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Metroid’s Samus Goes Burlesque
Anyone Up For a Mattress Ride? Nasty Cut Warning at the End [Video]
How Do Customers Take Advantage Of Retailers
If only I was rich enough..
Michael Arringtons Road to Millions
13 Classic Cinematic Betrayals
Video Game Characters Based on Real People
Boozing and Risky Sex (Infographic)
If You’re Pretty, You’re Hired
11 Places You Should Never Take a Date (Infographic)
Burger Wars: In-N-Out vs Five Guys (Infographic)
UGG, Coach and the Top 5 most counterfeited items sold online
20 “Characters” of College: Online and on Campus
7 Dead Franchises That Should Get Revived
Presenting: Deep Fried Dr Pepper Cake
World’s Smallest and Cutest Animals
7 Excellent Water Slide Fails (PICS)
A Brief History of Rap by Jimmy Fallon (Video)
A Thing Called the Internet (PIC)
So much for ‘Chindia’

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One of geekdom's ultimate fantasy women, Metroid star Samus Aran, was recently seen in various stages of undress at a burlesque show in L.A.

Anyone Up For a Mattress Ride? Nasty Cut Warning at the End [Video]

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The cut at the end is kinda nasty. It's almost as if they could stitch him up with a Zipper and use the hole in his leg for a coin purse.

How Do Customers Take Advantage Of Retailers

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We've all heard the stories about businesses taking advantage of their customers, but it isn't as common to hear about customers scamming the stores.. This hidden side of fraud has become a huge problem for businesses both online and in person. Some estimates find that retailers lose $16 billion a year due to the sly tactics of sneaky criminals, and some of their crime isn't even illegal. Below, we explore the fraud to so often goes undetected – consumers taking advantage of retailers.

If only I was rich enough..

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Underground parking just got a new meaning!

Michael Arringtons Road to Millions

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Earlier this week, AOL snapped up TechCrunch, a technology blog network started by former attorney Michael Arrington, for an undisclosed amount of money. The final price is said to be somewhere between $25 million to $60 million. The acquisition has sparked a lot of conversation, especially among his peers. To me, its an opportunity to reflect on the past decade and the evolution of blog-based media.Gawker Media and Weblogs Inc., have been the torchbearers of this new fast-paced, slightly quirky, highly passionate form of media. Michael and I, along with my dear friend Rafat Ali, were early converts to this new kind of media. Like Arrington, I learned much about blogging from Dave Winer and Doc Searls. I married blogging to my analytical and old-school reporting skills, and it turned into GigaOM, the company. Rafat took his love of media and content and started PaidContent, which was acquired by The Guardian. Michael took his doggedness and heart-on-sleeve passion for all things startup-related and turned it into TechCrunch. Michael is a somewhat complicated man, one who often elicits a very binary emotional response. He can be both a ruthless competitor and an extremely loyal friend, and Ive been on both sides of that equation. We are competitors, but not enemies. From my vantage point, he worked extremely hard, sometimes too hard, to make TechCrunch something a big, New York company would pay millions of dollars to own. As I looked back over the past five years, there were some seminal moments that helped shape Michaels and thus TechCrunchs destiny. With the help of the folks from Column Five Media, we created this infographic, which is the story of TechCrunch. Earlier this week, when he announced theacquisition, it dawned on me what a pivotal moment in the history of blog-based media entities it was. Five years ago, we were the upstarts, the outsiders and the crazies. Today, we are the media. Go figure! Related research from GigaOM Pro (subscription reqd): The Age of the Feed-Based User Interface Is Amazon the New Self-Publish Kingpin? To Win In the Mobile Market, Focus On Consumers

13 Classic Cinematic Betrayals

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A true friend stabs you in the front.

Video Game Characters Based on Real People

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Real people are often used as models for video game characters. With each passing day, it's becoming more common to see celebrities and models appear as characters in video games.

Boozing and Risky Sex (Infographic)

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If you've ever been drunk or high, you know what it's like to be inebriated and horny. But did you know that substance abuse leads to more risky sexual behavior? This can be harmful to both you and your partner

If You’re Pretty, You’re Hired

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New studies determined that attractive females do not find themselves at a disadvantage when applying for most jobs. Actually, pretty people have an advantage.

11 Places You Should Never Take a Date (Infographic)

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Common wisdom should tell you that movies and clubs are great places to take a first date. But sometimes where you are and what you're doing plays a key role in whether things go well or not. However if you want to start a potential relationship off on the right foot, don't take your date to any of the following places.

Burger Wars: In-N-Out vs Five Guys (Infographic)

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Considering that In-N-Out has had a 38-year lead over its rival, it may seem like this burger popularity contest would be an open and shut case. However, if latest reports are to be believed, not only has Five Guys caught up to the older chain but it's poised to to pass it.

UGG, Coach and the Top 5 most counterfeited items sold online

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With Black Friday 2010 rapidly approaching and consumers in search of holiday shopping deals, beware the temptation of the super low price on products that don't really get sold on the cheap. Would you buy a $20 Rolex on a street corner and really believe it's a Rolex?

20 “Characters” of College: Online and on Campus

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Every class has them..a cast of characters that range from the Overzealous Mom, to the Chatterbox. If you've ever been in college, you'll be able to relate.

7 Dead Franchises That Should Get Revived

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We all know how much it hurts to see a fantastic game being released, not even realizing it's the last game in the series, until ten years have already passed, when you look back and realize how much time it has been since a new instalment was released in your favourite, or one of the favourites, gaming franchise. We have gone through the same state. Some of our favvourite franchises have delivered spectacular releases, and have faded to oblivion, and they have never seen the light of the day again.

Presenting: Deep Fried Dr Pepper Cake

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Forget Fried Beer (and those weird ass red pickles), try the new deep fried, and then liquid nitrogen bathed, Dr Pepper Cake at the Texas State Fair.

World’s Smallest and Cutest Animals

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When it comes to the animal kingdom, not every animal is necessarily a pretty face. Yet there are some animals that just by their sheer diminutiveness are just too cute for words.

7 Excellent Water Slide Fails (PICS)

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If you are 42-years-old I have no problem with you trying to be a kid again by heading to your local water slide park -- just don't be surprised when the slide fights back...

A Brief History of Rap by Jimmy Fallon (Video)

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Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake summarize 3 decades of hiphop in just over 3 minutes.

A Thing Called the Internet (PIC)

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Every year these show up and go straight in the recycle bin.

So much for ‘Chindia’

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Why China and India are not-so-friendly neighbours