Where stuff goes to die

WebEcoist shows boneyards, junkyards, and graveyards for our disposable things.

Wanda Sykes on gay marriage

As always, Wanda Sykes tells it like it is.  This performance is from her 2006 Sick and Tired DVD, a couple of years before she went public with her own sexuality.  NSFW.

Video stars

Us Gen-X’ers remember The Buggles’ Video Killed the Radio Star as the first video ever played on MTV (yes, MTV used to play music videos back in the day).  Here’s a fab live version (a singular occurrence, according to the band) from the Prince’s Trust Concert in 2004.

Boner killer

He said no!

[From imglol]

Nanny state overreach

OK, so it’s not cool for a 14-year old girl to post nude pics of herself on the web (ditto for you 14-year old boys).  But regardless of her age, it’s beyond belief that she could be charged with a felony for posting her naughty bits online.  What are authorities thinking, threatening her with sex offender status for life?  Even if it’s inappropriate and stupid for her to bare all on the net, such actions hardly rise to the level of a major crime.  This is a gross misapplication of the law that has no foundation in justice.

Social networking online is a revolution in communication and information sharing, and as the old saying goes, “with great power comes great responsibility.”  True that, but breaches of said responsibility should not result in life-altering punishment.  Stigmatizing irresponsible behavior is one thing; ruining people’s lives for it is quite another matter altogether.

No pun intended

[From xkcd]

Map of TV show cities

There are noticeable gaps in the northern Rockies and the Deep South.  Surely the networks can find something funny or dramatic about Mississippi and Montana.

Semi-precious moments

‘Shopped figurines, more rude than cute but still not as sickening as the originals.

[From Worth1000, Via List of the Day via Rue the Day!]

Head Over Heels

A cynical love story.

That which doesn’t kill us…

…makes us fatter!  This is Why You’re Fat shows photos of lots of greasy, yummy food (often prepared with bacon and smothered in gravy) in quantities that could take down even the biggest carnivores.  Maybe I’ll have a salad instead of those chili cheese dogs, after all.

[Via Boing Boing]