May 23, 2008

Navel lint, nail clippings, hair clippings... [second link is youtube]

May 22, 2008

Mobile Museum of Gem Sweaters - the label does not lie, this is GLAMORE.

May 14, 2008

The first group of Britian's "X-Files" were just released to the public by the British Ministry of Defence. Over the next three or four years, 160 files will be handed over to the National Archives. Happy hunting!

May 13, 2008

When Nixon Met Elvis. Topics discussed: anti-American Beatles, drugs, and hippies. Don't miss the Commemorative WWII Colt 45 that Elvis gave Nixon. Good times!

May 01, 2008

Memristors Coming soon: PCs that start up instantly, laptops that retain sessions after the battery dies, or mobile phones that can last for weeks without needing a charge? more inside

April 23, 2008

Apitherapy in Indonesia. Perhaps a very promising MS treatment, such as The Bee Lady promotes? A National Geographic episode of bee sting therapy heats up the debate as to whether bees have souls or not. Just don't try to steal a hive. Bzzzzzzzz...

April 03, 2008

Coprolites found in an Oregon cave lie to rest the theory that Clovis people were the first humans to inhabit the "Americas". So much for Captain Picard being the "grandfather" of all "Americans"... more inside

April 01, 2008

The Indian Wars are not over. Back in December, the "Lakotah Freedom Delegation" visited numerous embassies in Washington DC to announce the unilateral withdrawal from treaties with the US, and to declare the independence of the Republic of Lakotah. more inside

March 18, 2008

A Life 4 Sale Ian is fed up with his life, and is ready to sell it all. So he says... [youtube]

November 19, 2007

Curious George: Attack Cat Our young cat, adopted from the ASPCA earlier this year, has taken a new liking to "stalking" my wife. more inside

November 08, 2007

A pair of researchers conclude that people unconsciously opt for things that begin with their initials. The working document, Moniker Maladies: When Names Sabotage Success can be downloaded here. more inside

October 19, 2007

Bullets silence one of the South African apartheid regime's most outspoken critics. Peace, Lucky Dube... *sigh*

October 04, 2007

Free Burma October 4th is International Bloggers' Day for Burma more inside

September 12, 2007

Sooner pulls testicles out of a Longhorn.

August 02, 2007

Newsfilter: Bridge collapses over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis. Hell, one of my most dear friends drove over 10 minutes before it happened.

July 26, 2007

Four endangered mountain gorillas were found shot dead inside a national park in the Democratic Republic of Congo. (Warning: graphic images of gorilla bodies). What's wrong with people...

July 18, 2007

And you think your bed is uncomfortable? This five-part video series from Balls Deep explores the sewers of Bogotá and the street "kids" who reside within them in order to evade death squads and social cleansing. Via [Flash, risqué clothing ad between clips, vbs.tv main site possibly NSFW due to snippets of nudity, YMMV, so on...] more inside

June 27, 2007

The CIA's "Family Jewels" document was released to the National Security Archive yesterday, 15 years after the Archive filed a Freedom of Information request for the documents. The document consists of almost 700 pages of responses from CIA employees to a 1973 directive from Director of Central Intelligence James Schlesinger asking them to report activities they thought might be inconsistent with the Agency's charter. more inside

May 23, 2007

Need a hug? Amma Tour is coming near you soon! The "Mother of all Huggers", Amma, gives hugs (not drugs) in her Darshan ceremonies. Who needs a neti pot anyways... more inside

May 02, 2007

Curious George: Violence - Are acts of violence committed by young adolescents a new phenomenon? Specifically, it seems that the frequency of attacks against homeless individuals has increased in recent times. Or is this something that has always happened, but was never reported by news outlets? more inside
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