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Poor Stephen Colbert has his heart broken by Glamour Magazine and their whorish readers - Colbert Nation

Don't go to the Huffington Post for medical advice - Salon

'Getting Over It'. A rape survivor's take on the Roman Polanski arrest - Feministe

I think I would like this Tim Burton spread more if it wasn't like almost every other thing he has done. So, boring! - A la Mode

Correlation is not causation. Phil Plait discusses media coverage of the death of a schoolgirl shortly after receiving a vaccine against cervical cancer - Discover

Benjamin Hubert Studio's work at 100% Design. Wow - Apartment Therapy

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If I was the designer of this US$125 dress, I'd be less worried about the vagina dentata, and more worried about the fact that it is fucking ugly - The Consumerist

As part of his 'The New Cult Canon' series, Scott Tobias watches Napoleon Dynamite for the first time and comes out a little empty - The A.V. Club

Super excitement! Arj Barker is performing in Brisbane almost every night for two weeks this December. Maybe I'll go twice. Live in Australia? Check out his tour dates to see if he's performing in your town or city.

I really don't know how I feel about these cocktail forks (possibly negative) but I like this take on them - Nerd Approved

'The truth about child vaccination in Australia'. Or, to put it another way, it's free and saves countless lives, so shut the eff up and stick the needle in the kidlet already - Young Australian Skeptics

 A heartwarming car ad? Say it ain't so - Trend.Land

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This video is everywhere lately, and no wonder - there are kids in it and they are acting all cute - Oh, The Temptation from Steve V on Vimeo.

My adoration of Micheal Ian Black goes back to when I was a kid and Ed was one of my favourite shows - I loved all the fast talking. Apparently Abraham Lincoln is (was?) a fan too - Michael Ian Black

This is my favourite dress from the Emmys - Go Fug Yourself

This is a brief selection of my least favourites - Hips McGee, If you're taking red carpet fashion tips from Brian Boitano, something is wrong, Stumpy Milkmaid

Sarah Palin gets paid $300 000 dollars to give her first speech on fo'rain soil, surprises no one by having it closed to the media - Jezebel

Alex Wodak discusses the failed experiment that is drug prohibition - The Age

Happy Things

Feeling kind of depressed tonight due to a particularly soul destroying day at uni, so instead of the post I planned to write about a really fantastic photographer (coming tomorrow, probably), I've put up some YouTube videos I've been watching to cheer me up. It's pretty much all Arj Barker stand up.

Ladies...

I watched bits of the Melbourne Comedy Gala on Monday night, and while I was pretty underwhelmed by a lot of the acts - Jason Byrne in particular always leaves me cold - I thought Arj killed it, as always. I saw him perform at the Brisbane Powerhouse a few years ago, and would definitely recommend going to see him next time he visits your town. During his set, my friends threw a pair of huge granny panties (on which they had written love notes) on to the stage and he dealt with it quite well despite being visibly concerned for their mental health.

So, the videos:

"Then you've got a bunch of depressed amputee bees swimming around the ocean..."

"I can't go any faster I'm wearing walking shoes!"

"For years, Arj Barker was high on life. But eventually I built up a tolerance."

Arj deals with a heckler without resorting to "I'm fucking your mutha" insults. Makes me love him even more.

That is all for now. If you want more, check out Arj Barker's blog, which, while it hasn't been updated in AGES (grrr), has lots of hilarious archived goodness.