So Long, And Thanks for All The Fish

I was having a conversation the other day about how pervasive Douglas Adams’ The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy has been in culture. Foremost, I think, is that most people know the answer to the question “What is the meaning of life?” is “42.”

The other is the immortal message uttered by the dolphins as they leave Earth in the first book in the series, right before the planet is destroyed: Continue reading »

Candy Ass!

Why am I not surprised you can find a picture of an actual candy ass on the internet? In any case, if you’re a fan of being cheeky (pun intended), and cross stitch, you’ll love these kits: Continue reading »

Shirt Of The Day: Tell Off Your Boss [NSFWish]

Tired of your boss telling you what to do all the time? No worries, friend, we’ve got a shirt for you to wear to work that will say what you never had the courage to say: Continue reading »

Winners: SketchFest NYC Tickets

If you’re in the New York City area, and are a fan of sketch comedy, you’re going to want to check out SketchFest NYC, June 11-13, which presents three days of the best sketch comedy in the world.

The Fest features people like Kids in the Hall’s Kevin McDonald, and Flight of the Choncords’ Kristen Schaal, and many more, and we have your chance to see the whole weekend, free.

And speaking of which, the two winners of a pair of passes each to the Fest are… Continue reading »

Modern Materialist Classic: Want To Pee Standing Up, Ladies?

The past few days, we’ve been taking a fond look back at some of the most popular product posts in MM history. Today, we have one I still find totally ridiculous: Continue reading »

Frank Lloyd Wright Does Legos

I usually like my Legos to come in some form with the word “ship” after it (pirate or space preferred), but this Frank Lloyd Wright tribute is totally cool, too:

There’s a bunch of other entries in the Lego Architecture series, and if I can dispense with the snark for a second, I really hope these are released as sets for kids. How cool, as a mid-point between the spaceships, and actual building tools would it be to learn about great architects of our time through Legos? Pretty darn great.

[Via Curbly]

Candlestrip

Nope, not this type of candle strip. THIS type of candle strip: Continue reading »

Shirt Of The Day: Get Anti-Laid

So Star Trek is cool again, huh? Or at least, Abrams-ified Star Trek is… You have to remember that there are still hundreds of terrible, embarrassing products out there that remind us on a daily basis why our favorite space travelers are one step away from irrelevancy again.

Like our shirt of the day: Continue reading »

Last Chance: Win SketchFest Tix

One last reminder: if you’re in the New York City area, and are a fan of sketch comedy, you’re going to want to check out SketchFest NYC, June 11-13, which presents three days of the best sketch comedy in the world… And we have your chance to see the whole weekend, free. You could win:

- Two pairs of Weekend Passes to SketchFest NYC ($100 value each pass)

All you have to do to win a pair of passes is comment on the post linked here by Thursday, May 28th, and the prize is yours! And, in case you don’t have enough incentive to win tickets: Continue reading »

Modern Materialist Classic: Your Boobs Look Light Today

Continuing our look at some of the most popular products in MM history, here’s the light up bra we posted about back in April of ‘08. And, some exciting news: Continue reading »