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Like the real super-consumers they entertain everyday, the titular family on the animated comedy The Simpsons have torn through all kinds of unnatural and ill-conceived products over the years, from mysterious meat substitutes to bizarre beers. Guyism shops around for The 14 Awesomest Fake Products from The Simpsons, like Krusty Brand Imitation Gruel and Strawberrito. [...]

Being a good sidekick, as we noted yesterday with Robin’s Big Date, isn’t always the easiest task. You have to be prompt, reliable and yet sufficiently self-effacing and lacking in charisma to still allow the real star his or her time in the spotlight. Maxim, that great sidekick magazine, counts down The 10 Most Underrated [...]