Culture Buzz William Blum at Foreign Policy Journal put together this handy guide to the C.I.A.'s foreign policy efforts since the end of World War II.
Politics Buzz Were they talking about the cargo terror plot in this meeting on January 31st?
Do people want to live in your home town? Or your adopted home town? See for yourself.
Business Buzz The farthest distance between any two locations nationwide is 145 miles, from Meadow Valley to Glad Valley in South Dakota. And that's just criminal.
Science Buzz Artist Richard Morden imagines the supercontinent Pangaea.
Adult film outfit Pink Visual has plans to build a bunker in case the Mayans were right about 2012. This way, those post-apocalyptic survivors will still have porn to keep them company instead of cockroaches. Bless you, Pink Visual.
Because LOTR fans should pay more attention to the female form. $100 at Black Milk Clothing.
You don't have to go to Amsterdam for decriminalized marijuana. But in some states you could sit in jail for your first offense. What's your state's attitude on weed?
Interesting infographic breaking down the nationalities of villains in military-themed video games. China is quickly becoming the global boogeyman of choice. And apparently developers don't find New Zealand very threatening.
There is no South American Disney Princess. They need to get on that.
A map showing what food best represents each state, relying strictly on stereotype rather than any cartographic surveying. To be fair, Utah does love green Jell-o.
http://kottke.org/10/12/north-american-english-dialect-map
Massive and detailed dialect map of North America.
An interactive map that charts the brutal landscape of metal music, where you can listen to tracks ranging from punk to black metal to grunge. It's incredibly thorough and easy to use. Here there be monsters of rock.
All those complicated music metaphors have been simplified into the perfect chart.
A map in California's Main Street Railroad Station reveals the state's racist secrets. (via)
Made as a gift for Flickr user theindigobunting's 3 year old nephew who loves New York subway maps. The custom map has all the toddler's favorite spots.