Shhh, Listen — Rare Soundscapes of Vanishing Habitats.

The Curse of the African Grey.

MY KIND OF PEOPLE "Zeitgeist" and "paradigms" in the same paragraph. Irresistible! And that pic is just like the framed portrait of my son I have displayed (as prominently as his brows) upon my mantle. :D

Now we know what happened to the nose of the Sphinx... more inside

Crazy shit on a skateboard (skip ahead to about the two minute mark) plus skateboarding on the autobahn not to mention skiing down an escalator. via

History's Ten Most Terrifying Contraceptives . Don't buy that? How about sneezing? Or stewed onions!!! No wonder Herodotus wept! Back in the day we used fennel under our flannel. Best be takin' some precautions. need I say may be NSFW in certain prissy offices?

Interactive *Table of Elements* Clicking on an element uses QuickTime to show samples of mixed media animation produced by Curious Pictures, New York. It's an interesting demo, I think, from an animation house that uses everything from CGI to stop motion. more inside