“Radio personalities would push every envelope and leave no stone unturned in their quest for listeners, and that was back when people actually listened to the radio. In this day and age, radio can’t be considered anything less than the wild, wild west. No one can blame these people for doing whatever it takes to poach listeners from other formats. Without further ado, we present our 8 favorite cases of ‘whatever it takes.” w/ photos

“Your tickets are bought. Your bags are packed, then re-packed. You have an itinerary, a passport, and maybe a travel partner. Or maybe you’re throwing five things in a backpack at the last minute and booking it out of town. Regardless of your travel methodology (or lack thereof), the excitement of some time away from the daily grind is supremely enticing. When you travel the world, you should feel privileged to experience new sights, sounds, food. Breathe the local culture with a deep inhale. Make some new friends. A word of advice, though: make sure that you’ve done appropriate research on interpersonal nuances. Some things back home don’t mean the same things abroad. For example, body positioning and hand gestures. Here you’ll find the 10 most important hand gestures to know when traveling. Bon voyage!” w/ photos

“Complaining about implausibility in Hollywood can be something of a forlorn exercise. What did you expect, reality? Boring. However, some stunts are so far beyond the pale that we feel duty bound to mock their ridiculousness. Believe us, we are quite happy to suspend disbelief. We do it daily. But when it comes to these shockers, our suspension just gone done and snapped.” w/ videos

“Basements aren’t just for keeping people prisoner, like in the award-winning sinister thriller series, CELL. Oh sure, they’re good for that… and for burying bodies… and Satanic ritual… and for stacking up garbage if you’re a hoarder. But for people without serious mental illness, psychosis or extreme personality disorders, the basement can be a vehicle for productivity, entertainment, and physical well-being. Really!” w/ photos

“Some of us go our whole lives without knowing the real lyrics to a song. Often we don’t even realize that the lyrics we’ve been belting at the top of our lungs aren’t correct — until we embarrass ourselves at karaoke. Some bands, though, seem to be asking for their lyrics to be misheard or not heard at all. Vocal styling, a blistering tempo, and using bizarre word choices all contribute to these tunes and our difficulty understanding anything they’re trying to say.” w/ videos

“Almost every band at some point of their career has covered a song by another band. The practice is so encouraged by record labels that it’s as common as the live album for taking money out of the pockets of fans. Some covers are amazing technical tributes, like Tool covering No Quarter by Led Zepplin, but most are horrible cash grabs, like No Doubt covering It’s My Life by Talk Talk. This top 10 list, though, takes a song, drags it across genres, and the music comes out the other end as an amazingly original entity. This list also includes the shock value of ‘I can’t believe how well the cover translated from the original.” w/ videos

“Some of the newer kid watches I saw looked like incredible toys, but didn’t have a time keeping function so I didn’t include them. Once you take away the clock you’re no longer looking at a watch but instead a glorified play wrist strap. Anyway, here are my personal top ten children’s toy watches of all time.” w/ photos

“Over 36% of Americans have at least one tattoo, whether it was a design that took ten years to create or a random Japanese character chosen from the parlor’s wall after a night of binge drinking. In most instances, the image is a permanent mistake, always reminding people of an insane night filled with liquids and regrets. In some cases, however, there are consequences for which the tattooed just aren’t prepared. These are their stories.” w/ photos

“Sometimes, an athlete becomes inexplicably famous even though he or she is a big ol’ butt on the field. In that case, it’s easy to point out how overrated they are. Sometimes, though, it’s a little bit trickier. Sometimes, an athlete can be great and overrated at the same time. It’s all a matter of context. This list is about both types, both those utterly undeserving of their fame and those who simply aren’t quite as great as people make them out to be. In the end, though, they all have one thing in common — they all have a place on our list as the most overrated sports legends of all time.” w/ photos

“It won’t come as much surprise to hear that Hollywood is a fickle place. It may, however, come as a surprise to find precisely which roles – many of which turned their actors into household names – were originally to be played by someone else.” w/ photos