Daily Archives: 12 June 12, 2007

It gets pretty cute around the two minute mark.

As a child, I was slightly obsessed with Nintendo Duck Hunt. It was fantastic. Years later, I used my new obsession, knitting, to relive my Dunt Hunt days. Here’s the results, enjoy!! Notes: -sweater took just over a month of … Continue reading →

The creator of this map has had the interesting idea to break down that gigantic US GDP into the GDPs of individual states, and compare those to other countries’ GDP. What follows, is this slightly misleading map – misleading, because … Continue reading →

In 1983, 50 corporations controlled the vast majority of all news media in the U.S. At the time, Ben Bagdikian was called “alarmist” for pointing this out in his book, The Media Monopoly. In his 4th edition, published in 1992, … Continue reading →

When Hub Brown’s students first told him they loved “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” and sometimes even relied on it for news, he was, as any responsible journalism professor would be, appalled. Now he’s a “Daily Show” convert. “There … Continue reading →

For instance, here’s an anti-adoption website:  www.antiadoption.org. Adoption is not a benevolent institution at all. Rather, it is a capitalistic industry that employs the use of coercion, false promises, and secrecy to thrive. However, even many who acknowledge these problems … Continue reading →

When Dr Brady Barr decided to dress up as a crocodile, the disguise needed to be good. Otherwise he was in grave danger of being eaten by the real thing. The zoologist adopted his bizarre outfit in the hope of … Continue reading →

If you’re not already pounding the streets – and pounding your cellulite – with a pair of FitFlops, you’ll have to join the thousands in the queue for this summer’s must-have footwear. The innovative flip flops, dubbed ‘FitFlops’, are designed … Continue reading →

I’m not sure on the validity on this story. A dog looks at her three puppies, one of which is very much like a kitten at a villager’s home in Jiangyan, East China’s Jiangsu Province, June 10, 2007. Experts say a gene mutation contributed … Continue reading →

If the counter is counting down, then it’s around the 3:03 – 2:53 mark. UPDATE: As you may notice in the video, Bush’s wrist watch dropped at some point, but it has been confirmed that it was found by the … Continue reading →

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Largest island Largest lake Largest island in a lake Largest island in a lake on an island Largest lake on an island in a lake Largest lake on an island in a lake on an island Largest island in a … Continue reading →

I feel old since I don’t know hardly any of these.

It’s Friday night and Benny’s in the house – the house of God – and in Benny’s house no kids are allowed in the aisles, no talking during the anointing and, apart from an occasional “amen” and “hallelujah”, no chatter … Continue reading →