The creators of this site have come up with a simple but brilliant concept: fantasy 'leagues' involving celebrities. Score points whenever Tiger Woods apologises on TV for his infidelties/suddenly becoming a rubbish golf-player. Move up the league table every time America's Next Top Model sends a contestant home to Arseholeofknowheresville, Tennessee in tears. Choose the winner of a Lady Gaga vs. Rihanna no one gets outta here alive face-off. Good luck competing with that South Africa 2010!
For the uninitiated, talking gangsta can be difficult at the best of times. Well, now thanks to gizoogle.com, you no longer have to sit through Biggie Smalls biopics or study the lyrical musings of Jay-Z or Snoop Dogg to understand what's going down in the ‘hood. With the click of a mouse, this search engine with a difference translates any web page into ghetto-speak. For best results type in the URL of a friend's Facebook, the RTÉ news homepage, government websites or anything else that's up its own bottom.
If it's (in)glorious failure you're after, look no further than failblog.org, a repository of stupid newspaper headlines, embarrassing videos, incriminating photos and jokes about just how bleedin' useless Brian Cowen is at running our country. Lest we get accused of political bias, there are also some crackers about Enda Kenny, which sadly can't be printed here for numerous reasons, most of them legal. There are none yet about Eamon Gilmore but, hey, give it time.
One of the hottest new TV shows of the year is Treme, the New Orleans-set drama from Wire creator David Simon. Now, you can check out all of the music from the series at songsfromtreme.tumblr.com/. Jazz buffs, in particular, will find plenty worth diving into. It's the perfect appetite whetter for the programme, which will hopefully make its Irish TV debut later this year.
Finally, make sure to check out truuconfessions.com – an online confession box of hidden fears, repressed hate, dirty secrets, faux pas moments and overwhelming guilt that will make Catholic Church penance-givers green with envy.