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"There are two novels that can transform a bookish 14-year-kld’s life: The Lord of the Rings and..."

Sun, 30 Oct 2011 21:58:51 -0400

“There are two novels that can transform a bookish 14-year-kld’s life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish daydream that can lead to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood in which large chunks of the day are spent inventing ways to make real life more like a fantasy novel. The other is a book about orcs.”

- “The Value of Nothing” by Raj Pate (via vintageanchor)

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"…another reason campaign finance reform is completely necessary. Prints & more available..."

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:13:07 -0400

“…another reason campaign finance reform is completely necessary. Prints & more available at Society6! / Daily Drawing #957.”

- Millionaires

Best Amazon Review Ever

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 17:02:11 -0400

Best Amazon Review Ever

I Don’t even like surfing. This is mesmerizing

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 02:40:07 -0400

I Don’t even like surfing. This is mesmerizing

Motown Revival? | OnEarth Magazine

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:13:45 -0400

Motown Revival? | OnEarth Magazine

Best headline ever: Man with dead weasel, charged in assault.

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 17:14:22 -0400

Best headline ever: Man with dead weasel, charged in assault.

This webcomic is about what would happen if Peter Parker were...

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 11:56:02 -0400

This webcomic is about what would happen if Peter Parker were bitten by a radioactive Brown Recluse Spider (I’ll tell you one thing that would happen, hilarious Arachnid behavior would ensue).

This is, at least, an interesting idea

Fri, 27 May 2011 16:33:23 -0400

This is, at least, an interesting idea:

Senator Bernie Sanders (I) VT (I enjoy that Vermont has an independent Senator) has introduced a bill that would make all drugs generic and replace the incentive for R&D for the drug companies to a federal prize system (co-funded by insurance companies). It’s an interesting idea, is it not?

An Image from The Atlantic’s article showing some of the...

Wed, 25 May 2011 17:19:37 -0400

An Image from The Atlantic’s article showing some of the more beautiful and disturbing photos taken in Libya over the last couple months.

White River Flood. DeVallsBluff Arkansas The Moat. 5/8/11 (by...

Sat, 21 May 2011 12:14:25 -0400

White River Flood. DeVallsBluff Arkansas The Moat. 5/8/11 (by flathead2020)

This video is amazing! Eastern European, fat, magnetic children...

Fri, 20 May 2011 00:28:00 -0400

This video is amazing! Eastern European, fat, magnetic children are the wave of the future.

While on the topic of inhospitable corners of the Earth and the...

Fri, 13 May 2011 01:38:03 -0400

While on the topic of inhospitable corners of the Earth and the people that head off to them, here is Fridtjof Nansen. World class Nordic skier, polar explorer, biologist, oceanographer, naval architect, diplomat, Nobel Laureate, and humanitarian. Interestingly enough, his facial hair ranks about 9th in his list of lifetime achievements. Read his bio, it reads like fiction, but it’s true

A view from the Top of the World

Thu, 12 May 2011 19:41:58 -0400

A view from the Top of the World

It’s Everest Season! No matter how you feel about the...

Thu, 12 May 2011 12:45:57 -0400

It’s Everest Season! No matter how you feel about the commercialization of the highest place on Earth (if you feel anything about it at all), it is, without a doubt, some very compelling stuff. Man against Nature. Personal conflicts in tiny, freezing tents on mountainsides 5 miles above sea level. Egos nearly as big as the peaks themselves. And the whole time Sherpas (like Phurba Tashi pictured above) carrying loads as heavy as themselves up the mountain and sometimes carrying the clients back down, literally on their back.

Customized book side tables | Colossal

Thu, 12 May 2011 01:36:07 -0400

Customized book side tables | Colossal

Ikea Stonehenge

Sat, 07 May 2011 14:03:15 -0400

Ikea Stonehenge:

How to assemble a fine Henge.

I’m not sure what’s going on here, but this is...

Fri, 06 May 2011 17:40:05 -0400

I’m not sure what’s going on here, but this is adorable. Thank you BoingBoing

This is what it looks like to fall down a mountain.

Thu, 05 May 2011 18:09:32 -0400

This is what it looks like to fall down a mountain. :

Along with a solid demonstration of how to fall down a mountain, wait until the end when you learn how to attempt to catch a snowmobile that is also falling down a mountain.

Oscar-nominated photojournalist and filmmaker Tim Hetherington...

Thu, 21 Apr 2011 11:59:41 -0400

Oscar-nominated photojournalist and filmmaker Tim Hetherington was killed while covering the fighting between rebels and pro-Gaddafi forces in Misrata, Libya, on April 20, 2011. In October 2010, Hetherington had sat down with LIFE.com to talk about his latest work, a book about the five months he spent with U.S. soldiers at a remote outpost in Afghanistan between 2007 and 2009 — experiences that were the basis of the award-winning film Restrepo. The Pictures are at the same time humorous, scary, sad, and starkly beautiful. Take a look at them.

The 11th Plague? Why People Drink Sweet Wine on Passover - The Atlantic

Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:46:45 -0400

The 11th Plague? Why People Drink Sweet Wine on Passover - The Atlantic