“Her motto is simple: Do whatever it takes to go on dates with men and eat at some of Toronto’s fanciest spots. For free. According to Toronto Life, 23-year-old struggling actress Erin Wotherspoon has a 48-restaurant-long wishlist of some of the city’s finest dining spots. But she knows they don’t …
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How Being Rich Makes You A Total Dick
“In a windowless room on the University of California, Berkeley, campus, two undergrads are playing a Monopoly game that one of them has no chance of winning. A team of psychologists has rigged it so that skill, brains, savvy, and luck—those ingredients that ineffably combine to create success in games …
Read More »Disturbing Facts About Organic Food
Nom, nom, ummmm? Share on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1d7Tobr Like BuzzFeedVideo on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1ilcE7k Share on Twitter: http://bit.ly/1d7TrnI RESOURCES: http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/science-sushi/2011/07/18/mythbusting-101-organic-farming-conventional-agriculture/ http://www.rd.com/slideshows/13-things-you-didnt-know-about-organic-food/#ixzz2nxBNYxJh https://www.msu.edu/~howardp/organicindustry.html http://www.rd.com/slideshows/13-things-you-didnt-know-about-organic-food/#ixzz2nxEgTP00 http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/family/how-much-more-does-organic-food-cost-and-why.htm http://organicfarms.wsu.edu/blog/global-environment/organic-farming-environmental-benefit-yield-cost/ FLICKR CREATIVE COMMONS PHOTOS: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tecfan/504383882/sizes/o/ apples by tecfan http://www.flickr.com/photos/sarahbaker/272685663/sizes/l/ pears by S Baker http://www.flickr.com/photos/design-dog/1249337589/sizes/l/ bananas by ian ransley design http://www.flickr.com/photos/100005244@N06/9462150142/sizes/l/ tomatoes by iamrenny http://www.flickr.com/photos/rusty_clark/8391094910/sizes/h/ tangerines by rusty …
Read More »11 Surprising Facts About Creativity
Your artist friends are probably lying to you. Share on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1csV1h5 Like BuzzFeedVideo on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1ilcE7k Share on Twitter: http://bit.ly/1csUZGd song https://soundcloud.com/redshirtbeats/fahey-chill-upbeat-acoustic resources http://scootdoodle.com/blog/2012/10/03/most-random-facts-on-creativity/ http://gaia-health.com/gaia-blog/2012-06-02/8-interesting-facts-about-creative-right-brained-thinkers/ http://gaia-health.com/gaia-blog/2012-06-02/8-interesting-facts-about-creative-right-brained-thinkers/ http://www.newscientist.com/special/creativity http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6883.html http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Publication%20Files/11-064.pdf http://www.npr.org/2011/12/05/143146037/for-creative-people-cheating-comes-easier
Read More »Doug Stanhope: Hate Can Make You Do Really Nice Things
“Stand-up comedian Doug Stanhope has drawn a philosophical line in the sand by proclaiming that, contrary to popular belief, “hate can help.” The outspoken atheist set out to prove his theory by raising over $125,000 for a woman who identified as an atheist on television after a tornado destroyed her …
Read More »Killed For Being Gay In Latin America – It’s Worse Than You Think
“The human rights arm of the Washington-based Organization of American States recently launched a database about the trend, with killings in the region often running at several a day. Yet like most other sources, it may only include a fraction of the real toll. Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) …
Read More »Is This The Best McDonalds Ever?
“We recently found a McDonald’s in Taiwan with cashiers who served customers in ultra-cute pink maid uniforms, but apparently that was just the beginning. Not happy with just catering to McDonald’s customers with maid fetishes, this particular McDonald’s has been branching out and workers were seen wearing the iconic Japanese-style …
Read More »Gun Clubs – They’re Not Just For Conservatives
“Marlene Hoeber is feisty, tattooed, transgender, a self-described feminist, a queer activist – and a crack shot with her favorite “toys,” guns of just about every kind. One thing she’s not – and proud of it – is a member of the National Rifle Association. “We make ourselves a special …
Read More »Ever Sext But Don’t Feel Like It? You’re Not Alone
“Studies have shown people in couples will have sex with their partner when they don’t feel like it simply to please their other half – or avoid an argument. But new research says e-loving via text and other virtual methods happens for many of the same reasons. College-age sexters in …
Read More »Gruesome Penis Slicing Gets Woman In Trouble
“An Indiana woman faces multiple charges after allegedly slicing a captive man’s penis with a box cutter. Johnson County sheriff’s deputies said Bonita Lynn Vela, 35, thought the unnamed 18-year-old, a boyfriend of one of her daughters, had molested her 2-year-old son. The victim denied he had done so. When …
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