Links posted in August 2007
August 31, 2007
Them crazy b3ta kids make posters for films about monkeys Bless 'em. I was a lurker there for a while.
Ninja dishonours Shaolin Temple, monks seek legal recourse. I'm all for the rule of law and everything, but I was really hoping for a battle royale.
Japan to Blow Up Stuff Real High
A rocket will be launched into the sky and release lithium vapor into the ionosphere, creating three huge red balls of light—both as big and bright as the moon—to be seen in the sky for one and a half minutes.
I was interested by the graphic - is it typical to show Japan from the "north-down"?
#9 - MonkeyFilter snatched from the blue [more inside]
Arthur Miller's Guilty Secret - Playwright Arthur Miller had a son 40 years ago. But Miller was unable to love the boy.
Dear John, Your service is being terminated. I have to say, as one who is a bit anti-cellphone, I thought this was pretty humorous. [more inside]
Strange Maps!
Wonderful Maps!
Some Odd, Curious, and Fanciful maps--
Cartographic Curiosities
More online maps from the Yale Map Collection
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The century of the self. By introducing a technique to probe the unconscious mind, Freud provided useful tools for understanding the secret desires of the masses. Unwittingly, his work served as the precursor to a world full of political spin doctors, marketing moguls, and society's belief that the pursuit of satisfaction and happiness is man's ultimate goal. The BBC documentary on Google Video: Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. Part 4.
August 30, 2007
Physical Acting I just saw this Rowan Atkinson routine and was reminded of another great physical acting gig. [more inside]
How Political Psychology Explains Bush's Ghastly Success.
Some pundits have tried to explain away this mystery by arguing that Bush backers voted for their values rather than their interests. But this explanation is unsatisfying, since many of those voters didn't opt for "family values" in 1992 and 1996, when the country elected a well-known philanderer as president.
The answer (according to the article) is
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Almost everybody in the fishing business has had sex with a manta at some point. Apparently.
neigh-CHOOOOO The Royal Randwick Racecourse has been locked down. At least 8 horses have tested positive for Equine flu. It is predicted that 700 horses will contract the virus. [crossposted to mefi] [more inside]
Soy sauce for ice cream - from the Japanesians. Also, the often blogged interesting Japanese ice cream flavours. [more inside]
Kasper Hauser is a San Francisco sketch comedy group named for a feral child who was the subject of a 1974 film by MoFi favorite Werner Herzog. They're very funny live, but there's plenty to check out in the first link, such as Spicy Pony Head (mp3) (depicting a difficult interaction between waiter and restaurant patron) and Captain's Log (mp3) (which depicts Capt. Kirk on acid). [more inside]
August 29, 2007
Six days at a Scottish monastery.
Sidney Besieged by Frothing, Foamy Ocean of Doom: Foam swallowed an entire beach and half the nearby buildings, including the local lifeguards' centre, in a freak display of nature at Yamba in New South Wales.
10 recording bloopers that made the album.
Place names of North East England and what they mean.
So much interactive goodness inside!
Eeeh gadgie, just tyek a little peek in hoose, but gan canny, yee might larn summat aboot the Geordie, tee.
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Rich bitch? Leona Helmsley, who died last week, leaves her dog "Trouble" $12mil. [more inside]
The CIA can neither confirm nor deny the existence or non-existence of a nuclear generator lost in the Himalayas in 1965. - Years, decades, or centuries from now, the corpse of the rogue generator may yet rise from its icy grave and exact a radioactive revenge upon humanity. Or, the Chinese have it.
August 28, 2007
A Convenient Truth A solutions-oriented explanation of global warmings. [more inside]
Our intrepid reporter returns triumphant with this Philippine photostory about cockfighting There was also some, I don't know, military action or something, but I fully admit that these photos really stood out to me. Those among us that are fond of chickens may not want to click the link. [more inside]
Republican Senator Charged With Sex Offense. Again.
Note to Gentlemen: The guy in the stall next to you is a cop. So ix-nay on the olicitation-say.
see also How Many Does That Make Now?
The smoking ban will not last forever
Curious George: What're the last 5 books you've read? Please to be revealing the Tom Clancys as well as the Tom Pynchons, the Jackie Collinses as well as the Jack Kerouacs.
Yellowstone National Park spans three huge calderas and sits atop one of the largest super volcanoes in the world. [more inside]
August 27, 2007
Walkscore How walkable is your neighbourhood? [more inside]
Britain supports the torture and killing of homosexuals The foreign office will deport lesbian Pegah Emambakhsh to Iran, after her request for asylum has been rejected. What awaits her in her home country?
Art. 127 to 134 relate to lesbian sexual relations. Punishment for sexual intercourse among lesbians is 100 lashes and in case of recidivity (3 times) execution.[more inside]
— Home Office, Iran Operational Guidance, 27 February 2007.
Alberto Gonzales Resigns: A senior administration official said he would announce the decision later this morning in Washington.
The "Verbs Bad" Manifesto
- After much debate, conclusion inevitable: verbs bad!
snarfled from blort
August 26, 2007
The great Iraq swindle or How Bush Sold US Out to His Buddies just going to steal it direct from The Blue [more inside]
FLUBBER or FLABBER?
More akin to blubber.
And what do they mean by, "in a male-friendly way."?
"Be gentle with me Maybelle," he quavered.
A long-standing mystery over the way men's skulls changed from long to round in medieval Europe has been deepened by discoveries at a Yorkshire village.
How to Make a Goldfish Live for Decades
Robert Fisk: Even I question the 'truth' about 9/11
A wounded WW2 Czech insurgent finds a weird structure in a cave.
"Crawling through & still kneeling, I froze in amazement - there stands something like a large, black silo, framed in white. Regaining breath I thought that this is a bizarre, natural wall or curtain of black salt, or ice, or lava. But... it is a glass-smooth flank of a seemingly man-made structure which reaches into the rocks on all sides. Beautifully, cylindrically curved it indicates a huge body with a diameter of about 25 meters." Odd.
August 25, 2007
This Modern World, Animated! (2 embedded YouTubes) Sparky and Blinky the Very Nice Dog come to life -- along with Zombie Reagan, mutant owls, and Alan Greenspan the pet iguana. [more inside]
Braaaaaiiins in the Age of Egyptian Mummies. [Via MH.]
Former U.S. military commander says elites hide from humanity knowledge and contact with many Extraterrestrial civilizations
- and that there are possibly hundreds of cultures visiting Earth.
Why do these UFO disclosure people always look like this guy?
Please help me name all the sexual innuendos that appear in this awesome commercial from New Zealand! I've gotten stuck on at least two: the dog in the tub of water? And is that a boar's head with a sword in its mouth? I'm certain I am missing more. (Also, I hope this isn't a double post--I did my best to search for it beforehand.)
Vladimir Putin, you're so dreamy!
August 24, 2007
Castro no more. Unconfirmed. What happens when the strong man goes?
Wily Canadians Launch Sub-Orbital Nikon
- SABLE-3 was launched on Saturday, August 11th, 2007, at 9:31 AM with a payload, consisting of a Nikon Coolpix P2 digital camera set to take 1 image every minute and a Byonics MicroTrak 300 APRS Tracker, that the Kaysam 1200 gram balloon carried to over 117,597 feet.
Beauty pics eh?
Marauding monkeys mortifying mothers; MPs miffed! [more inside]
Live From Congress: The Skull Fucking Bill Of 2007 a.k.a. the Ocular Penetration Restriction Act. NSFW.
Once upon a time, a dangerous radical gained control of the US Republican Party. NSF Right Wing Shills. May contain Juan Cole. [more inside]
August 23, 2007
Yes, Master a horrible romance (comic book)
Demz Can Has A Bumper Sticker?
The DSCC [warning: flash], a group that works to elect Democrats to the Senate, is urging Democrats to vote on its four suggestions -- "or create one of your own by midnight August 27."
"We need a turn of phrase that really jumps out and tells you right off the bat what this election is all about," said James Carville in a message to Democrats. Carville is credited with the famous phrase, "It's the Economy, Stupid".
In a message to DSCC supporters on Thursday, Carville said sometimes the best ideas come from people outside Washington. "Heck, come up with something good enough, I'll risk my own safety and put it on my wife's car," Carville said. (His wife Mary Matalin is a Republican and a former aide to Vice President Dick Cheney.)
But will they have learned their design lesson?
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1000 Hands Buddha Just what it says, except with dancing.
Are you a travelling celebrity?
Or at least travelling with one? Tips for you from the WAG's Guide to Travel.
Today the GoogleEarth, tomorrow the GoogleUniverse. Now users can elevate their view from the planet into the cosmos. With about a hundred million stars and two hundred million galaxies, Sky in Google Earth lets you explore the heavens like never before. (YouTube inline demo.) [more inside]
Police plant
agents at protest
Bad cop, no donut.
Couldn't find much sexual content on the web so I had to settle for this digital moan. Niiieine!
AIDS denial in the Internet era. This denial was highlighted on an international level in 2000, when South African president Thabo Mbeki convened a group of panelists to discuss the cause of AIDS, acknowledging that he remained unconvinced that HIV was the cause...the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) was for many years on the front lines of AIDS education and activism. But now a San Francisco chapter of the group has joined the denialist movement...Members of the group “The Foo Fighters” provided music for a soundtrack of the recent documentary, “The Other Side of AIDS”, which questions whether HIV is the cause of AIDS. The band has spread its message that HIV does not cause AIDS at concerts, and it lists the HIV denial group “Alive and Well” as a worthy cause on its Web site...
August 22, 2007
1950s Science Records For Kids
I'm sure some of you monkeys will be magically transported back to your childhood by these recordings from a series of children's albums about topics in science -- Space (naturally), Weather, Energy, and Nature.
All the MP3s are directly encoded from the records and include the hiss-and-pop noise that those of us over the age of 25 will immediately recognize. Listen and see if you don't feel a twinge of nostalgia for the simpler days of growing up in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Or, if you're a bit younger than that, you might listen for the influences on contemporary artists like They Might Be Giants, PeeWee Herman, and other retro-obsessed culture.
Date With Disaster As Dwarf Diggles Dick In Dyson.
The Earth as art. Here you can view our planet through the beautiful images taken by the Landsat-7 satellite - and most recently, the Terra Satellite's Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER). From the USGS. Some really gorgeous images. Like this, and this, and this, and this...
ljudbilden & piloten Lovely hand-drawn stop-motion animation. Minilogue/hitchhikers choice, especially, is just brilliant
August 21, 2007
Business Funk I and II two excellent mixes of the finest ultra-rare 80s prog-funk from the vaults of various production music libraries, by Datashat [more inside]
Nearing Zero Well, I thought it was funny! [more inside]
Too Much!
Magic Bus!
Like, far out Scoob!
Cats in boxes. It's no Cheezburger, and there are no dogs in shawls, but it does have lots of cats in boxes. An early fave.
Artist uses 3D models of veg to create Giger's Alien And why not? Who hasn't used their fried eggs and sausage to make a face on their plate - before gouging the eyes and letting the juices flow? Just like the clever Giuseppe Arcimboldo used to do. But beware! Food art can be terrifying to children! And adults! Who's seen House Of Wax? Welcome to the House of Chocolate!
August 20, 2007
More Things To Worry About Sometimes though, you're lucky. Sometimes you're not. Either way, one can prepare themselves, or perhaps take some advice. It doesn't matter though, it's all over [more inside]
All My Sons: Only a handful of people in the theater knew that [Arthur] Miller had a fourth child. Those who did said nothing, out of respect for his wishes, because, for nearly four decades, Miller had never publicly acknowledged the existence of Daniel.
Curious George's Big Boner
So what was your biggest boner?
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Foundations of Montreal's founding found. A dig close to Pointe-à-Callière in Montreal has revealed the lost 1642 Fort Ville-Marie, just about here, beneath a warehouse. (Ville-Marie 101 here.)
Researchers design humorous "bot." University of Cincinnati researchers Julia Taylor and Larry Mazlack recently unveiled a "bot” — more accurately a software program — that recognizes jokes. They reported the development at the American Association for Artificial Intelligence conference in Vancouver, Canada. All bad jokes aside, their research represents a step forward in computers reaching the capability of a human mind.
August 19, 2007
Silly Sunday Singalong... Something to lighten up the end of your weekend and prepare you for Monday: Feelings, and, with special guests Animal and the Swedish Chef, Danny Boy. Evil, evil YouTube links.
Did climate change inspire FRANKENSTEIN? Or other famous literary works?
August 18, 2007
Sleeping with the enemy. The British women who fell for German PoWs.
YouTube has a new (old) trick. YouTube appears to have (finally) gained a feature that Google Video has long had: The ability to click anywhere on the video's playback bar and have it instantly start playing - even if that portion hasn't pre-loaded (gone 'red') yet. [more inside]
"Mem, Mem, Mem." After a stroke, a prolific novelist struggles to say how the mental world of aphasia looks and feels. [Via ectoplasmosis.]
Captain Planet Vs. Hitler
(youtube)
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Drinkin' time!! It's 5 o'clock somewhere... [more inside]
August 17, 2007
The Free Encyclopedia Any Company Can Edit!
The PR department discovers Wikipedia.
A list of instances wherein "editors" (with damning ip addresses) have changed Wiki content that may cast an unfavorable light on certain companies and organizations.
Prodigy Schmodigy , My Kid Could Paint That. [more inside]
The Compact Disc is 25 Years Old Today
Yes, the shiny, shiny disc (disk? Disc.) that forced you to re-buy all your albums for maximum audiophilic eargasms is officially 25 years old today.
In a related story, you're old.
via OldFilter
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Rotten Meat Curious George: How can I detect rotten meat? [more inside]
In Silicon Valley, millionaires who don't feel rich. “You’re nobody here at $10 million,” Mr. Kremen said earnestly over a glass of pinot noir at an upscale wine bar here.
August 16, 2007
The 50 best movie robots. [more inside]
Zombie Bruce Lee is coming back to kick somebody's ass. Sure, there are only, like, three plots in all of kung-fu filmdom and they must all be recycled sooner or later, but do they really need to remake Enter the Dragon? [more inside]
My Right-Wing Dad
A blog about those forwarded emails from Dad.
Early on, I dutifully hit the 'delete' button without a second thought, but lately I have taken to reading them... They have a certain thunderous Bush-era tone I find laughably repulsive, yet strangely addictive.
My dad said his old boss sends them to him, but where do they originate? Who dreams them up? Karl Rove and friends?
Perhaps these messages could be considered menacing, of the same simplistic mindset that gave rise to the Nazi party, or maybe they are the balancing viewpoints of a healthy democracy—what do you think?
via DadFilter
Return of Edwyn Collins. Some hopeful news for anyone with fond memories of Orange Juice, Postcard Records, the Sound of Young Scotland, or that song.
Internet Movie Firearms Database (IMFDB). For when you absolutely, positively, have to know who was packing what in Hot Fuzz, for example. [more inside]
On Philip K. Dick. What is moving in Dick’s madness is his insistence that the surest sign of the madness of the world outside him is the violence that we accept as normal. In “Clans of the Alphane Moon,” he had already glimpsed the possibility that normal governing might be the work of paranoids. This Nixon-era vision becomes, in the VALIS books, a metaphysical truth. “The Empire is the institution, the codification, of derangement; it is insane and imposes its insanity on us by violence, since its nature is a violent one.”
August 15, 2007
Richard Dawkins Proved Wrong: Half Hour News Hour Canceled
You're Not From Around Here, Are You? Brainy egghead types say we came from flying space rocks. Or, more succinctly: "The researchers calculate the odds of life starting on Earth rather than inside a comet at one trillion trillion (10 to the power of 24) to one against." [more inside]
The downside of diversity. Harvard political scientist Robert Putnam -- famous for "Bowling Alone," his 2000 book on declining civic engagement -- has found that the greater the diversity in a community, the fewer people vote and the less they volunteer, the less they give to charity and work on community projects. In the most diverse communities, neighbors trust one another about half as much as they do in the most homogenous settings. The study, the largest ever on civic engagement in America, found that virtually all measures of civic health are lower in more diverse settings.
August 14, 2007
Angkor was a city ahead of its time. "The technology for harvesting water that enabled the Khmer to thrive also led to their fall, researchers say." [BugMeNot.] [more inside]
The Road To Clarity. Designing the typeface that will appear on all new highway signs in the United States.
People, Let Me Get This Off My Chest
is a 70-song bootleg album composed entirely of a Mr. P. Stanley's commentary to rabid rock music fans. Sublime / subliminal, it's all good.
via The Onion AV Club's 15 Masters of Onstage Banter
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Squirrels use hot tail action to kick some rattlesnake, uh, tail. Features links to infrared videos of angry, defensive squirrels.
Monkey Suicide. In which the PG Tips monkey dies a thousand deaths. Well, a few, anyway.
The Paranoid Style in American Politics. By Richard Hofstadter, Harper's, November 1964.
August 13, 2007
Clean your dirty CD's with a banana!
Utilizing the special fruitons and other waxagens, the banana makes a perfect CD cleaner! Simply eat, wipe, and shine!
It might be the Windex though.
via Gizmodo
Karl, we hardly knew ya... Karl Rove to resign at the end of August. Resign for real.
OOH, SHINEY!
Interesting messing about by astrophysicists.
"Ooooo, it makes ya wonder .."
Or is it .. "Well hell, I knew that!"
World's smallest pancake recipe. Via
StoryCorps. "StoryCorps is modeled—in spirit and in scope—after the Works Progress Administration (WPA) of the 1930s, through which oral history interviews with everyday Americans across the country were recorded. These recordings remain the single most important collection of American voices gathered to date. We hope that StoryCorps will build and expand on that work, becoming a WPA for the 21st Century." Some great stuff here.
August 12, 2007
"If the host is sitting there thinking about his next joke, he isn't listening."
Merv Griffin, creator of "Wheel of Fortune" and "Jeopardy!", is dead at 82.
Prime Vertebrae: PZ Myers discusses the critical difference between having six or seven cervical vertebrae.
The Vectrix zero-emission scooter unveiled - Zero-emission advocates got their first test ride recently on a zestful new all-electric motor scooter that can take two commuters on a silent ride that will cost them mere footling small change in electrical power. [more inside]
Maybe I can not buy them harder. Or something.
August 11, 2007
Poems from Guantanamo. THE JUST-released "Poems from Guantánamo: The Detainees Speak" is a collection of 22 poems by 17 detainees at the US detention center at Guantánamo Bay. Edited by Marc Falkoff, each poem had to be cleared by the Pentagon. The result offers a rare glimpse into the lives of the prisoners. The following is an excerpt.
Madchester/sadchester:
Tony Wilson ... who set up Factory records and the Hacienda has died of cancer ... without him there would be no New Order or Happy Mondays. House music would probably not have taken off in the UK, and all round the world would be a poorer place.
He inspired a biopic - '24 Hour Party People' with the memorable tagline, 'Genius, Poet, Twat' ...
Madchester/sadchester Tony Wilson ... who set up Factory records and the Hacienda has died of cancer ... without him there would be no New Order, biopic - 24 hour party people with the memorable tagline, 'Genius, Poet, Twat' ...
Why you shouldn't make your glass fronted building shaped like a parabolic mirror Via [more inside]
August 10, 2007
Beefy Beaver Beats Beldam - beck-bathing bashfully, biddy bashed by big brown beaver. Bloodletting begins.
The science of big waves. "The monster waves at Mavericks attract big wave surfers from around the world. But what exactly makes these Half Moon Bay waves so big?" From Quest, a production of KQED-TV, the San Francisco public television station.
Curious George: help find video that goes with figurine! There is a strange little video on the web that this figurine comes from... [more inside]
August 09, 2007
Coo-coo ka-choo, Mrs. Britney... (Yes, this is far from FPP-worthy, but a story this trashy shouldn't be lost on an old thread.) K-Fed supposedly dating Britney's mom. Half of me feels revulsion at the sheer white-trashery of it all, the other half wants to applaud.
PR Nightmare? Or valid lawsuit. Johnson & Johnson slated to sue Red Cross over trademark infringement. They state that the Red Cross can only use their symbol in not for profit venues. Apparently the Cross has been selling emergency kits with the Red Cross symbol, and JNJ wants these items destroyed. [more inside]
Lopped off at the ARMs. Is the recent failure of a number of mortgage companies and the turbulence in the stock market just a small indicator of what's to come? "The peak month for the resetting of mortgages will come this October...when more than $50 billion in mortgages will switch to a new [higher] rate for the first time. The level will remain above $30 billion a month through September 2008." Particularly worrying is the default of borrowers with supposedly better than subprime credit. This is likely to result in the first major recession in years. Are we ready?
"I did it" No, not OJ, but a Pole who wrote too detailed a novel after committing murder. He has been arrested.
Battle at Kruger Astounding video of lions and buffalo contesting a calf at Kruger national park. Brief third species guest appearance too. Apparently all over the 'Net, so apologies if you've all seen it already
August 08, 2007
Hitler's Record Collection Surprise! He was a hypocrite!
Wu Tang and snow white. . . It's not official, announced or otherwise, just quite possibly the best idea since the seg-way. [more inside]
Breaking: Carnivorous Prankster Monkey Suspected Of Purchasing Badonkadonk On Amazon. Review the evidence for yourself.
Curious George: Getting an Education I need an accounting degree, and I need your advice. [more inside]
Rhinos not extinct? So, two things -- first, celery. Second, sidewalk. Good night.
Yingying or Yingsel - the double life of an Olympic mascot.
A giant, smiling Lego man was rescued from drowning in the sea, off the Dutch resort of Zandvoort on Tuesday. Workers at a drinks stall rescued the 2.5-metre (8-foot) tall lego dued with a yellow head and blue torso. [more inside]
So long, and sorry for stealing your fish. Yangtze river dolphins extinct. Probably. [more inside]
Inside the C.I.A.’s secret interrogation program.
August 07, 2007
Science and the Islamic world. Internal causes led to the decline of Islam's scientific greatness long before the era of mercantile imperialism. To contribute once again, Muslims must be introspective and ask what went wrong.
Killer Hippo Shit.
When the carcasses of lions, zebras, white rhinos and other animals began to be discovered alongside some dams in the Kruger National Park, experts were at first puzzled. Then they discovered the reasons for death: Shytte de River Horse.
World's largest clock,
Kewl Klockwerks,
Watchismo times,
eyeball clock,
lots o'clocks,
ugly clocks, 'shopped clocks--you make one,
strangest clocks?
I WANT THIS clock!
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August 06, 2007
80 years of female portraits in cinema. A short video composite. [more inside]
The sacred and the human. Today's atheist polemics ignore the main insight of the anthropology of religion--that religion is not primarily about God, but about the human need for the sacred. As René Girard argues, religion is not the cause of violence, but the solution to it.
Bad Thai cops forced to wear Hello Kitty armbands.
HOOKED! A 1966 comic about heroin abuse
An Englishman and a Frenchman walk into THEIR GIANT DUELLING ROBOTS! Yeah Baby! Duel on.
Pirate Bay Shut Down...Again.
the action of the Swedish police has already generated fierce Debate.
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Aliens not blamed! The The World's Only Reliable Newspaper, the one that over 25 years ago broke the story that Elvis is alive and was never afraid to cover the important Bat Boy stories the mainstream media ignored, has called it quits. I, for one, am madder than a porcupine stuck in a thorn bush
August 05, 2007
The Unshelved Bookclub I have been randomly tickled this last few days by this webcomic. Went on a library reserve rampage because of it. [more inside]
The Exciting World of South Korean Protests
- possibly NSFW - Do not click if you are a bit squeamish or an animal lover - there are pix here that may disturb you.
For a country of about 50 million people, there are a lot of protests in South Korea. With a national average of 11,000 public protests a year, the average South Korean riot policeman is mobilized to contain 85 demonstrations a year.
Among these, there are some rather interesting protests. Here are a few particularly uniquely interesting/crazy South Korean protest photos.
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August 04, 2007
Nature's Best Photography from the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. [more inside]
August 03, 2007
SHENANNIGANS! The cop from the Village People is fresh out of rehab and mounting a comeback tour. He's trying to convince the world that 'YMCA' and other fine songs like "In the Navy" were in no way, shape or form "gay," but just misinterpreted as such by narrow-minded meanies. [more inside]
My New Leg is a blog, about my experience of getting a new prosthesis and the process involved in how amputees get prostheses. The goal of this blog is to document the delivery of prosthetic limbs in the American health care field as well as to report back from the clinic on the personal experience of wearing one and getting a new one. If you’ve ever wondered, “where do artificial limbs come from?” or “what does it feel like to wear an artificial limb?”, then you’re in the right place. [more inside]
As noted modestly by Capt. Renault and pointed to by Beeswacky in this thread (nearly three years old and still going strong), the U.S. has a new Poet Laureate: Charles Simic. [more inside]
Scrollovers are a way to quickly and easily add flare to your web pages, giving your users an experience they weren't expecting.
Padlocks attached to a lamp post on the Milvian bridge have become a popular love token for Romans. The custom, possibly originating in Florence, has grown rapidly following a film of this book, which features it. The mayor is not amused. There is a Valentine's Day prize, presented on the bridge, for the best amorous text or email.
Curious George, start spreadin' the news! Me and SMT have tentatively agreed to a MoFiNYC meetup when I'm in town Oct. 5th-8th (Canadian Thanksgiving weekend). Anybody else in?
August 02, 2007
Don't Tread on the Beaver.
The inevitable war between Canada and Russia inches forward, with this stern warning to the world's most recent superpower: "Last month Ottawa said it would build up to eight patrol ships" !!!!!! That's right! Up to EIGHT!
Holy Molson, Batman!
Chelsea Clinton and her mom's presidential candidacy.
What Metahumans are operating in your area?
Marvel Comics vs. Science: 5 of the Most Absurd Superhero Origins
Newsfilter: Bridge collapses over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis. Hell, one of my most dear friends drove over 10 minutes before it happened.
August 01, 2007
Where's Molly? is a documentary about one man's search to find his sister, who'd been institutionalized nearly 40 years before. At the time, families regularly institutionalized children with a variety of disabilities on the advice of doctors and other 'experts.' [more inside]
Curious GWB A book for big kids.
'The Living Intestine' - As an underwater videographer, Jay Garbose has captured images for National Geographic and the Discovery Channel. But he had never seen anything like this before. "This is a first," he says, "and I've traveled and videoed all over the world.." [more inside]
CBS Reported Flight 93 Crashed Into Camp David.
Newly uncovered video footage compiled from CBS News reports on the day of September 11th, 2001 shows the news agency reporting that United Airlines Flight 93 had actually crashed into Camp David. These reports are extremely odd considering the fact that Camp David is approximately 90 miles away from Shanksville Pennsylvania in Somerset County where the official story states that the flight actually crashed.
Insane tinfoil hat paranoia? Or ...?
It is the dawning of the age of Aquarius, among others. Stellarium is a 3D star map that lets you zoom in, zoom out, go back and forth in time, track the stars and planets, and change from that pesky Greco-Roman Zodiac to the Inuit constellations to which you're more used to.
