The Last Days of the Magic Carpet (PICS) www.flickr.com — This mini golf course closed after about 50 years in Tucson on Speedway Blvd. Members of the group Vanishing Tucson got permission to visit it one last time to photo document the statues before they are razed.More... (Golf) |
Intentionally Demented: 15 Twisted Children's Toys [PICS] weburbanist.com — What comes to mind when someone mentions stuffed animals? For most of us words like 'cute' & 'cuddly' or maybe 'kids' & 'toys' come to mind. For these photographers and product designers, however, words like 'twisted' & 'disturbing' or even 'demented' and 'deranged' are perhaps more fitting.More... (Pets & Animals) |
www.flickr.com — If you are looking at the ground and/or your hair covers your eyes and you are in an ironic depression listening to Dashboard...right this way!More... (Odd Stuff) |
Astronomy Picture of the Day: Sideways Galaxy apod.nasa.gov — Galaxy NGC 3628, similar in size to our own Milky Way, is oriented...well, sideways. More... (Space) |
Wild 100 Guide: Fast Facts and Photos of 100 Wild Animals animal.discovery.com — Know the facts and view photos of the true wild.More... (Pets & Animals) |
Horse Doing a Perfect somersault [pics] www.dailymail.co.uk — After the saddle slipped from underneath jockey Anna-Katharina Bromann, her mount Schattenlady crashed into the safety rails, unseating the jockey. She then went on to perform a dramatic somersault, to the amazement of race-goers. And amazingly, both horse and jockey emerged from the acrobatics unscathed. More... (Pets & Animals) |
sportsillustrated.cnn.com — (2) Quinton "Rampage" Jackson vs. Wanderlei Silva - Rampage is 0-2 against Silva, yet the coach on season 7 of The Ultimate Fighter has referred to his foe as "The Chump Murderer" -- a clear sign of a rivalry.More... (Other Sports) |
www.chicagotribune.com — Check out this photogallery!More... (Television) |
Awesome Panoramas: Earthquake Destruction in U.S. early1900s memory.loc.gov — Genuinely great photos from Library of Congress Archive: San Francisco 1906 earthquake; also 1919 Texas cyclone. Shots cover huge panoramas of destruction (need to scroll across pics to get full POV). Pics give real sense of power, impact, destruction. More... (General Sciences) |
Look What They Sell on the Streets in Italy, Openly! [PIC] www.flickr.com — Sorrento, Italy - storefronts. Warez? More... (Tech Industry News) |
The Scale of the American Ecomomy [img] flickr.com — GDP of the world's top economies expressed as US GSP regions.More... (Business & Finance) |
Beast To Be Featured In The Prequel 'Magneto' latinoreview.com — "But I also noticed a photograph of a young looking Beast leaping through the air. Not a drawing, although it could have been computer generated, but an actual photo. "What's this?" "This is young Beast from the prequel they're gonna be doing. Magneto.""More... (Movies) |
colorwar2008.com — Color Wars invited readers to choose a childhood photograph of themselves and recreate the scene. Here are the results.More... (People) |
85% of Americans Want a Presidential Debate on Science richarddawkins.net — A new poll (charts, pdf, 3.1mb) shows that 85% of U.S. adults agree that the presidential candidates should participate in a debate on how science can be used to tackle America's major challenges. The poll found no difference between Democrats and Republicans on this question.More... (Political News) |