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If Calvin Took Ritalin (A Tragedy In Four Panels)
Likely to bring a tear to the eye of any Calvin And Hobbes fan. (Source unknown, but has appeared in a number of variations and…
Yuri’s Night 2010, The World Space Party
Yuri’s Night 2010 is a worldwide celebration of the first orbit around the Earth by Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. It takes place each year on…
Scientists Successfully Teach Gorilla About Death
Scientists Successfully Teach Gorilla It Will Die Someday
Grand Canyon South Rim, Grandview Point
photos by Scott Beale As we drove across the United States last week, we stopped at the Grand Canyon while traveling through Arizona. We arrived…
VaultPress, A Backup Service For WordPress Blogs
Automattic has just launched VaultPress (currently in beta), a new premium backup service for self-hosted WordPress blogs. I think it’s an excellent idea and I…
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
Here’s the trailer for “Scott Pilgrim vs. The World”, based on the comic by Bryan Lee O’Malley. Scott Pilgrim’s life is so awesome. He’s 23…
“Doubtful Comforts”, An Innovative 3D Music Video Requires No Special Glasses
Living up to their name, A Nice Idea Every Day (the Berlin based duo of Vivien Weyrauch and Fabian Röttger) directed this innovative music video…
Barack Obama Looking at Awesome Things
Dean Trippe has posted a wonderful galley of photos featuring Barack Obama Looking at Awesome Things. via Super Punch
Bakon Vodka
Bakon Vodka, a superior quality potato vodka with a savory bacon flavor. We start with a superior quality potato vodka. Made from Idaho potatoes, it…
MoMA Adds The @ Symbol To Collection
The Department of Architecture and Design at MoMA in NYC recently acquired the @ symbol for its collection. The @ symbol was used by Ray…