Asylum Australia http://www.asylum.com.au Asylum Australia http://www.asylum.com.au/media/feedlogo.gif Asylum Australia http://www.asylum.com.au en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/P Diddy auditions to be next James Bondhttp://www.asylum.com.au/2008/12/04/p-diddy-auditions-to-be-next-james-bond/http://www.asylum.com.au/2008/12/04/p-diddy-auditions-to-be-next-james-bond/http://www.asylum.com.au/2008/12/04/p-diddy-auditions-to-be-next-james-bond/#commentsFiled under: ,


The latest James Bond film isn't even out of cinemas yet, but stars are already queuing up to be the next 007. American rapper and entrepreneur P. Diddy is one of those in the running... at least in his own head. In a bid to play the secret agent,... Read more

 

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]]>james bondJamesBondp diddyPDiddyAsylum Staff2008-12-04T21:30:00 00:00'The Blue Wiggle' Is Way Fitter Than You Arehttp://www.asylum.com.au/2008/12/04/the-blue-wiggle-is-way-fitter-than-you-are/http://www.asylum.com.au/2008/12/04/the-blue-wiggle-is-way-fitter-than-you-are/http://www.asylum.com.au/2008/12/04/the-blue-wiggle-is-way-fitter-than-you-are/#commentsFiled under: ,


Anthony Field is best known as the Blue Wiggle from our very own ridiculously successful kids' group, 'The Wiggles'. It goes without saying he makes more money in a year than most of us will see in our lifetime, while traveling the world checking out... Read more

 

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]]>anthony fieldAnthonyFieldfitnessthe wigglesTheWigglestreadmillSeamus Byrne2008-12-04T20:24:00 00:00Strip Club Renting out Ad Space on Dancer's Buttshttp://www.asylum.com.au/2008/12/04/strip-club-renting-out-ad-space-on-dancers-butts/http://www.asylum.com.au/2008/12/04/strip-club-renting-out-ad-space-on-dancers-butts/http://www.asylum.com.au/2008/12/04/strip-club-renting-out-ad-space-on-dancers-butts/#commentsFiled under: , ,


As much as we like television, magazines and billboards, there are few things more transfixing than the undulating backside of a beautiful woman. Perhaps that's why one U.K. lapdancing club has decided to take advantage of most men's inability to... Read more

 

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]]>advertisingnsfwstrippersEmily McCombs2008-12-04T19:00:00 00:00Reasons to cook ham no. 456 -- pork tapeworms eat brainhttp://www.asylum.com.au/2008/12/04/pork-tapeworms-eat-brain-yet-another-reason-to-cook-ham/http://www.asylum.com.au/2008/12/04/pork-tapeworms-eat-brain-yet-another-reason-to-cook-ham/http://www.asylum.com.au/2008/12/04/pork-tapeworms-eat-brain-yet-another-reason-to-cook-ham/#commentsFiled under: , ,


It's December, so you might already be staring down the barrel of a massive Christmas ham. But before you get too excited -- consider this: You could end up with a parasitic brain-eating worm in your cranium if you undercook it. There's a small but... Read more

 

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]]>brainscarytapewormTom Radler2008-12-04T18:30:00 00:00'Truman Syndrome' Sufferers Think They are on Reality TVhttp://www.asylum.com.au/2008/12/04/truman-syndrome-sufferers-think-they-are-on-a-reality-tv/http://www.asylum.com.au/2008/12/04/truman-syndrome-sufferers-think-they-are-on-a-reality-tv/http://www.asylum.com.au/2008/12/04/truman-syndrome-sufferers-think-they-are-on-a-reality-tv/#commentsFiled under: , ,


(Our happy hour fact to amaze your drinking buddies with.) A new delusional condition dubbed "Truman Syndrome" is afflicting psychiatric patients who believe their lives are secretly playing out on a reality television show. More and more, mental... Read more

 

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]]>jim carreyJimCarreypsychiatristpsychiatrypsychologyreality televisionreality tvRealityTelevisionRealityTvTruman SyndromeTrumanSyndromeJeremy Taylor2008-12-04T18:00:00 00:00Pre-teen American football nutcase finds fame onlinehttp://www.asylum.com.au/2008/12/04/pre-teen-american-football-nutcase-finds-fame-online/http://www.asylum.com.au/2008/12/04/pre-teen-american-football-nutcase-finds-fame-online/http://www.asylum.com.au/2008/12/04/pre-teen-american-football-nutcase-finds-fame-online/#commentsFiled under: ,


With its padding, helmets and pom poms, American football is a girl's sport. Obviously. But sometimes those players do hit each other pretty hard -- and when those players are only 10 years old, you have to give them some credit. One pre-teen player... Read more

 

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]]>Ben WilsonBenWilsonfootballAsylum Staff2008-12-04T17:30:00 00:00Is this the world's weirdest face paint?http://www.asylum.com.au/2008/12/04/is-this-the-worlds-weirdest-face-paint/http://www.asylum.com.au/2008/12/04/is-this-the-worlds-weirdest-face-paint/http://www.asylum.com.au/2008/12/04/is-this-the-worlds-weirdest-face-paint/#commentsFiled under: ,


James Kuhn, 46, is an artist with a thousand faces... Well. At least 365 faces. Every day this year Kuhn has created a new persona for himself using the world's most inventive face paintings, and then shared those creations with the world via his... Read more

 

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]]>body artBodyArtclownsweirdMichael Rundle2008-12-04T17:00:00 00:00Jennifer Ellison 'Axe the Beer Tax' campaignhttp://www.asylum.com.au/2008/12/04/jennifer-ellison-axe-the-beer-tax-campaign/http://www.asylum.com.au/2008/12/04/jennifer-ellison-axe-the-beer-tax-campaign/http://www.asylum.com.au/2008/12/04/jennifer-ellison-axe-the-beer-tax-campaign/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Whether you believe 'interesting times' require less tax or more, everyone can surely agree that cheaper beer is a very good idea. So we give a tip of the hat to British babe, actress and pub prophet Jennifer Ellison, campaigning hard in the UK to... Read more

 

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]]>beerjennifer ellisonJenniferEllisontaxtaxesukSeamus Byrne2008-12-04T16:30:00 00:00Is Green Army Man Best Mantastic Costume Ever?http://www.asylum.com.au/2008/12/03/is-green-army-man-best-mantastic-costume-ever/http://www.asylum.com.au/2008/12/03/is-green-army-man-best-mantastic-costume-ever/http://www.asylum.com.au/2008/12/03/is-green-army-man-best-mantastic-costume-ever/#commentsFiled under: ,


For all the talk of greening the planet, here's a costume that shows folks how to take green to heart. We were also going to crack an "it's not easy being green" joke, because that costume really looks like it took a lot of effort to get that classic... Read more

 

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]]>armycostumesgreenmilitarySeamus Byrne2008-12-03T19:00:00 00:00Mental Health Tips You Need to Know to Survive the Holidayshttp://www.asylum.com.au/2008/12/03/mental-health-tips-you-need-to-know-to-survive-the-holidays/http://www.asylum.com.au/2008/12/03/mental-health-tips-you-need-to-know-to-survive-the-holidays/http://www.asylum.com.au/2008/12/03/mental-health-tips-you-need-to-know-to-survive-the-holidays/#commentsFiled under: ,


The holidays are a wondrous time of excessive intake of food and libation with the ones you love. Unfortunately, the ones you love can often be overbearing, passive-aggressive and downright annoying -- sort of like sipping Tabasco and lemon juice... Read more

 

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]]>familyholidaysmental healthMentalHealththanksgivingAsylum Staff2008-12-03T18:30:00 00:00Science a step closer to creating elixir of youth?http://www.asylum.com.au/2008/12/03/science-a-step-closer-to-creating-elixir-of-youth/http://www.asylum.com.au/2008/12/03/science-a-step-closer-to-creating-elixir-of-youth/http://www.asylum.com.au/2008/12/03/science-a-step-closer-to-creating-elixir-of-youth/#commentsFiled under: ,


(Our happy hour fact to amaze the drunks in the pub.) Boosting the body's level of a natural enzyme could prevent cells from dying, and lead to longer, healthier lives. The protein telomerase acts to maintain the structural integrity of chromosomes... Read more

 

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]]>agingresearchyouthJeremy Taylor2008-12-03T18:00:00 00:00Somali Pirates Tracked on Google Mapshttp://www.asylum.com.au/2008/12/03/somali-pirates-tracked-on-google-maps/http://www.asylum.com.au/2008/12/03/somali-pirates-tracked-on-google-maps/http://www.asylum.com.au/2008/12/03/somali-pirates-tracked-on-google-maps/#commentsFiled under:


Google maps is increasingly being used to track things like wildfires, the flu and people in need of a Craig'slist random hookup. Now someone has employed its services to create an annotated map (pictured here) that shows where Somali pirate attacks... Read more

 

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]]>googlegoogle mapsGoogleMapssomaliasomalipiratesTom Radler2008-12-03T17:30:00 00:00The Badass Babes of 'Bitch Slap'http://www.asylum.com.au/2008/12/03/the-badass-babes-of-bitch-slap-todays-crush/http://www.asylum.com.au/2008/12/03/the-badass-babes-of-bitch-slap-todays-crush/http://www.asylum.com.au/2008/12/03/the-badass-babes-of-bitch-slap-todays-crush/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Since seeing the titilating trailer for Spring 2009's "Bitch Slap," we've been a little bit obsessed with the campy-looking flick. So obsessed, in fact, that we've been asking ourselves just what it is about this film that has us so excited. Is it... Read more

 

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]]>america olivaAmericaOlivabitch slapbitch slap movieBitchSlapBitchSlapMovieerin cummingsErinCummingsjulia vothJuliaVothslapBonnie Biess2008-12-03T17:00:00 00:00Man crosses 1,500 ft gorge on jet packhttp://www.asylum.com.au/2008/12/03/man-crosses-1-500-ft-gorge-on-jet-pack/http://www.asylum.com.au/2008/12/03/man-crosses-1-500-ft-gorge-on-jet-pack/http://www.asylum.com.au/2008/12/03/man-crosses-1-500-ft-gorge-on-jet-pack/#commentsFiled under: , ,


We're big fans of jetpack news here on Asylum, so when we learn that a man has successfully flown across a 1,500 foot gorge using one of the brilliant machines, we have to celebrate it. Eric Scott, 45, took around 21 seconds to fly over the Royal... Read more

 

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]]>futuregadgetsgearjetpackAsylum Staff2008-12-03T16:30:00 00:00Jenna Jameson's couch on eBayhttp://www.asylum.com.au/2008/12/02/jenna-jamesons-couch-on-ebay/http://www.asylum.com.au/2008/12/02/jenna-jamesons-couch-on-ebay/http://www.asylum.com.au/2008/12/02/jenna-jamesons-couch-on-ebay/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Want to deck out your pad in a stylish couch with some pedigree that would make you the envy of every virile male this side of conservative Christianity? Jenna Jameson, one of the most famous porn stars of all-time, has just run her beige silk Casa... Read more

 

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]]>ebayfurniturejenna jamesonJennaJamesonSeamus Byrne2008-12-02T19:00:00 00:00Butt Bandit Apprehended -- Town Finally Safehttp://www.asylum.com.au/2008/12/02/butt-bandit-apprehended-town-finally-safe/http://www.asylum.com.au/2008/12/02/butt-bandit-apprehended-town-finally-safe/http://www.asylum.com.au/2008/12/02/butt-bandit-apprehended-town-finally-safe/#commentsFiled under: , ,


At long last, the reign of terror of a Nebraska criminal known as the "Butt Bandit" may have come to an end. Police have arrested a man they suspect of leaving greasy imprints of his rear end on storefront windows since spring 2007. Police... Read more

 

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]]>butt banditButtBanditnebraskansfwvalentineEmily McCombs2008-12-02T18:30:00 00:00Get Applause from a Gadget That Doesn't Judgehttp://www.asylum.com.au/2008/12/02/get-applause-from-everyone-in-the-room-especially-when-its-emp/http://www.asylum.com.au/2008/12/02/get-applause-from-everyone-in-the-room-especially-when-its-emp/http://www.asylum.com.au/2008/12/02/get-applause-from-everyone-in-the-room-especially-when-its-emp/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Desperately in need of positive feedback? U.K. Designer Martin Smith has the ultimate laugh track to the imaginary studio audience in your life: the kinetic applause machine. The simple, hand-crafted oddity has one function: You press a button and... Read more

 

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]]>applausegadgetgadgetsmachineG. Xavier Robillard2008-12-02T18:00:00 00:00Foldable screens on their way to a pocket near you?http://www.asylum.com.au/2008/12/02/foldable-screens-on-their-way-to-a-pocket-near-you/http://www.asylum.com.au/2008/12/02/foldable-screens-on-their-way-to-a-pocket-near-you/http://www.asylum.com.au/2008/12/02/foldable-screens-on-their-way-to-a-pocket-near-you/#commentsFiled under: ,


Us Asylum futurists love any sign that the 1950s vision of flying cars and moving walkways is coming closer to reality. That's why this video of Samsung's new concept mobile phone, which debuted at the FDP International show in Japan, has us so... Read more

 

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]]>gadgetssamsungtechnologyCharlie Marx2008-12-02T17:30:00 00:00The Top 20 Classic Choose Your Own Adventureshttp://www.asylum.com.au/2008/12/02/the-top-20-classic-choose-your-own-adventures/http://www.asylum.com.au/2008/12/02/the-top-20-classic-choose-your-own-adventures/http://www.asylum.com.au/2008/12/02/the-top-20-classic-choose-your-own-adventures/#commentsFiled under: , ,


For many of those born in the late '70s and early '80s, the best young adult literature was written in second person, regularly involved the supernatural and sometimes led to its reader's metaphysical death. We are, of course, talking about the... Read more

 

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]]>bookschildrenchoose your own adventureChooseYourOwnAdventureclassicAnthony Layser2008-12-02T17:00:00 00:00Shameless Carnivore's Guide to Defending Against Vegan Attackshttp://www.asylum.com.au/2008/12/02/shameless-carnivores-guide-to-defending-against-vegan-attacks/http://www.asylum.com.au/2008/12/02/shameless-carnivores-guide-to-defending-against-vegan-attacks/http://www.asylum.com.au/2008/12/02/shameless-carnivores-guide-to-defending-against-vegan-attacks/#commentsFiled under: ,


Scott Gold writes about meat. For a living. His book, "The Shameless Carnivore: A Manifesto for Meat Lovers," was recently published, after two and a half years of intensive research, writing and eating pretty much every animal (and animal part) he... Read more

 

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]]>defenddefensemeatshameless carnivoreShamelessCarnivoreveganvegetarianvegetarianismAsylum Staff2008-12-02T16:30:00 00:00