“With everyone’s every deed made public on the Internet these days, we’ve suddenly all developed a lot more to apologize for. But we haven’t actually gotten any sorrier, so all that means is that the number of fake apologies have gone up. And we’ve started to develop some pretty universal techniques for ‘apologizing’ without really apologizing. Here’s some of the most common offenders.” w/ photos

“No other television show has boasted such a high degree of talent than Saturday Night Live. Many big names in comedy over the past four decades have made a name for themselves through the show. On the other end of the spectrum, many comic actors have been hired for the show and were unsuccessful at launching their careers. Honoring the middle ground in between is this list of ten who bombed on SNL before becoming great comics. The criteria is that anyone who served on the show one season or less is eligible, and the ranking was determined by how spectacularly they bombed and how well they did afterwards in the field of comedy.” w/ photos

“Events such as the Sundance Film Festival, the Toronto Film Festival, and the Cannes Film Festival cast huge shadows over the movie industry. In the case of Sundance, this has led to numerous complaints about the festival more or less betraying its roots as an opportunity to experience independent, or ‘indie’, movies. But numerous opportunities still exist for the person who appreciates seeing something different on the big screen.” w/ photos

“Breasts are made for use by mindless infants and are so powerful that they manage to reduce most adults to the same mental level. Staring at breasts can reduce your IQ to something you can’t even spell, let alone use, as proven by seven inventions that do for cleavage what cleavage does for intelligence tests.” w/ photos

“Flower festivals are celebrated all over the world and almost around the year. Even as I write this one such festival is taking place in India, the Malabar Flower Festival, and another scheduled to start later this month. The Kegworth Flower Festival is underway in Derby, England, and a dozen other places are preparing for theirs in the coming weeks. Here we present 10 most fascinating display of flowers in different parts of the world.” w/ photos

Throughout the sporting world you have a few select individuals who transcend their genre of sport and become a national or global icon. Here are ten sporting ambassadors who have risen up among the ranks to become global sporting icons.

10. Tiger Woods
Tiger woods may have slipped in recent years due to problems in his personal life but he is still regarded as one of the greatest golfers ever.

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“Don’t worry, we’re not talking about some diamond-encrusted Barbie or a mini Lamborghini. No, these toys are somewhere in a closet and, quite possibly, you might have played with them in your childhood. They are hard-to-find toys and collectibles that, for whatever reason, are holy grails in the collecting world. Right now they could be sitting in your closet with the dust bunnies just waiting to go to auction and make you thousands of dollars.” w/ photos

“What does it mean to be a ‘real guy?’ It’s not about boasting how manly you are! Real guys should care about others and the world around them. The Wounded Warrior Project (BIC4Good is a sponsor), along with these 9 other charities, are great organizations to get behind.” w/ photos

“There is a new king in the land of broken controllers! After receiving almost 1.3 million votes, the most rage-inducing moment has finally been crowned. I’d like to thank the gaming community for the huge turnout, but in reality, it was probably just a couple guys voting a few hundred thousand times each… here are the top 15 most frustrating situations in video games.” w/ photos

“Like a curly mustache, a good evil laugh can immediately identify a villain. Whether it’s the slow, menacing guffaw of a mastermind who’s plan is just falling into place or the high cackling of a madman coveting a dark power, an evil laugh can send chills down the spines of even the most stalwart heroes. A menacing laugh carries with it the promise of ruin, despair, and usually at least three more hours of gameplay. Here’s our tribute to the best evil laughs in video games.” w/ photos