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Nov 9th 2010 By Jeremy Taylor

Charleston, S.C., Is the U.S. City With the Most Attractive Residents

Our happy hour fact to amaze your drinking buddies with.

According to the readers of Travel + Leisure, Charleston, S.C., features the best-looking people in the United States.

Visitors to Travel + Leisure's website were asked to rate 35 cities on how attractive their residents are, among other characteristics. Only the opinions of those who had visited the city, but didn't live there, were considered.

Following Charleston in the top five were: San Diego; Savannah, Ga.; Miami and Salt Lake City.

On the other end of the spectrum, Memphis is deemed to have the least attractive residents, edging out Baltimore and Philadelphia for this dishonor.

When you ask tourists to rank how attractive folks in a city are, what you are really getting is an accounting of how good-looking the folks who work in hotels, restaurants, bars, etc. are. Which is all the more reason to book a trip to Charleston.

Nov 9th 2010 By Asylum Staff

Five Terrible Traditions to Avoid This Holiday Season

Every month in New York City, comedians Ray DeVito and Dan Allen present Sacapuntas, a combination stand-up and storytelling show that features the funniest people around.

With the holiday season right around the corner, DeVito enlisted friend and comic Tom Shillue to go through some of the worst traditions that seem to keep popping up every year. Watch to see which ones you're guilty of -- besides getting drunk at the company Christmas party and making an ass of yourself.

Nov 9th 2010 By Ryan McKee

Mike Polk Has the Worst TV Reel Ever

Mike Polk has the career other YouTubers dream about. He's made the jump from computer screen to television!

Polk's viral fame has led to interesting milestones. "One Semester of Spanish -- Love Song" and its 6 million views caught Telemundo's eye, and the station booked Polk to serenade Kim Kardashian on-air. Michael Moore liked Polk's "Hastily Made Cleveland Tourism Videos" so much he included one in his documentary "Capitalism: A Love Story."

In "Mike Polk Has the Worst TV Reel Ever," the YouTube star collects his odd television appearances, including a spot singing to Steve Guttenberg on "The Carolina Rhea Show" and kissing two different dudes on two different shows.

Keep reading to see "The Worst," aka "The Funniest," TV reel ever.

Nov 9th 2010 By Bonnie Biess

Gurning Faces -- Competition Brings Us World's Ugliest Mugs


After winning the Egremont Crab Fair Gurning Competition 27 times, Anne Woods finally landed a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records as the woman able to make the ugliest face in the world. Participants in the competition take the stage making the most jacked-up faces possible, and since that's not sexy enough, the ancient tradition also has them rock a giant horse collar while doing it. Keep reading for more photos of other gurning faces that aren't quite pretty enough to sit on.

Nov 9th 2010 By Alastair Plumb

Woman Wins 'Wheel of Fortune' With Just One Letter

Ah, "Wheel of Fortune" -- the clicketty-clack of the wheel, the timeless Vanna White, the ability to win a trip to the Caribbean and $9,000 with just one spin ... Wait, what?

Caitlin Burke, a New York fashion editor, guessed "I've got a good feeling about this" after revealing just one letter, the L. She won a Caribbean vacation package, cash and a place in the "Wheel of Fortune" history books.

"Is it just me or was that the most amazing solve we've ever had on the show?" said an obviously shocked Pat Sajak.

People (jealous, jealous people) are crying foul over her astounding win. Though we normally err on the side of cynicism, we think she genuinely nailed it. Check the video below to judge for yourself.

Nov 9th 2010 By Jeremy Taylor

Would You Rather Lose an Arm or a Leg?

In the new movie "127 Hours," James Franco portrays Aron Ralston, a solo hiker who made the gruesome (but life-saving) decision to amputate his lower right arm with a dull knife after being trapped under a boulder for more than five days.

The film, which opened last week, is getting strong reviews. It is perhaps most notable for its painstakingly realistic amputation scene, which has caused some viewers to faint or suffer panic attacks.

We're not quite sure if we'd want to see something like that, but we do know every time we think of the unfortunate loss of a limb, it brings to mind the most classic of Would You Rather? scenarios.

So let's do this: Would you rather lose an arm or a leg?

If you're having trouble making up your mind, read on and we'll help you break it down.



Would you rather lose an arm or a leg?

Nov 9th 2010 By Justin Massoud

'Call of Duty: Black Ops' Provides Happiness, Warm Guns for Gamers

Video game releases don't get much bigger than "Call of Duty: Black Ops." And thank God for that. But, is the latest entry in the multimillion-selling series worth getting all trigger-happy over? Thankfully, our pals at Joystiq have the answer.

Head over to read Joystiq's review of "Call of Duty: Black Ops" -- if you aren't already busy shooting kids online and blowing the heads off Nazi zombies, that is. (via Joystiq)

Nov 9th 2010 By Laura Leu

Juggling Marathon Runner Leads to Discovery of 'Joggling'

Joggling, NYC MarathonOver 45,000 people huffed and puffed through the ING New York City Marathon on Sunday. The event included incredible running feats by a double-lung-transplant patient, a rescued Chilean miner and Superman.

But none of these heroes compares to one racer, one who courageously bolted through NYC's five boroughs while ... juggling. That's right: one man, three balls, 26.2 miles.

We don't know who the marathon juggler is (photo, left), but a quick search revealed something we never knew existed: the phenomenon known as "joggling."

A combination of clownery and cardio, joggling is a sport Bozo could get behind if he traded in his big, clumsy shoes for a pair of adidas.

But it's not just the red-nosed set who is involved. According to Perry Romanowski, a 44-year-old Chicago-based joggler who created the blog Just Your Average Joggler, there are at least 1,000 beanbag-tossing runners worldwide.

Keep reading to learn more about this wacky sport and watch a video of Romanowski in action.

Nov 9th 2010 By Nick Nadel

Angelina Jolie's 'The Tourist' Sex Scene Cut; 'True Blood' Star As Superman?

Showbiz news you actually want, from geek gossip to celeb train-wrecks.

Angelina JolieJohnny Depp and Angelina Jolie's explicit sex scene was cut from "The Tourist." (The Blemish)

"True Blood" star Joe Manganiello could be playing Superman. (UGO)

Bane and Two-Face make the list of possible villains for "The Dark Knight Rises." (Film Critic)

Miley Cyrus
flashed her underwear during a racy performance on German television. (PopEater)

Director Darren Aronofsky and Rachel Weisz split up after nine years together. (TMZ)

Robert Downey Jr. is the new voice of Planters' "Mr. Peanut" mascot. (Screen Junkies)

The screenwriters behind "Zombieland" are bringing the comic book "Cowboy Ninja Viking" to the big screen. (FilmDrunk)

Celebrate the return of Conan O'Brien with his 10 greatest moments. (The Smoking Jacket)

Pay tribute to canned Dallas Cowboys coach Wade Phillips with five sad Photoshopped pics. (Holy Taco)

Kobe Bryant
wields an M-16 in a new "Call of Duty: Black Ops" commercial. (With Leather)

Porn stars descended on New Jersey for the Exxxotica convention. (TMZ)