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Reader Jo Woo Bay, continuing with a nearly unprecedented run of great stuff arriving here in avalanche fashion — keep it coming, homie! — last night sent a link to this sharp accessory. From Gizmodiva: "Fashion demands to be different. And, if you want to stand out in the crowd, you need something as audacious as the Bloody Cleaver Clutch Purse. I know, it's not Halloween, and you are not Lady Gaga, but if you are looking to have some butchered fun, this satin zip pocket bag is an ideal deal. Convenient to carry, this vinyl cleaver clutch bag features KREEPSVILLE666 red satin lining, a zip coin pocket and a card pocket." So Blazenhoff it's not even funny. Yeah right ok joe then why are you laughing? Get outa here. $32.99.

TV networks announced their fall programming schedules last week and the slate of new shows is both (kind of) good and bad news for portrayals of people people with disabilities. read more

Here's a mesmerizing gallery of "Fabrege Fractals" created by Tom Beddard, whose site also features a 2011 video of Fabrege-inspired fractal landscapes that must be seen to be believed. They're all made with Fractal Lab, a WebGL-based renderer Beddard created. Fabergé Fractals by Tom Beddard, using his WebGL-based fractal engine, Fractal Lab. (via Colossal)

Ben's engagement ring is awesome not only because it lights up, but because it lights up when he and his girlfriend hold hands:Putting a battery of capacitor inside a ring is nigh impossible, so [Ben] decided to power the LEDs with an inductive charging circuit. A coil of wire wound around kapton tape serves as the inductor and a small SMD capacitor powers three very bright and very tiny LEDs.The inductive charging unit itself is a masterpiece of hackery; [Ben] wanted the ring to light up whenever he and his ladyfriend were holding hands. To do this, [Ben]‘s inductive charger is also a wearable device: a large coil of wire is the charger’s transformer and was would to fit around [Ben]‘s wrist. The entire charging circuit can be easily hidden under a jacket sleeve, making for a nearly magical light-up ring.You can watch a video of the ring at the link.Link

[YouTube Link] Joined by the fan who was the victim of the leg drop, Miguel talks about what happened backstage at the Billboard Awards. Miss Info

Pop star Avril Lavigne covers Nylon magazines Music Issue to celebrate the release of her new single “Here’s To Never Growing Up.”

The two Senators previously had a problem with disaster funding, even though their state is among those most in need of it.

Brad Pitt discloses his ban on sex scenes, Jamie-Lynn Sigler sympathizes with Kim Kardashian, and Amanda Seyfried talks up Seth MacFarlane‘s new film. Leonardo DiCaprio probably thought he was pretty smooth when he invited both singer Rita Ora and model Cara Delevingne to be his dates for The Great Gatsby’s premiere in Cannes. However, rumor has it that the model turned down his invitation because she thought he was too old. That’s gotta hurt. [Perez Hilton] Since Angelina Jolie is the only woman in his life, Brad Pitt feels no need to even act out sex scenes with other stars. Apparently, the actor took it upon himself to impose the edict. Yet another reason to clone Brad Pitt — now. [Daily Mail] More celebs are sticking up for Kim Kardashian as she endures criticism about gaining weight during her pregnancy. Jamie-Lynn Sigler, who’s also sporting a baby bump, says folks to need to realize that womens’ bodies change while they’re carrying. Sigler also thinks that Kardashian looks “beautiful.” [The Hollywood Gossip] According to Amanda Seyfried, it’s been “hilarious” working with Seth MacFarlane on the film A Million Ways to Die in the West. Find out more about the film and its cast. [MTV] [Photo Credit: Getty Images]

My Spidey sense is tingling! The Amazing Spider-Man star Andrew Garfield got a little bit of help from multiple Spider-Men (one even wore stylish sweatpants!) at the set of the latest series in the movie franchise. But don't worry - nobody cloned Spidey, those are just stunt doubles.From The Daily Mail:Andrew and his stunt doubles made it a triple threat as they were seen hanging around set on Sunday while they went through the motions and rehearsed some sequences in New York City. Garfield, 29, was enjoying taking a break from his day job as filming was halted due to heavy rainfall.With the wet ground making stunt work too dangerous the three red and blue suited men decided to get extra practice in as they ran around a large parked truck.All three of them had loose fitting jogging bottoms on as they tried to keep warm in the damp weather while Paul Giamatti sat nice and dry inside the truck.Paul always got the best gig. Now, next question: will this movie be another Spider-Man reboot? (I mean, geez, man - how many times can you reboot Spider-Man? He got bit by a radioactive spider and got superpowers, we got it already, Sony!)View more over at The Daily Mail: Link - via Geektyrant and ComicBookMovie