Culture Buzz This is the story of Rodney and Lynse Conradi, newlyweds who managed to find love shortly before Rodney lost his battle with cancer. Rodney proposed on Valentine's Day and they were married two days later. Within a day of their hospital basement marriage, Rodney was sedated. Within a month he was dead.
Culture Buzz You're gonna need some tissues for this one. According to iwearmyseatbelt, who submitted this photo to Reddit tonight, the man in it “went to Steak 'n Shake with his wife every year for Valentine's Day since before he was married. This is his first year without a Valentine.” :(
Culture Buzz Right? Or paws or whatever. Get a room, guys. Jeez.
http://clutch.mtv.com/2012/02/14/office-romance-infographic
It's a vicious cycle. Your mileage, and ability to transfer departments, may vary.
Culture Buzz Oh Starfire, at least you're direct? Comics Alliance took some creative liberty with comic panels from the DC reboot, and the result is some serious innuendos.
Culture Buzz San Francisco-based magazine The Bold Italic has made this graphic to help you avoid fucking up Valentine's Day. What sweethearts!
Culture Buzz Spoken word poet Mark Grist's ode to a certain type of woman is the perfect thing to watch this Valentine's Day. (via viralviralvideos.com)
Politics Buzz In response to the Republican National Committee's valentines for President Barack Obama and his “liberal friends” here are a few from the other side.
Culture Buzz An unromantic yet fascinating peek behind the curtain of the global adult novelty economy, just in time for Valentine's Day! For many of you lonely hearts, this is where tonight's date came from. WARNING: Even though these are the least sexy photos you could imagine, they're still slightly NSFW.
Culture Buzz The fellows at memrise made this sweet video Valentine walking around London last week, asking people to say I Love You in their native languages. Check out their site for how to woo your sweetie in Polish, Armenian, Turkish, and 97 other languages. Ik hou van jou, you guys.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/13/valentines-day-g...
Valentine's Day is by far one of the most stressful holidays of the year for couples. But don't let the pressure get to you or you'll end up buying this garbage.
Politics Buzz Partisan and funny. “This Valentine’s Day, love is definitely in the air at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. President Obama is in love with making speeches, spending money we don’t have and campaigning non-stop to save his own job instead of creating jobs for the American people.”
Culture Buzz Um, yes. You're damn right I will. (via lastone2sherlockisasissy.tumblr.com)
Culture Buzz It's only just begun, but some people have already declared today the worst Valentine's Day ever. Here are 20 such examples.
Culture Buzz Here are some delightful pixel-icious Zelda themed V-day cards by Adam Bing. (via albotas.com)
http://www.collegehumor.com/article/6707504/relationship-...
Love safely, kids. These messages brought to you by the Fifth-Wheel Association of America.
http://www.avclub.com/articles/dear-michael-ian-black,69201/
Better quality advice through humor and common sense. Please, MIB, start a weekly relationship column.
Politics Buzz Happy Valentine's Day! “Set up a tent city of caring and Occupy her heart.”
http://www.oddee.com/item_98077.aspx
Well, their hearts were in the right place. Some folks are just as socially awkward in prose as they are in person.
http://www.oddee.com/item_98074.aspx
Valentine's Day is a great day to pop the question. Just don't do it like any of these guys.
Valentine is super hot on the BuzzFeed Network right now. Here's all the best viral buzz on Valentine.
Celebrity Buzz Ms. Paltrow if you're nasty. This week's edition of Gwyneth Paltrow's email newsletter, GOOP, provides women with a Valentine's Day guide that they can give to their man so he doesn't screw things up. It includes all the requisite Valentine's Day tips—breakfast in bed, flowers, etc.—but also, this!
Culture Buzz Admit it: you hate this stupid holiday too, and anyone who says they don't is just fueling an overrated Hallmark holiday. So buy some of these on Etsy and let everyone know what's really on your mind this year.
Culture Buzz What started out as a simple google image search resulted in this giant collection of Valentines from the past. Send them to your friends!
Culture Buzz Artist Marcelo Gallegos, of Tumblr and Etsy fame, has created the perfect set of cards for your most unusual Valentine. I have to ask, though: can you really go wrong with a Valentine’s Day inspired by cupcakes, Cthulhu, and Kate Bush?