I had no idea who the other medallist was. (Or why there was one left handed salute and one right handed). more inside

Stayin' alive, stayin' alive.....

Abortion is now legal in the state of Victoria, Australia, after a 35 year campaign to remove it from the Crimes Act. Described by the Archbishop of Melbourne as an unprecedented attack on the freedom to hold and exercise fundamental religious beliefs, the Catholic Church, which operates 15 hospitals in Victoria, singled out for particular opposition a section requiring a doctor who was against abortion to provide a referral for their patient. more inside

A real laugh riot - Denver police release commemorative t-shirt.

But they managed to avoid that annoying autolist generation thingy...

It walks, it walks!!

The Last Supper - now with eels. Once thought to be bread or lamb, a new theory has it that the Last Supper shows the (supposedly super trendy for the time) combination of eels and orange slices on the table. more inside

Molecules with attitude. Really big virus gets infected by much smaller virus.

Chick in pen and ink - one hour per day, one drawing. Chicken! bit ominous that the last portrait is a Christmas chicken...

He was working as an alternative medicine practitioner - complete with moustache and big white beard - in Belgrade. On the run for 13 years Radovan Karadzic is, strike that, was, Europe's most wanted, accused of responsibility for the deaths of 200,000 people and driving almost 2 million people from their homes.

Yoshiyuki Iwase - a Japanese photographer, best known for his pictures of ama, women who dove for seaweed for the few days of the year when water temperatures were bearable and the tides favourable. more inside

Dwelling crankily on old wounds. That's the criticism of the bishop organising World Youth Day to being asked about the Catholic Church's treatment of the Foster family. more inside

The 48 Laws of Power . The book has been around for a while. An interview with the author.

Eagle and Dragon - Part One. Part Two - Detroit and Part Three - Chongqing. Comparing the US and China, part *very large number*. Part one is pretty skippable but the other two are worth looking at. (Phrasing deliberately chosen to emphasise the photography in each.)

Paperbark - moving in. Australia, not just a victim anymore. The paperbark, Melaleuca quinquenervia, is listed as a noxious pest in the USA and several US states. It's particularly problematic in Florida and Hawaii. Take that rest of the world!

Oh my...

A monumental enema. The bronze syringe bulb, which weighs 800 pounds and is held by three angels, was unveiled at the Mashuk-Akva Term spa, the spa's director said Thursday.

Up to 15,000 prints and negatives in yellow crates. In 1984 Kulwant Roy left them to Aditya Arya. And last December, Aditya opened them. more inside

Someone thought that this was a good idea. Hmmmmm. There's a thread over here where a lot of comments are falling into the "what's the big deal?" category. more inside

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