Food Buzz This is totally a phenomenon. Children tend to learn early that choosing between eating and sleeping is one of life's toughest choices.
Because if you're going to be tipsy, you might as well be fabulous. Make-up artist Katelynn Rose is my hero. Time to drink more tequila sunrises.
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Alpaca, you are not a surfer, you don't even have toes. And yet somehow he is one of the saner entries here.
Culture Buzz I want one. Lasers will replace airguns in the pentathalon at the 2012 Summer Olympics and everyone will hopefully be making “pew pew pew” noises. The laser guns — calibrated to recoil and make a sound like the traditional pellet pistol — are safer and cheaper. I think America could dominate the medal count in laser tag.
Culture Buzz The Autumnal Equinox occurred at 4:05 am EST this morning, marking the official end of summer. R.I.P. Summer 2011—you will be missed.
Culture Buzz It's true. Wisconsin loves summer. Honestly, Wisconsin loves winter too. He's basically a big, dumb, easy-to-please drunk.
Culture Buzz If you're in need of ways to spend the last days of summer, look to the dogs. They're just a beer hat away from heaven…er, if they could drink beer or suck through straws. You can check out more dogs living the good life here. (via peta.org)
Science Buzz
The ground EVERYTHING is hot lava. With the heat index reaching triple digits daily for several weeks, this play set finally gave up the ghost.
Culture Buzz Whether you went by day or slept over for months, you can't deny that you are still obsessed with camp years later. Why, might you ask? For all the reasons listed below. Go call your camp friends now and tell them you miss them. C'mon, I know you want to.
Culture Buzz Other than wishing for death. Most of us take air conditioning for granted. After all, it's always been there and it always will be. But until sixty years ago, it was virtually unheard of. But yet we did not, as a people, succumb to lethargy and sunstroke.
I'll bet Jake was a master at Cliffhanger when he was a kid. (via popsugar.com)
TV Buzz A sure fire way to totally ruin everyone's summer is to get drunk and set up a makeshift Slip 'n Slide in a construction zone.
Without actually having the pleasure of sampling one, I'm going to go ahead and call this a match made in heaven. Not to be confused with these lobster dogs. (via twitter.com)
Food Buzz Because it's not truly a summer dessert unless you're risking heart disease. Not sure any of these can top Deep Fried Kool-Aid though.
DJ Earworm’s annual epic summer mashup is here. Summer has officially begun.
Culture Buzz From the National Archives, here's a collection of vintage photos taken by Danny Lyons during the summer of 1974. (via buzzbrewery.com)
Style Buzz Made from a plastic lobster bib, a kitchen towel, and a table cloth. This may sound awkward but may I, um, sit on your dress?
Now that Thor has opened in the US, it's officially Summer blockbuster season. And since everything's better in LEGO, here are some awesome minifig interpretations of summer movie posters, courtesy of NextMovie. (Via)
This is the new best song, by a long shot. The part about the emos is especially good. Summer!
Culture Buzz We are freezing here in NY but these cats are having the time of their lives, taking in surf, sand and sun. I am pretty envious of them right now and could use a little Caribbean breeze.
I think maybe Hungarian dogs have more fun at the beach than US dogs do. Why aren't human picnics this fun ?
Really, why not start now? Summer is all about priorities. Don't let the silly stuff get in the way.
No doubt about it, this ice cream cone, covered in caramel and Nilla wafers (from The Big Gay Ice Cream Truck) is our summer treat of choice. Lucky New Yorkers will be happy to hear that the Truck is rumored to soon be doling out toppings including sea salt and chocolate-covered bacon. It's gonna be a fat, fat summer.
http://www.tastespotting.com/detail/46837/Watermelon-T-Rex
A watermelon made to look like a T-Rex.
Enjoy the rest of the summer! Don’t forget to go outside, have a picnic, and get some fresh air before it is too late.