For 500 Points: The New York Post reports on "Austrian billionaire Richard Lugner," an "oddball" who's been taking celebrities on dates for 19 years, and ponying up serious scrilla for it. So what does $150K with Lindsay Lohan get you?

In today's New York Times, we met John Bowe, a 42-year-old writer and bachelor who fell in love for the first time at age 39—in Saipan. It didn't work out. Not surprising, since he's the quintessential Literary Manboy.

The idea of getting a hickey after the age of 17 seems ridiculous, but as many drunken nights on the Lower East Side have proven, it still happens more than you care to admit. Lose the bruise with these tips.

It wasn't long ago that Tyra declared Vaseline to be the one can't-live-without-it beauty product we just had to have. Now get ready for her next genius plot to make you beautiful, America.

If those inane questionnaires that online dating sites use to try and pair you with that special someone have yet to pay off, perhaps Eric Holzle can help. For $2,000, you can join Holzle's dating site, ScientificMatch.com, and he'll match you with someone who is "genetically compatible" with you. Yes, you'll need to provide the company with a DNA sample. ("Just a cotton swab you rub on the inside of your mouth for a few seconds," says Holzle.) And don't expect to hear about how the technology has worked wonders for Holzle himself: He's 45 and single. [WP]

In this video we see some rednecks in their natural habitat. Watch as they perform some weird mating ritual while the rest of their community looks on.

Ladies, is your main squeeze not exposing you to his adenoidal voice over the phone enough? Use these tips to get him to turn off the XBox and actually give you a ring.

OkCupid put their community through statistical analysis and created an exhaustive, surprising guide to How Profile Pictures Work. For instance: Duckface gets more dates than smiles, but only if you're looking into the camera. [OKC] [Pic via]

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."

The other day, a 25-year-old woman I know mentioned that "a weird new way for guys to flirt is for them to be inquisitive and ask about the girl's sexual experiences." Ew! This is a thing that is still happening?

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.

Didn't that create a little shitstorm! (And not just because I apparently "ruined" two movies that have been out for ages.) The most telling response was one I got from a married guy I know.

Don't, under any circumstances, talk to a New York Times reporter about your personal life.

Maybe it was after seeing Up In the Air and An Education, both of which—SPOILER ALERT!—have the same reveal: one of the main characters is, oops, married—but a related phenomenon has been bothering me lately.

Coyote Ugly did many things for America, chief among them, teaching us what the phrase "coyote ugly" meant. So, since it's impolite to leave your arm anywhere, here's how to avoid that situation with dignity and class.

Like your men served up fast-food style? ABC capitalizes on our nation's "need it now" attitude with this promotional teaser for what may be the worst reality dating show ever— coming to your living rooms as soon as January!

Dating in New York can seem like rolling a pair of dice directly into a venomous snake's mouth. In fact, the easiest way to find a significant other in this city is probably surviving a plane crash with them.

Whenever you're trying to hang out and have fun, some whack-ass buster dressed like a WWI Flying Ace steps to you and lays out some really thick game. Before your next trip to the club, learn these essential player-spotting techniques.

After John Carney issued his annual holiday list of girls to avoid, blogger and editor Melissa Lafsky offered up her response: a catalog of guys that women must avoid at all costs. This originally appeared on her blog Opinionista.

When he's not covering Wall Street for Clusterstock or opining for provacative trend stories, John Carney likes to catalog the kind of ladies guys should not date. Melissa Lafsky has issued a riposte.