This is the best tumbleweed ever. Scotland has been hit by Hurricane Bawbag's 80 mph winds, causing damage and runaway trampolines. (via stuffistolefromtheinternet.com)

upnextstudios about 5 months ago

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Amina Arraf, proprietor of the blog “A Gay Girl In Damascus,” is a 25-year-old activist whose heartbreaking tales of oppression at the hands of the Syrian government made her an international symbol of human rights. Amina Araf, as was revealed over the weekend, is also a figment of the overheated imagination of a 40-year-old American by the name of Tom MacMaster. MacMaster, a grad student at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, honed his creative fiction on dating websites. His stunt has triggered outrage from authentic activists the world over who say he jeopardized the lives of gay people within Syria.

Gavon Laessig about 11 months ago

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Footage and audio of King George VI, subject of “The King's Speech” in which he was played by Colin Firth, addressing a large crowd in Scotland. It's a fascinating exhibit of the numerous speech impediments that plagued George throughout his life. Poor guy. The halting stammer gets really bad at about the two minute mark.

Gavon Laessig about a year ago

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A group a Scottish artists have created a robot band-in-a-box called Cybraphon. The mood of the music being played changes based on real-time searches on how well received the Cybraphon is by people online.

Tanner Ringerud about 2 years ago

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