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Showing posts with label news. Show all posts
Showing posts with label news. Show all posts

Link roundup (Thomas P.M. Barnett edition)

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1. The current state of Iran . (All in all, pretty good news.) 2. Historically, the norm is for US Presidents to fire generals with grea...

Link roundup

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1. " A German court on Tuesday threw out the case of a schoolteacher against a pupil who allegedly tormented her by scrawling picture...

Helmet Girl (link roundup)

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Helmet Girl by Jeff Wall . And a few more links: 1. Seems like it would be pretty creepy to cut into this Mr. Clean cake . 2. These Disney...

Cute Creature from the Black Lagoon (link roundup)

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Creature from the Black Lagoon by Jimmy Pickering. It's one of several creatures that will be on display at the upcoming skellyopolis ...

Colorful Papercraft Monster (link roundup)

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More complicated than what I usually post, but you can download this vibrant monster paper toy here . And a few more links: 1. The reviews ...

Snowman paper toy (link roundup)

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A little more complicated than the papercraft projects I typically post, but it still looks doable. Papercraft snowman by Matt Hawkins . An...

A Bert to haunt your nightmares

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Seseame Street's resident demon, Bert, in his most terrifying form. High-res photo here . Here's a few more random links: 1. North...

Irony photographed

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Truck with flame decals, actually on fire. Photo found here . Here's a few more links: 1. Animated gif of Warblade helping a cat down...

"Child Molester" pops onto screen during weather forecast

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As this poor weatherman tries to forecast the weather, "Child molester" appears on the screen Via Soup Cans , which has a bit of i...

Soccer player has to be taken away by riot police after he receives a red card

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Andre Luis plays soccer for the Brazilian soccer team Botafogo , and does not react well to receiving penalties. Here's video of a rel...

There was an all-women Soviet bomber regiment called the Night Witches

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A Soviet all-woman bomber regiment was nicknamed the " Night Witches " (Nachthexen) by the Germans. The Night Witches flew 23,000...

When Corey Rich was 13, a teacher noticed that he had very capable biceps.

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"When Corey Rich was 13, a teacher noticed that he had very capable biceps." Best sentence I read today - - it's the first se...

Razor Shines back in Major League Baseball

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Razor Shines is back in the major leagues as third base coach for the NY Mets. Via . Here's a few more headlines that caught my eye: 1...

Smuggle alcohol into an event using the "Beerbelly" and" Winerack"

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In an article for The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, describes various ways he managed to defeat airport security in the US. At one point, he...

Video of Jessi Klein expressing her love for CNN's David Gergen

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Comedian Jessi Klein expressed her love for CNN's David Gergen in a blog post, and then was invited to express her sentiments in a video...

Headlines of the day

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1. Chimpanzee with baby tigers. Big gallery of adorable photos here . Via . 2. Want to catch terrorists? Set up a laundromat, send out ...

Prisoners use containers of mackerel as money, and other headlines of the day

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1. Since cigarettes are banned, prisoners use containers of mackerel as money. Link . 2. Store security guards have sex in their office, ...

Fearsome prehistoric duck of doom and other stories of the day

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1.Prehistoric duck had 16-foot wingspan, toothy ridges on its beak. Link . 2. Pro football player Richard Collier was shot 14 times and su...

Best magazine covers 2008, as chosen by the American Society of Magazine Editors

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Head over here to see the full list of magazine covers chosen by the American Society of Magazine Editors as the best of 2008, and head ove...

Legendary Japanese baseball player Sadaharu Oh had his stomach removed, plus other news of the day

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1. Sadaharu Oh had his entire stomach removed due to cancer. He hit 868 career homeruns in Japan. Link . Via . (Stomach toys on sale at...