Are You Making Your Lists and Checking Them Twice?

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Is There a S.P.E.W. for North Pole Elves?

Today marks exactly two weeks until Christmas Eve!  Are you surviving the crowds and whittling down that list?  Here's an idea for your Lego-lovin', Whedon-worshipping friends.  (io9)

If you're trying to find the perfect presents for your foodie friends, Food & Wine has you covered.  Love the mason jar shaker!  (Food & Wine)

Meanwhile, Barbra Streisand is considering gifting the world with her plans to cast Lady Gaga in her  upcoming film production of "Gypsy."  I just want to know if Babs is going to play mama Rose.  That'd be a hell of a double bill!  (AV Club)  (h/t Case)

She's So Dramatic, I Want to Set Myself On Fire

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Happy Monday, y'all.  Let's start things off with a laugh or two, shall we?  This tumblr mashes up images of Lucille Bluth from "Arrested Development" with actual quotes from Mitt Romney.  It's unreal how easily you could be fooled into thinking that these are quotes from the show instead.  (Lucille and Mitt)

I will never look at Joe Flacco the same way again after seeing this NFL quarterbacks/Muppets comparison.  If I ever hear him call someone a "weirdo," I might die of laughter.  (BuzzFeed)

Happy July Fourth! Let' Celebrate With Ogling!

Ah, July Fourth. The day when we celebrate independence with exploding things, booze, and lots of red meat. If you're a celebrity, you might also celebrate with a trip to the beach or an extravagant backyard bash. Let's see some celebrity patriotism!

So Katy Perry loves America, you guys. She loves it so much that she drapes the symbol of the country across her magnificent boobs and uses it to cover her bajingo. AMERICA!

One Day, Maybe We Will Go Viral. SIGH.

Pinky McLadybits

The Queen's Diamond Jubilee! She's been monarching the crap out of people since 1953. Here are 60 photos for the 60 years of the Queen's reign. (Telegraph)

And now, the 21 Worst Things...IN THE WORLD!! More or less. (Buzzfeed)

Ladies in technology, some douche canoe has decided that MEN MADE THE INTERNET. And that women being treated unfairly in this field is LORE. Unsurprisingly, many people called bullshit. (BoingBoing)

If I had a superpower, it would be mind-reading so I can catch me some hot supernatural mens. I wouldn't whine about it as much as Sookie, either, that's for damned sure. I'd probably also use it to acquire ill-gotten gains. I'm no fool. And it wouldn't be a power that left me looking stupid, like these from the animal kingdom. (Cracked)

Hot Links: The Simpsons Are The Nostradamus Of Our Time

Kolby and Pinky

In case you're out there looking for a new job, here's a quick study on How To Be a Dictator.  (The Economist)

If your evening's free tonight (or tomorrow night), take a few moments to stand outside and observe the Quandrantids meteor shower.  I don't know if there's anything on TV tonight, but if there is, I doubt it will be better than this.  (spacedex)

This was posted yesterday, but it would do all of us well to read it and take it to heart.  So many of us suffer from depression, and suffer in silence, and it's both refreshing and reassuring to know that we are not alone.  (The Bloggess)