Flares into Darkness

A bit of Japanese weirdness to help you over hump day. Try not to spend too much time trying to figure out what that probe was th...

In this Stratfor article George Friedman turns his attention to France. He points out that French power was hemmed in first by England...

Larger version at Gizmodo  We think of Earth being the water planet, and at its surface it is. However, it is but a very thin sheen of ...

Click to enlarge I present -- the Time and Newsweek covers combined, with Sandra Fluke tossed in for good measure. Helloooooo visitors...

Monday morning, start of the workweek blues by Miles Davis & John Lee Hooker.  

Source: The spirit photographs of William Hope To the right is a picture by the early 20th century medium William Hope. It purports to b...

The Answer, by Bei Dao Debasement is the password of the base, Nobility the epitaph of the noble. See how the gilded sky is covered W...

Scientists generally have held that culture is unique to humans. That said, there has been mounting evidence of differing behaviors...

In this Stratfor article Scott Stewart examines the various bits and pieces of information we know about recent terrorist activity and con...

Dance the weekend away with Pink Martini.  

The above video is of a local Colorado reporter interviewing Romney. She starts by asking about gay marriage and civil unions, moves on to ...

I know summer is upon us so dog sledding is a bit out of season, but none the less I'll continue my endless series of mini-ca...

Greetings meat sacks, it is I -- The Robotolizer -- here to share my robot wisdom and insights with you,  my dimwitted human budd...

A hump day reminder that things could be worse. Workers stuff decks of cards into boxes in a Chinese factory.  

With the election of Vladamir Putin to his 3rd term as Russian President, George Friedman once again discusses how Putin managed to consol...

Via Open Culture  

Click any image to enlarge I'm not sure how I missed this new sport for as long as I did, but somehow it slipped past me. As the web...

Monday morning, start of the workweek blues with Big Mamma Thornton fronting Muddy Waters' band.  

Click on any image to enlarge Art Lebedev Studios has created Chemicus , a tea service based on a chemistry set and with an old Russian ...