January 31 marks Brandy Alexander Day, the day we celebrate the early 20th-century cocktail made from a creamy mix of brandy, cognac, and creme de cacao. As a virtual cheers to you, we have this rad infographic from “Hire the Barman.” Admittedly, it misspells “preparation” (too many Brandy Alexanders, perhaps?), but it still features some …

With enough plastic to create an island the size of France choking the world’s oceans, people are starting to sit up and take notice that something needs to be done to cut down on our use of this material of convenience turn conundrum in whatever ways we can. Though many items on this list by …

In a dog-eat-dog world, no lesser creature is safe without a trusty suit of armor. Back in the days when mice were still men and cats were still bigger, a noble rodent wouldn’t be caught dead without a respectable suit of armor, at least that’s the way the story goes in the mind of Jeff …

If you’re familiar with any of the Impressionists, chances are it’s the paintings of Monet that spring to mind, be they of waterlilies or grain stacks imbued with that magical light of which the genre was so fond of capturing. While his paintings are unmistakable, though, how likely is it that you would recognize the …

See, when you get right down to it, they’re just like the rest of us. Full story at The Doghouse Diaries via Geeks are Sexy. IT funnies.

Hockey fans were a dour crowd while waiting for the lockout to end, but certain stars also looked like they were spending a few too many hours on the couch waiting to hit the ice and not enough time paying attention to personal appearances, a surprise considering what dapper gents they’re generally known to be. …

We’ve all heard the basics of staying healthy and are drowning in a sea of hand sanitizers and Vitamin C to prove it, but there are also some more unusual (and much more fun ways) of staying healthy in the season of endless sniffles and sneezes. Via Everest College. Staying healthy with infographics.

Having the right mindset is a key component to being successful, but when circumstances beyond our control start to get the better of us, we can start losing focus fast. To keep your sights set on your goals, Heidi Grant Halvorson at Lifehacker has nine strategies successful people use to keep stress under control and …

Some mothers are more than willing to go the extra mile to make sure their daughter’s boyfriend’s thoughts stay on the straight and narrow, but some are willing to go a whole heck of a lot farther than that to freeze any inappropriate thoughts in their tracks. Brigid Burton of Edmonton, Canada has set a …

It looks cruel, but Dr. Valerie C. Clark, who studies the chemical defenses of frogs, says this process of milking the glands of a waxy monkey treefrog isn’t as bad as it looks. The Matses Indians of the Peruvian Amazon gently scrape the secretions from the head and legs of the frog and release it …

Just in case you needed any more enticement to lose yourself in the Star Wars series, artist and illustrator Steve Thomas has an incredible collection of posters rendered in a classic travelogue style that almost makes sleeping under the light of the Death Star look appealing. Full story at Steve Thomas Art via Neatorama. A …

Of all winter’s leisuretime activities, sledding easily seems the most straightforward, requiring only a something to sit on, snow and a slope, but as Erin McCarthy of Mental Floss discovered when she did some digging in the mounds of sledding history, there’s more to it than meets the eye. Toboggans 1. The word toboggan comes …