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How To Shake Hands Like a Dapper English Gentleman

Arianna Reiche · 01/21/10 11:30AM

Somewhere between finishing school and judo camp is this, the dapper gent's guide to shaking hands without getting trapped in an aggressive grip, coming off as stout, or simply seeming too gay.

How To Make a Hot Toddy

Zach Mack · 01/20/10 11:00AM

Cold season is one of the worst times of year. The good news is that it gives you a perfect excuse to make the cold remedy mom never wanted you to know about: the Hot Toddy.

How To Avoid Rejection on the Singles Scene

David Matthews · 01/19/10 11:00AM

Strike out again wherever it is that cool, beautiful people you want to know hang out? This video has helpful and creepy tips: basically, eye contact, cheese platters and fear inducing situations are the only ways to get "some."

How To Survive a Bear Attack

David Matthews · 01/18/10 11:00AM

Bear attacks are serious and one way to scare people straight is stop motion animation. It's the "safe" stylistic choice for this video; Michael Haneke is the only filmmaker "real" enough to film a staged murder by bear. Enjoy.

How To Make Couture From Designer Trash

Arianna Reiche · 01/15/10 11:00AM

A Vice photographer and Britain's Most Deadpan Teen show us how to rummage through high-fashion rubbish to create the ultimate DIY ensemble.

How To Spread a Rumor

David Matthews · 01/14/10 11:00AM

Are you someone that says, "I'm pretty bad, but I think I could be awful"? If you answered yes and then immediately uttered an insult under your breath, this video is for you.

How To Decapitate a Crab

Arianna Reiche · 01/13/10 11:00AM

A stern Semitic father-figure could convince me to do pretty much anything, and in this case, I'm being taught how to prepare a soft-shell crab for po'boy-ification (it's not pretty).

How To Take a Relationship Break

David Matthews · 01/12/10 11:00AM

Neil Sedaka taught us many things, namely that breaking up was in fact hard to do. However, what if you aren't sure that's what you need to do? Take the easy way out and go on a break!

Be careful though, the absolute sincerity of this video is undercut by the zany imagery.

The Claire Danes Guide to Winning Career Plaudits without Really Trying

Brian Moylan · 01/11/10 05:41PM

Claire Danes plays the I-will-win-an-award-if-I-play-a-person-with-disabilities card with her new role in the HBO movie Temple Grandin. It looks like another potentially embarrassing stop in a career full of misfires. Still, Danes is worth her weight in street cred. How?

How To Make Ramen Noodles Healthier

David Matthews · 01/11/10 11:00AM

Cost of Ramen Noodles package: 25 cents. Cost to make them healthier according to this video: roughly $2,000.

How To Open a Beer With Another Beer

David Matthews · 01/08/10 11:00AM

Using explosives to put out a forest fire is as counter-intuitive as it is awesome. Opening a beer with another beer is just plain neat. Learn these moves because you're never going to be brave enough to do this otherwise.

How To Bake Cookies On Your Car's Dashboard

David Matthews · 01/07/10 11:00AM

Face it, cookies are the best. But what are you supposed to do during the warm weather months when it's too hot to use the oven? Use a car's dashboard and let the sun do all the work!

How To Score Free Movie Tickets

David Matthews · 01/06/10 11:00AM

Wanna take your main squeeze to the flicks but can't afford the high priced tix? Watch this video!

How To Drink Like a Man

David Matthews · 01/05/10 11:00AM

What makes a man? Is it standing up for a set of principles like Atticus Finch or is it the ability to go shot for shot with Dennis Hopper? According to this video, it is the latter.

How to Choose Your Dentist

David Matthews · 01/04/10 11:00AM

Finding a new dentist is tough, especially with the proliferation of cheap black market anesthesia and excavators. Not included: avoid Drs. Tim Whatley and Christian Szell.

How To Win at Arm Wrestling

David Matthews · 12/29/09 11:00AM

Holidays are here and if you're anything like me, you'll have to prove yourself again and again against your overachieving brother, Brian. Don't be a chump, hang onto your mack truck with these arm wrestling tips.