Explaining our culture in the most simple way: a perfect Venn Diagram. Now can you explain some other American obsessions? Multiple births? American Idol?

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1. by Tan Nuyen
2. More Venn Diagrams on Buzzfeed
3. via The Daily What

FOOD BUZZ: Here's how you make vodka-soaked gummi bears. Yay! These are easier to carry around than Jello shots.

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1. Directions on How to Make Vodka Gummi Bears
2. How to Make Skittles Vodka
3. UniqueDaily.com - How To Make Vodka Gummi Bears

CULTURE BUZZ: In Dream Club , players try to get the Japanese hostesses drunk so they start talking about the things they normally wouldn't. The ladies will also get up on stage, sing karaoke and run around the cabaret in cosplay if players use the so-called “Interactive Inshu System” correctly. Inshu means “drinking alcohol,” so you get the idea. Summer 09, Japan only.

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1. More Boozin’ With Japanese Hostesses Screens
2. Drink Booze With Japanese Hostesses
3. Hostess Clubs on Wikipedia

A video montage of public drunkenness provides 50 cautionary tales against passing out and, say, wetting your pants on the floor. Conversely, it encourages young artists who like to draw dicks on their friends' faces.

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1. Drunken Public Appearances
2. Drunken Celtic Fans
3. Drunken Santas
4. Drunken Celebrities
5. Drunken Driver Runs Over Himself

SPORTS BUZZ: Ivan Ukhov was totally hammered on Vodka Red Bulls at last week’s Athletissima high jumping meet. After his jump attempt in which he executed a running flop onto the mat, league officials are demanding an explanation.

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1. Ivan Ukhov drunk before his last jump at Athletissima 08
2. Strangely, Vodka and Red Bull Won’t Improve Your High Jumping Ability
3. IAAF asks ‘drunk’ Russian jumper for explanation
4. Han drakk Red Bull og vodka (The First Norweigan News Article)
5. Jumping Under the Influence

CULTURE BUZZ: Colleges, bars, even entire cities (Belmar, N.J.) are banning the game of Beer Pong in an effort to curb binge drinking. Last fall, Georgetown University banned the game, the tables, as well as having an inordinate amount of ping-pong balls.

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1. The War Against Beer Pong
2. Beer Pong Game for Wii Forced to Change Contents of Cups from Beer to Water
3. Frat Party Games’ Pong Toss for Wii
4. Drinking Games Prove Deadly to College Students - Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com
5. Beer Pong Banned in Sea Girt, New Jersey
6. Beer Pong’s Big Splash

TV BUZZ: The A&E reality show about interventions is fascinating, disgusting. Now well into it’s fifth season, the grim pile-up that is Intervention finally gives you a reason to watch A&E when you get home after a late night.

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1. “That episode devoted to Allison was one of the most bizarrely mesmerizing on television in who knows how long.”
2. “The brutal truth is that most people enjoy slack-jawed gawking at trainwrecks, be they literal or metaphorical.”
3. “The most exploitative reality show ever?”
4. A Twistedly Compelling Show
5. Allison, Part 1
6. Allison, Part 2
7. Allison, Part 3
8. Allison, Part 4
9. Allison, Part 5
10. One Intervention Service’s Reaction to the Show
11. Intervention Classic: Cristy, the 24-year-old Crack Addict

FOOD BUZZ: Just in time for independence day, America-themed champagne. Apparently George Washington celebrated with champagne so why shouldn’t we. Plus, they are mini! Just pass me a straw.

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1. Pommery Pop America Champagne
2. Champagne POMMERY
3. Buy Pommery Pop American Champagne

FOOD BUZZ: The latest trend in home booze-making. Like most DIY projects, all it takes is some time on your hands, a little spare cash and a dream . And, if you’re patient and skillful and just plain lucky, you’ll create something that won’t make your guests vomit.

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1. You May Need to Subscribe to WineMaker Magazine
2. Making Wine, Not As Hard As You Thought. Making GOOD Wine, However…
3. Start At the Beginning: Grow Your Own Vines
4. Learn to Make Summery Wild Berry Wine
5. How To: Make Your Own Wine
6. “My name is Terry Garey and I’ll be your home winemaker for this site.”

FOOD BUZZ: Invented in 1888 in New Orleans, the gin fizz is making a comeback. A mix of gin, citrus, milk, egg whites, and seltzer — shaken for 12 minutes to make it super frothy. Here are links to some of the best recipes.

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1. How To Make The Original Ramos Gin Fizz
2. Epicurious.com Gin Fizz Recipe
3. Gin Fizz Step-By-Step on eHow.com
4. Silver Gin Fizz Recipe With Raw Egg Whites For Extra Fizz!
5. Ramos Gin Fizz: Step-By-Step Video
6. The Ramos Gin Fizz California Style
7. Raw Egg Whites and Ramos Gin Fizzes Are Back!
8. IBA Official Ingredients For Gin Fizz

TV BUZZ: The reality show starring stage mom Dina Lohan and her 14-year-old daughter Ali Lohan, is scheduled to premier on the E! network on Memorial Day. I don’t care how high-brow you claim to be, this show will undoubtedly be your new guilty pleasure. Which is perfect timing, now that the Hills season is over.

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1. Dave Letterman Calls Ali Lohan “Lindsay”, All But Sealing Her Fate
2. Lindsay Lohan was banned from “Living Lohan” by her mother
3. Living Lohan vs. Denise Richards: It’s Complicated - Both Premiering on E! Memorial Day Weekend
4. Watch the New Video Promo
5. Don’t Believe Anything Dina Lohan Tells You!
6. Lindsay Too Good For Reality TV, Won’t Appear on Mom’s Show
7. Ali Lohan Plays the Victim
8. “‘Living Lohan’ Pulls The Curtain Back To Reveal The Real Dina Lohan, Daughter-Pimping Warts And All”