If you live in New York, or plan to visit anytime soon, AND you like beer, this is for you: Beer Menus.com These guys have put together a database of bars and beer menus, mashed-up with Google maps to give you all the info you need to plan your next NYC Pub Crawl. Has anyone […]
I’m not talking about some fairies floating around in the mid-summer’s twighlight. Not those pixies… THE Pixies, one of my all-time favorite bands. The video below shows ballet dancers performing to “Where is My Mind”. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQr82kJrWTQ[/youtube]
In a study published last month, PLoS Medicine shows how the life expectancy of many US citizens has been declining over the last 20 years. The worst-off citizens are not showing the same benefits from medical science that those in higher income brackets seem to have. By analyzing statistics in various counties, the authors of […]
Fun, useless, picture for today: Transformers’ Optimus Prime rendered from tin cans. Call this a pro-recycling message. Link to desktop size image
It may not have the colorful aliens and rampant corruption of Mos Eisley, but it will be a SPACEPORT nonetheless. Scheduled for completion in 2010, Spaceport America, the world’s first commercial spaceport will open in New Mexico with Virgin Galactic as its primary tenant. Virgin Galactic has already collected $35 million from customers, and is […]
The title says it all. If you’re interested in why a monkey is riding a motorcycle, check out this Neatorama post describing the Indonesian practice of Topeng Monyet, a show for children where a trained monkey rides a bicycle. Neatorama: Monkey on a Mini Motorcycle [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Afz6oTHAbo[/youtube]
National Geographic has an article on the surprising evolution of lizards on an island off the coast of Croatia. Lizards Rapidly Evolve After Introduction to Island “In just a few decades the 5-inch-long (13-centimeter-long) lizards have developed a completely new gut structure, larger heads, and a harder bite, researchers say. In 1971, scientists transplanted five […]
Mike Stimpson takes photographs of Lego. And they are really good. Even better, he has staged recreations and reconstructions of some famous scenes . Mike Stimpson at RedBubble – Go here to see all of his photos. Ther acna all be purchased as prints, too. io9 has a brief post on Stimpson, with links to […]
This is a strange story. A man who received the heart of a suicide victim later commits suicide. Even stranger, hehad married the original heart-owner’s wife. “HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. – A man who received a heart transplant 12 years ago and later married the donor’s widow died the same way the donor did, authorities […]
I was reading through a really good blog (Indexed) that I was directed to from a great blog (Freakonomics) today and saw this gem of a title: I know you’re special. Now give me my fries.
