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Music, Internet and Pop Culture Junkie

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Music is my lifeblood. Without my vinyl and turntables, I am nothing. My life hangs by an analog thread.

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Creepy Vintage Ads

By riomx
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Updated 10/07/2009
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Pop Culture; Humor

What were companies in the 50s and 60s thinking when they created these ads? These are so creepy and disturbing that there could be no other explanation than the involvement of drugs, evil or insanity when they were created. If these ads actually managed to make products sell, the world 40-50 years ago was a messed up place.

Amazing Photos of Abandoned and Decaying Buildings

By riomx
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Updated 09/29/2009
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Literature & Arts; Pop Culture

Beauty can sometimes be found in in the unlikeliest of places. Abandoned buildings can appear dark and dangerous, yet mysteriously alluring. These forgotten asylums, factories, hospitals, warehouses and other structures have been left to decay, and only reveal their secrets to those who dare to explore them. Here is a showcase of the eerie and disturbing, yet strangely beautiful sights that can be discovered when venturing into these lonely locations.

5 Movie Twists That Will Piss You Off

By riomx
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Updated 09/21/2009
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Entertainment; Pop Culture

There are many movies with excellent twists that made their mark in cinematic history, and then there are those with terrible twists that just failed miserably. Instead of making the plot better, bad twists simply ruin the movie. Here are five films with twists that are weak, make no sense, or simply just piss you off.

5 Movie Twists That Totally Messed You Up

By riomx
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Updated 09/11/2009
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Entertainment; Pop Culture

There are all sorts of entertaining twists in movies, but very few films in the history of cinema have successfully pulled off a twist that knocks you flat or just leaves you completely sickened when it takes place. Here's a list of five recent movies with some of the most memorable and famous messed-up twists.

Graffiti and Urban Art on the Streets of London

By riomx
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Updated 06/17/2009
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Pop Culture; Literature & Arts

A showcase of some of the best examples of graffiti and urban art on the streets of London, including many from Banksy. From the beautifully conceptualized and executed to the purely funny and comical; and expressly political and rebellious or gritty, grimey and distinctly urban, it's all here.

Dogs on Roofs

By riomx
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Updated 05/27/2009
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Family & Pets; Humor

Why do dogs get on roofs? Better views? Easier to spot cats? More fun to bark at people from above? Who knows? But as you can see from these photos, dogs all around the world absolutely love being on roofs, and dogs on roofs are awesome.

Fear of the Red Menace

By riomx
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Updated 05/14/2009
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Pop Culture; Literature & Arts

Many aspects of Western life during 1917-1920 and the 1940s-1960s were permeated with fears of the Red Menace, especially in the United States. Fear of Communism ran rampant, and Western states became paranoid at the ideas of Soviet aggression and communist infiltration of their culture and governments. It was so bad, that one of my high school teachers said that during elementary school, she and her classmates had to wear dog tags...in the event that their school was destroyed by an atomic b...

Climber Girls Rock

By riomx
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Updated 04/18/2009
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Adventure & Sports; Fitness & Health

There are many women in mainstream sports who are amazing athletes and get lots of attention. Everyone knows about Kerri Walsh and Missy May-Treanor in beach volleyball, Maria Sharapova in tennis, and Amanda Beard in swimming. Unfortunately, though climbing is an awesome and exciting sport, it doesn't get the same amount of love on TV. Girls who climb are on a whole different level. Not only are these women ridiculously hot, they're also addicted thrill-seekers who crave climbing to the gna...

Where Are They Now? 5 Criminals from Movies Based on True Stories

By riomx
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Updated 03/15/2009
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Pop Culture

Some of the most memorable movies of all time are based on actual events and inspired by the lives of notorious criminals. These films are more interesting because we know that the characters the actors portray are based on real people and the events really did happen — albeit with many details freely changed or hyped by Hollywood directors. There's nothing like knowing that someone lived a crazier life than we could ever imagine, getting rich or living way above the law, and seeing it all ...