The Royal Mint has released a serious of special collector coins to commemorate the London 2012 Summer Olympic Games. As part of these collector coins, the Royal Mint had the public submit designs for the coins. Some were amazing like the football (AKA soccer) coin which explains the offside rule while others like tennis are very underwhelming. And each can be yours for only £2.99 which is only six times more than the 50p face value. Continue reading
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Man Lab Showdown: Jessica Gomes vs. Miranda Kerr
Seeing as I’m in Australia for vacation, I thought it would only be appropriate that this edition of the Man Lab Showdown featured two of Australia’s hottest models. In one corner is Jessica Gomes who is best known for making four appearances in the SI Swimsuit Issue. In the other corner is Victoria’s Secret angel Miranda Kerr.
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Man Lab Showdown: Ashley Greene vs. Kristen Stewart
Today’s Man Lab showdown is another movie-themed battle. In this edition, it’s a battle of the two leading ladies of the Twilight series. In one corner is the often-mocked star of the Twilight saga Kristen Stewart. In the other corner is the internet’s favourite part of the Twilight movies (thanks largely to her leaked nude self-portraits), Ashley Greene.
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Amazing Jack-o-Lanterns 2011
Halloween is just three days away. There’s just one problem for me, though. I haven’t carved a pumpkin yet. Now everyone knows how to carve a standard Jack-o-Lantern but I really don’t want to do standard. That’s why I looked up some amazing looking Jack-o-Lantern for inspiration. Maybe you should take note when carving yours. Continue reading
The 30 Best Photos of Occupy
The Occupy movement started with Occupy Wall Street which kicked off on September 17th. Over one month later, the movement appears to be gaining momentum with similar protests starting up worldwide. The message may not be clear but the images of people rising up for greater social and economic equality between the 1% and the 99%. Here are some of the best images of the Occupy protests. Continue reading
Best of The Telegraph’s Sign Language (Part 6)
Every week, the website of British newspaper The Daily Telegraph runs a feature called Sign Language. In this, they run the funniest signs that their readers spotted around the world. Most are examples of signs getting lost in translation but others are just plain confusing or ironic. So as part of our continuing best of the interweb series, here are twenty of the best sign fails that Telegraph readers have come across in recent weeks. Continue reading
Man Lab Showdown: Lindsay Ellingson vs. Erin Heatherton
Today’s Man Lab Showdown takes us back to Victoria’s Secret again. In our July showdown, we had legendary Angels Adriana Lima and Candice Swanepoel. This time, we have two of Victoria’s Secrets new angels facing off in one of our epic showdowns. In one corner is Lindsay Ellingson. She’s Victoria’s Secret’s newest Angel, having signed in 2011, but has been with VS on and off since 2006. Erin Heatherton has been an Angel since 2010 but only been appearing for VS since 2008. These two are the new faces of Victoria’s Secret but which will be top dog after the old guard retires.
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Man Lab Showdown: Megan Fox vs. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
Technically, we’re a month late for the epic Transformers showdown of Michael Bay’s two pieces of constantly-in-peril eye candy. The original Transformers girl was Megan Fox who shot to fame in the role of the girl who inexplicably hooked up with Shia LaBeouf’s character. Then she got fired because Michael Bay and Steven Spielberg didn’t like the idea of an actress who had a mind of her own. So they hired Transformers 3 girl Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, a model who’s acting experience was limited to pretending to be attracted to Jason Statham.
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Man Lab Showdown: Adriana Lima vs. Candice Swanepoel
Our third Man Lab Showdown is likely to be the best one we ever do. It’s a battle of the generations as we pit two Victoria’s Secret Angels against each other. In one corner is Adriana Lima who has been an Angel for the last 11 years and still looks amazing after giving birth to a daughter in 2009. Even at the age of 30, she’s still one of the top models in the world and one of Victoria’s Secret’s top girls. In the other corner is Candice Swanepoel who is in only her second year as an Angel. At 22, she’s already found herself near the top of the modelling world.
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Man Lab Showdown: January Jones vs. Jennifer Lawrence
For our second Man Lab showdown, we have a battle of the X-Women that star in this weekend’s X-Men: First Class. This First Class battle pits one of TV’s established stars against one of Hollywood’s up and coming stars. In one corner is Hollywood’s latest sweetheart and Academy Award nominee Jennifer Lawrence. In the other is veteran actress and Emmy nominee January Jones.
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The Lowdown 