An American Self-Portrait
This new series looks at contemporary American culture through the austere lens of statistics. Each image portrays a specific quantity of something: fifteen million sheets of office paper (five minutes of paper use); 106,000 aluminum cans (thirty seconds of can consumption) and so on. My hope is that images representing these quantities might […]

Guard dogs protecting a fruit orchard in Malaysia have met their match — a 7.1-metre-long (23-ft-long) python that swallowed at least 11 hounds before it was finally discovered by villagers.
The snake was almost long enough to span the width of a tennis court and as thick as a tree trunk.

In an interview, Nancy Pelosi also said she was puzzled by what she considered the president’s minimalist explanation for his confidence in the new surge of 21,500 U.S. troops that he has presented as the crux of a new “way forward” for U.S. forces in Iraq.
“He’s tried this two times — it’s failed twice,” the […]

Samsung’s latest washing machine is gilded, gold plated and in deep rich jewel colours.
If you can afford a gold-plated washing machine, can’t you afford to have someone do it for you?   And if you are having someone do it for you, would you want the maid to use a gold-plated washing […]

This is the most pissed-off and snarky anti-best list I’ve seen in a long time. This list takes no prisoners, and dumps on the left, the right, and everyone in between.
http://buffalobeast.com/113/50_most_loathsome_2006.htm

OK, the bathroom is amazing.     But check out the other rooms in this link.
The next place I have is totally going to have the Space Invader Blik decals!

I think that other than oil companies, pharmaceutical companies are the epitome of the “big evil corporation” in this world (and I’ve worked for two of them!). Here’s some more grist for the mill:
In a recent study, researchers at the University of Alberta Department of Medicine have shown that an existing small, relatively […]

Wow, I wasn’t really sure why the obesity rates in this country were skyrocketing, but then I saw this breakfast menu for a K-12 school (I’m posting the Google cache, since I think the site has been MeFied).
Orange Juice, Pancake/Sausage on a Stick Hot Buttered Syrup, OR Honey Nut Chex, Toast, White/ Chocolate Milk
(Yes, […]

See, I made a funny there.    I was saying “Wow!” while also saying the abbreviation for World of Warcraft at the same time.  I’ll just wait here until you stop cracking up.
OK.
Anyway, here is the wow I am referring to:   Blizzard sends along the latest subscriber milestone for World of WarCraft, announcing […]