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When I was a child, my parents would read me books to help me fall asleep. I think that most of the time they would simply make the stories up to spare their tired eyes from having to read another page, but I think that most of the stories were at least *based* on the books they were holding at the time. Now, it’s been a long time since I’ve read a children’s book, or looked at a picture book of any kind, but I can say with absolute certainty that as a child, I never read a book like this.

Go The Fuck To Sleep, By Adam Mansbach, is a children’s picture book that went viral and climbed the charts of the Amazon best sellers list. This is remarkable for two reasons. The first is that the book isn’t even out yet, and the second is that this happened because of piracy. Yes, I’m sure you can appreciate the great irony of that last point. People sharing a book for free… resulted in… massive sales? Amazing.

Charlie Brooker is one of my favorite journalists. I’m always thrilled when I have an opportunity to write about his often comical, and always truthful perspective on reality. Recently, Charlie did a sort of year in review for 2011, and in typical Charlie Brooker fashion, he makes an absolute mockery of the sad state of global affairs in 2011. Charlie talks about everything from reality television to the “capture and compromise to a permanent end” of Osama Bin Laden.

Yes, this video is just just shy of 1 hour, but I promise you that

Though this may just seem like your run of the mill, pantsless improv subway ride, to me… it’s something much, more more. You see, years ago I came up with what I like to call “Chad Rules“, the philosophy of taking one’s clothes off at parties and social gatherings in order to made said gatherings more awesome.

Though you may not have heard of the philosophy, it’s never too late to become one with the Chad Rules. Just remember that Chad Rules isn’t just