Curious George: Obscure Costume Ideas We're having a "Come as your favorite obscure pop culture reference" Halloween party, and I'm looking for some costume ideas. more inside

Cats. In sinks. more inside

Formerly one of the sacred flowers of local Buddhism in Yunnan Collection of rare and interesting species from China, Myanmar (Burma), Vietnam and India. The Musella lasiocarpa is of the longest blooming flowers in the world. It's considered a banana plant from Yunnan and the Himalaya. more inside

Aerial Photographs of Mexico City seen @ Cynical-C Blog

Someone had this bright idea. I'm just waiting for them to make a fly-eater toilet.

Christopher Xavier Brodeur wants to be mayor of New York City. He has some, er, unusual proposals which he intends to enact if elected. Like outlawing four-legged tables. And mandating that all bathroom doors in NYC open outwards. And making organ donation mandatory. [Warning: link contains extremely long rants that may be thoroughly disconnected to reality.]

Lost From Midland. West Texas wishes to reclaim the folks who fled to the bigger cities of Texas, and this is how they are trying to do it. Census facts on Midland. [via The Austinist] more inside