Animals Buzz If you see this heading your way, it may already be too late.
Culture Buzz Umm, it's basically a knife through his neck. For the faint of heart, don't click.
Culture Buzz Terrifying and tragic. The man with the hatchet is dying of kidney disease but can't afford the treatment to save his life. He held this man hostage in a desperate bid to get money for the procedure. Fortunately the standoff was resolved peacefully.
Culture Buzz Ouch. The Muslim world this past week observed Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar. The 10th day of Muharram is Ashura, when Shi'ite Muslims mourn the death of the grandson of the Prophent Mohammed. Very devout Shi'ites cut and whip themselves into a bloody froth in observance. Here are photos of Ashura from Pakistan, Afghanistan and India. WARNING: Graphic images.
Tech Buzz A new Made by Hand mini-doc about Brooklyn knifemaker Joel Bukiewicz. With so much love going into each handcrafted knife, you better not put one of these in the dishwasher. (via thisismadebyhand.com)
Culture Buzz Another in our Pulitzer-winning series, Hilariously Understated Police Report Theater. Meet Gloria Perez. Gloria and her friend were arrested in Florida for possession of a controlled substance without a prescription (among many other charges). Police found a Walgreens' worth of pain killers on the duo after they were pulled over by Deputy John Poole. Now take it away, police report!
Celebrity Buzz As he's being interviewed by TMZ, a man who doesn't like the outfit worn by Victor Rey from Dr. 90210 pulls out a knife. Look, we all hate the cast of Dr. 90210, but violence is not the answer.
Clips from the 1994 Mexican film “Herencia Diabolica,” about an enchanted doll that comes to life in the form of an evil midget clown. Here are a few clips to provide nightmare fuel for the clown car stuffed with your every phobia.
Culture Buzz An ivory cross that converts into a pistol and dagger, smuggled out of Germany during WWII. It's currently up for auction and is perfect for all your Twilight-related spree killing needs.
Instead of actually designing a set of knives to match their individual purposes, designer Mia Schmallenbach turned to math to tell her what shape they should be. The beautiful Meeting set is the result of drawing a diagram based on the Fibonacci sequence and almost literally joining the dots.
A gorilla at the Calgary Zoo picked up a knife, played with it a little, then threatened another gorilla with it in front of a crowd of onlookers yesterday. The Gorilla knew exactly where to hold the knife, and spent some time examining it before another gorilla approached, at which time he pointed the knife at the other gorilla. Eventually the gorilla returned the knife to where he found it and zookeepers took it away.
TV Buzz A former contestant on the television show “Wife Swap,” Czerniawski stabbed her husband, Charles, over Memorial Day weekend after he became suspicious of her and a close male friend.
I had never heard of the mythical splayd before seeing this important Venn diagram. But it is a beautiful, beautiful thing. Why do they even bother making other kinds of cutlery?
Food Buzz Part fork, part spoon, part knife, this hybrid is the latest addition for your toolbox of cutlery. The spork should be ashamed of itself for neglecting the missing utensil of the culinary trinity.