MUSIC BUZZ – Kanye West trains for the Olympics in this video for his single “Champion.” Guess if he wins! Yes. Yes he does. But all the other runners love him. Watch the Video » The Best Links: Bert & Ernie Rap Top 5 Music Videos Featuring Puppets

SPORTS BUZZ – The Olympic swimmer who won his 3rd Gold medal at Beijing claims he eats a 12,000-calorie-a-day diet of pasta and pizza. His message is basically: eat like a pregnant woman, and you’ll win Olympic gold. Next thing we know, he’ll be announcing an endorsement of those weird new pasta dishes they have [...]

STYLE BUZZ – Condom making: It’s not just for condom companies any more. So Marc Jacobs sells condoms. What if Marc Jacobs had a whole line of items you usually buy in the drugstone? Designer tampons, designer ibuprofen, designer Snickers Bars, designer Sudafed you can ground and snort like Meth… The Best Links: Stylish Choices [...]

SPORTS BUZZ – The Advocate chose the 20-year-old openly gay Olympic diver (a media sensation in his native Australia) to be their September cover boy. Mitcham doesn’t like the comparison to openly gay diver Greg Louganis either, which is fine with us, as long as Mario Lopez doesn’t play him in a made-for-TV movie. The [...]

BUSINESS BUZZ – Toyota has come up with a vertical, mechanized scooter (aka personal transporter) that’s meant to be a Segway killer. Can the Winglet get gyroscopic mini-transport out of the geek sector and into the masses? The Best Links: First Gadget to Rival the Segway YouTube – Watch a Japanese Girl Demonstrate the Winglet [...]

CULTURE BUZZ – Meet the iPod of sex toys. The SaSi is being branded as the most technologically advanced vibrator ever. Given the usual technology, this doesn’t seem that that much of a claim, but it does sound pretty nifty: It’s fully customizable, and it learns and remembers what you like. The Best Links: Introducing [...]

SPORTS BUZZ – The Olympics bring a new opportunity to watch weightlifters grimace. Is there anything more disturbing than the face of someone in the middle of a clean and jerk? View the Image »

SPORTS BUZZ – The Chinese are suspected of fielding underage gymnasts, who are typically lighter and more audacious, to compete in the Olympics. Underage workers, they’re not just in sweatshops! The Best Links: Bela Karolyi Rails about Underage Chinese Gymnasts Online Records Say Chinese Gymnasts May Be Under Age Overworked Underage Gymnasts Breaking My Heart [...]

CULTURE BUZZ – An ongoing book project by Hughes Photography in which toy replicas of famous landmarks are held up and photographed in front of the real thing. It’s kind of along the same vein as all the album art projects. Ever notice how the Flickr community is like, the pleasantest ever? The Best Links: [...]

STYLE BUZZ – Careful painting can give rise to optical illusions. The parking garage application of this new “technology” is actually very cool, and useful, too. The Best Links: A Series Of 3-D Room Illusions Awesome Optical Illusion Parking Garage More Shots Of The Optical Illusion Parking Garage Cool Concentric Circle Illusion Room View the [...]

CULTURE BUZZ – This lady thinks a rainbow showing up in her sprinkler is a sign that the government is putting chemicals in the water. And if you’ll buy that one, she’s got 49 more conspiracy theory videos in her YouTube channel. Watch the Video » The Best Links: Sprinkler Lady’s Videos Crazy Sprinkler Lady [...]

FOOD BUZZ – Cheap beers throughout the U.S. With the InBev purchase of Anheuser-Busch, Pabst, maker of hipster-fave PBR, is now the biggest U.S. brewer. They own a whole slew of cheap brews — do you know your Keystone from your Busch? The Best Links: The United States of Cheap Beer Hunting For Cheap Beer [...]

CELEBRITY BUZZ – Isaac Hayes and Bernie Mac star posthumously in Soul Men, a film coming out in November. The movie’s third star is Samuel L. Jackson. Jackson and Mac play two backup singers who reunite in honor of their deceased bandleader (Hayes). A “rule of threes” for celebrity deaths here would be most uncool. [...]

CULTURE BUZZ – Click the image for the story of the “Clingstone” house. So far it has resisted stormy weather and high seas for 103-years. View the Image » The Best Links: NYT Article on Clingstone

MUSIC BUZZ – The band’s video for “Sophisticated Side Ponytail” is mesmerizing, but should be avoided by epileptics and hipster-haters at all costs. Plus, when’s the last time you heard a shoutout to Shamu? Watch the Video »

SCIENCE BUZZ – Harry Potter’s invisibility cloak is closer to being realized than you think. Scientists have developed what they are calling a “metamaterial,” a three-dimensional fabric that can reverse the natural direction of light. While still in its early stages of development, researchers say that the material could very well yield the world’s first [...]

CULTURE BUZZ – An intricate stats site for your sexual life. If you’re obsessed with your number, MyBlackBook will keep track of partners, sessions, positions and — oh, yes — STDs. The Best Links: MyBlackBook — Your Online Sex Log! “If it worked for the Red Sox, why not for your sex life? “ Pretty [...]

TECH BUZZ – Because we’re fascinated with the uniquely amateurish nature of viral videos, we keep treating them like movies. The web show “Internet Superstar” is the latest to the game, joining Current TV’s underrated Viral Video Film School and the comedy series Viralcom, about a viral video production house. The Best Links: Viral Video [...]

SPORTS BUZZ – The national team’s slant-eyed photograph isn’t likely to go over well with this year’s Olympic hosts. Guess this will mess with Spain’s chances of getting the 2016 or 2020 Olympics. View the Image » The Best Links: Spain Makes Sure They Medal High In The Racist 400 This Is One Way of [...]