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December 10, 2007

Donald Trump Leaves $10,000 Tip Donald Trump tipped a waiter $10,000. Derober has a copy of the receipt from The Buffalo Club in Santa Monica, CA where the Trump left a hefty tip on a $82 bill.
Listening to film. "If the first rule of film criticism is to watch the movie, the second is to listen to it." Special bonuses: one list of the top soundtracks ever, plus another, and then some more.
Doris Lessing's Nobel acceptance speech. Doris Lessing, aged 88, has been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. In her acceptance speech she recalls her childhood in Africa and laments that children in Zimbabwe are starving for knowledge, while those in more privileged countries shun reading for the "inanities" of the internet. more inside
"E` la mamma." No matter how old or how important you are in Italy, you'd better answer the phone. more inside
World's Most Unusual Christmas Trees
NSFW™ Fark wants to trademark the phrase "Not safe for work." Discuss.
The Nuttybuddy Watch the video. Really.

December 09, 2007

Coco the parrot is up before the beak.
The Gomboc is a convex three-dimensional homogeneous object with gently peaked, organic curves. It looks like a piece of modern art. But if you tip it over, something unusual happens: it rights itself. It doesn't have a hidden counterweight inside that helps it perform this trick, oh no no no: it is the world's first self-righting artificial object.

December 08, 2007

Water conservation meets couples therapy. Save the planet while you work out all your crap on a potty built for two.
Alchemical and Hermetic Emblems more inside
C.I.A. Destroyed Tapes of Interrogations -- and CIA chief faces credibility test as a result. More, on the CIA's "legacy of mistrust." At least the Democrats aren't letting this one slide (at least so far). U.S. NewsFilter.
Here, kitty, kitty, kitty . Cat butt Cat butt Cat butt Cat butt Cat butt Cat butt You're going to need this. more inside

December 07, 2007

Set Sail for the Sun. (YouTubish.) R.I.P. Karlheinz Stockhausen.
A new Giant Spitting Cobra has been found in case you needed a new pet for Christmas. Basically, it's your run-of-the-mill brown nine-footer with venom for fifteen. more inside
MOFICDX VII! It's been a while. The most recent MOFICDX (that I can find) was VI. Shotsy's old CDX board is defunct. Can we raise this tradition from the dead? more inside
Professor sums up human history in 100 words
Field guides to the many injuries of Evel Knievel

December 06, 2007

JewsRock.org. All this chitter chatter chitter chatter chitter chatter 'bout schmatte schmatte schmatte.
If someone tells you that you run like a girl, thank them: One of Markwardt's teammates, unaware of what had happened, encouraged her to get up. She tried, using her right leg. But as soon as she shifted weight to the left, the loudest crack yet came. And her leg gave out again. more inside
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