune-a-trip-to-the-moon/#comments Filed under: ,


Did you know the first science-fiction movie ever made was a French film? "Le Voyage Dans la Lune (A Trip to the Moon)," which was written and directed by Georges Méliès, was released 108 years ago on this day. Originally 16 ... Read more

 

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]]>a trip to the moonATripToTheMoonGeorges MeliesGeorgesMeliesLeVoyageDansLaLunesmashing pumpkinsSmashingPumpkinsTonight TonightTonightTonightJeremy Taylor2010-09-01T15:00:00+00:00New Official Video For the Cee-Lo Song With the Unprintable Titlehttp://www.asylum.com/2010/09/01/new-official-video-cee-lo-green-fuck-you/http://www.asylum.com/2010/09/01/new-official-video-cee-lo-green-fuck-you/http://www.asylum.com/2010/09/01/new-official-video-cee-lo-green-fuck-you/#comments Filed under: , ,


In spite of -- or perhaps because of -- its dirty title, the Cee-Lo song "F**k You" has quickly made its argument for song of the summer. Unofficial videos of the track have garnered millions of hits on YouTube, and now we finally have an official ... Read more

 

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]]>cee-loFk YouFkYoumusic videoMusicVideoyoutubeJeremy Taylor2010-09-01T14:00:00+00:00