50 Ways to Hock Your Lover

Break-ups marked by ceremonies, parties

(NEWSER) - An Atlanta divorce lawyer has a little gift for her clients: a mock coffin to bury their wedding rings in when the divorce comes through. "Funerals" for failed marriages—or just big parties—are becoming popular with the newly single keen to bury the past and celebrate a new chapter in their lives, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution writes. More»

Celebrate your freedom for $3,200

(NEWSER) - In an age of 50% divorce rates and even divorce parties comes the inevitable: a divorce ring. The 18K gold ring from Spritzer and Furman—in the shape of a split heart, of course—will set you back $3,200. At the Stir blog , Emily Abbate will pass, thank you very much. "After a heart-wrenching split, aren't there a lot of other things you would rather spend $3,200 on than a ring to remind you of your newfound singledom?" she asks. "Like, oh, I don't know, a trip to Las Vegas with your girlfriends or a much nicer looking piece of jewelry that doesn't make you think of your ex every time you get a glimpse of your hand?" Click for more on the ring . More»

You mean we actually have to work?

(NEWSER) - Funny how the hours between 9am and 5pm just fly by when Facebook is involved. Unfortunately, our bosses are on to us. A study by OpenDNS reports which websites were most blocked by companies in 2010. The Huffington Post has the top 10, noting the proportion of business networks that have blacklisted the site:

• eBay, 1.6%: No bidding on that unworn pair of Uggs.
• Hotmail.com, 2.1%: Business email only, please.

New trend reminds us we can buy our own jewelry

(NEWSER) - Not engaged, but just dying for an oh-so-special ring to call your own? Great news: Thanks to today’s brilliant jewelry marketers, there’s a ring for every relationship status you’d like to broadcast to the world, be it “available and happy” or “divorced, available, and happy.” Websites like MySingleRing.com offer you a silver band that promises to deliver the message, “I am an intelligent, empowered individual”…who also just so happens to be single and looking. More»

Let the world know where you've made whoopee on IJustMadeLove.com

(NEWSER) - A new website lets you share your carnal experiences with the world: IJustMadeLove.com uses a modified version of the Google Maps engine, on which users can mark an address where they just did the horizontal tango—or see where others have done it. The site asks for some details: whether the sex was indoors or out, and—by way of a cute series of graphics—what positions were used. So far, nearly 12,000 sex acts have been logged, notes FastCompany. More»