Matt Logue's “Empty Los Angeles” photography book shows the effect of L.A. being completely people-less. The click through is worth it.
This video pulls off the Internet hat-trick of being adorable, annoying, and disgusting all at once. Somebody get this dog a medal.
11-year-old Thomas Demming hid E.T. in his closet for weeks. He fed it Reese's Pieces so it wouldn't get hungry. Cute!
The latest Videogum Everywhere "Mission": Don't call him.
This video is just of a crowd outside a Border's in Noblesville, Indiana, shouting “Sign our books!” as Palin's enormous tour bus idles. Apparently, Palin left before signing everyone's copy of her memoir, and people were unhappy about that.
Well done, ABC7 Local News. (And no, it wasn't me, though if I had access to a machete right now I might copycat. Friday!)
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I've come around to the idea of this genre of game ever since the brilliant Learn to Fly. This is a fun one in the same vein, except with a squirrel instead of a penguin! (Protip: your A and S keys are pretty important here. Took me a while to figure that out.)
Tech Buzz Try and make it through a series of brain-teasing puzzles using as few clicks as possible. If you like this one, go back and play the first ClickPlay.
A clever little advertising concept for a divorce lawyer. Is it deliberate that they make the couple in this ad look especially hateful?
Celebrity Buzz Oprah tears up delivering the news that she will be ending her show after next season. Gotcha Media
Sports Buzz BuzzFeed's 10-person poetry staff has narrowed the results of last Friday's Poetry Battle down to three finalists, but after 72 hours of debate, we're still unable to choose the clear victor. They're all so good! So check out these dramatic readings of the three contenders by your host, Jack Shepherd, and weigh in with your own input. It's a battle: Three poems enter, one poem leave!!!
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Internet candy: The Awl's Natasha Vargas-Cooper and Mary HK Choi break down the latest Twilight movie for your enjoyment. The Jordan Catalano call is pretty much spot-on.
Santa has started a new Twitter account, and apparently he only updates it when he's drunk… And he's drunk A LOT.
Culture Buzz Just like the Richter scale measures earthquakes, the Sneezer scale measures face-quakes. Check out the 7 definitive sneeze-styles and what they say about you.
An early morning implosion of the Amtrak Steam Plant called Drexel Shaft near 30th Street Station in Philadelphia. Never heard of it. But I like to watch things go boom. via.
Tech Buzz If you make it into DonQ's Secret Room, you can boost BuzzFeed's top posts with a comment on the homepage. Find out what posts were boosted most from the Secret Room and answer the age old question: what wins at the internet: kittens or drunk chicks?
This pie chart (get it?) should help put the upcoming holiday in perspective a little bit. I'll have an extra helping of hangover, please.
If you are looking for a way to feel even more guilty about spending your money (this economy and what not!) this is definitely a good solution for you.
Style Buzz These are Real, USA Patented Inventions. (In no particular order). Plenty more here!