No, No and Thice NO! Paddington Bear has been forced to give up his beloved marmalade sandwiches in favour of the Devil's own toe-jam Marmite. WTF!

Curious George: TV miniseries? My wife and I finished off Deadwood. Now our TV is lonely and depression has set in. Any recommendations for a good TV or movie series that runs more than 5-10 hours? Can torrents be found for some of the more obscure stuff?

Why Harvard Wants You To Be Unhealthily Thin. A big problem with elite institutions is that, for years on end, people in such places can abuse their positions by saying things that aren't true, before anyone whose opinion counts notices. A particularly clear example of this is provided by the Harvard School of Public Health, which for many years has been pushing a phony claim with great success. The story is simple: That it's well-established scientific fact that being "overweight"--that is, having a body mass index figure of between 25 and 30--is, in the words of Harvard professors Walter Willett and Meir Stampfer, "a major contributor to morbidity and mortality."

Happy Conception Day! The Governor of Ulyanovsk, Russia has decreed Sept. 12 a Day of Conception and is giving couples time off from work to procreate.

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French Prints from 1910 which depict life in the year 2000

The software awards scam No one's posted anything today, so here's something new to read. more inside

Phil Spector's Murder Trial Goes To the Jury. Spector, a famous American record producer, is no stranger to controversy. Will he be found innocent or guilty? more inside

The Secret of Invisibility Science may not have given us the flying car, but for a price, the secret of invisibility is within your grasp. more inside

Test the Nation: Watch Your Language. Last night, people across Canada did a test of the Queen's* English. I did well until I hit the last section on word origins (and suffice to say the good people of Coquitlam could stand to hire an image consultant). And I was miffed that on a test of Canadian English, the CBC misspelled tuque. For shame, CBC! (*Queen of Canada, obv.)

Mirin Dajo: Human Marvel - (WARNING: contains photographs which show apparently unharmed man, shirtless, with a fencing rapier THRUST thru his body - no blood) Dutch Fakir Mirin Dajo was a rather extraordinary gentleman. In 1947, at the Corso Theatre in Zurich, he allowed an assistant to plunge a fencing foil right through his body. The foil appeared to have pierced several vital organs and yet he remained relatively unharmed. He was able to repeat this feat multiple times, apparently at will. more inside

Sunglasses with hidden camera make you the ultimate pervert! Just think of all the possibilities! I think the MPAA is going to hate these. A lot.

A one minute trip down memory lane Pepsi Blue? more inside

America’s Guardian Myths. [Via blueglow.]

Madeline L'Engle RIP Madeline L'Engle, one of the most amazing children's book writers of ours or any other time, died on Thursday. She wrote the incredible "A Wrinkle in Time" and subsequent associated books, featuring Meg, Calvin, Mrs. Who, Mrs. Which, Mrs. Whatsit, and Charles Murray. My world is a smaller, sadder place today.

Your Swingin' Pad is a Flickr collection of interior design photos from various decades you won't want to miss. The thumbnail gallery itself looks like an oriental rug.

That's no moon! Long and detailed article on the pre-digital era effects used in Star Wars and Close Encounters. Geek out!

Cassette Tape Skeleton A skeleton made out of casette tapes

PinUpPost - Modern Pinups Daily

Sisters keep mother's body in fridge for ten years - and visit her every weekend.