[In case it needs to be said: I don't agree with every word of everything I link to. --L.]
- Own a piece of uniquely weird art — and help a child in South Africa [Art]
- [io9]
Lauren Beukes' novel Zoo City is about criminals from all over the world who are bonded with their own weird animal familiars. And some amazing artists have created these unique animal-familiar-themed figurines, to raise money for South African children.
- Pat Buchanan: Judge Walker Struck Down Prop 8 Because He's Gay
- I wonder if Pat Buchanan thinks that Ronald Reagan had a secret gay agenda? Buchanan along with other conservatives are blaming their loss on California's Proposition 8 on Judge Vaughn Walker's homosexuality.
- Rachel Maddow: Prop 8 Case Relied on Two Witnesses Tied to George Rekers
- [Crooks and Liars]
Rachel Maddow reports on the horrid case put forward by the proponents of Proposition 8 who relied on only two witnesses to testify to support their case, both of whom relied on the writings of George [caught hiring male prostitute] Reker for their testimony.
[video and transcript]
- What Is Subjectivity in Women's History?
- [About.com Women's History]
The term "subjectivity" appears in some writings about women's history. What does "subjectivity" in women's history mean? Here's an explanation, along with a couple of comments by women historians …
- Balanced Pair
- [Daily Squee - Cute Baby Animals]
[Yin-yang husky puppies! -L]
- You Brought Me a Present!
- [Daily Squee - Cute Baby Animals]
Aw, thanks for the gift, what is it… A beta version of Firefox? :/ No thanks!
- Indiana Jones? Archaeologist kills rampaging polar bear
- [A Blog About History - Sevaan Franks]
…two archaeologists investigating Nazi meteorological stations in Greenland were attacked by a polar bear.
[I am not making this up. -L]
- WikiLeaks Posts Huge Encrypted File To Web
- [Science News]
Online whistle-blower WikiLeaks has posted a huge encrypted file named "Insurance" to its website, sparking speculation that those behind the organization may be prepared to release more classified information if authorities interfere with them.
- Need a new logo? Use this flowchart to decide
- [FlowingData]
This flowchart from Watermark Design helps you decide if you need a new logo. Oddly enough all paths lead to Watermark's logo design services. That is unless you think designers have no concept of reality and scream when someone tells you art is important to business, and you happen to be an international spy.
- Can Science Be Justified?
- [Science News]
Although we carry out induction all the time, and although all our knowledge of the world depends crucially on it, there are severe problems in our understanding of it.
- Picture of the day: the smallest monkey in the world
- [New Scientist]
One of the smallest primates in the world – not a gremlin – has been confiscated after being found inside the clothes of a Peruvian citizen
- Space Photos This Week: "Moontrail," Sun Eruption, More
- [National Geographic News]
The crescent moon sets over Iran, plasma bursts from the sun, an island makes waves in the sky, and more in the week's best space pictures.
- Back to the Future trilogy timelines
- [FlowingData]
- Education and diet are key to beating dementia
- [New Scientist]
Eliminating depression and diabetes, as well as eating two portions of fruit and veg each day will reduce risk of dementia, a new study has found
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