Archive
June 23, 2011
Cats In History
First we had cats narrating history, and now, here's a collection of photographs of cats throughout the 1800s and 1900s.
9 Historically Exquisite Artificial Limbs
Steampunk fans will be totally jealous of some of these. Long before titanium alloy and shock absorbing springs, medicine used gears and interlocking parts to give back independence to victims of amputation.
No Strings Attached
Something seems a little sketchy about this offer.
Hip Hop Violin
First extreme cellos, and now this? More please!
Flesh-Eating Cocaine
An outbreak of flesh-eating disease in Los Angeles and New York has been linked to cocaine that's been cut with levamisole, a veterinary medicine used to deworm livestock. Levamisole is known to rot off human skin, especially--as these photos illustrate--around the ears and nose. The Russians don't get to have all the flesh-eating narcotics fun. More at ABC News. WARNING: Gross.
10 Brands That Will Die This Year
24/7 Wall St. has released their annual list of business brands that they predict won't survive to see the next year. Admit it. You thought Myspace was already dead. Find out exactly why these brands are doomed to perish by 2012 over at 24/7 Wall St.
A (Very) Incomplete History Told By Cats
What am I that I would compile this? Covering roughly a thousand years of history in nine photos.
The Fight For Marriage Equality In New York State In Pictures
We won!!!!!!!!!!! Here's a photo essay of how we got there. Yeah, New York!!!!!!
The Most British Headline Ever
"Punters in the pub opposite find it highly amusing watching the greedy blighter make off with my crisps. So I took them off the bottom two shelves which I thought would fox him." I love all of this.
I Like My Meth Teacher
All my teacher ever did was read to us. Lame.
First Stills From The Hobbit
Back to the Shire! Can we all just agree to make "Ian McKellen Is Wonderful" after this one? It can just be three hours of listening to him talk.
Gay Marriage Proposal At A Kylie Minogue Concert
The gayest place you could POSSIBLY propose.
Pottermore Revealed
J.K. Rowling has announced the latest addition to the Harry Potter universe.
The Flip Flask
Tired of the wine rack and the beer belly? Meet the flip flask! An even classier way to sneak alcohol into all of those forbidden zones. It's also preferable if you enjoy your drinks with a side of sand.
