“You’re not gonna use the pink ball. We’re not gonna let you do that. Not on camera. Friends don’t let friends use pink balls.” (Via Cynical-C) Click Here to Read Boing Boing by Mark Frauenfelder Tweet
The Guardian newspaper has an obituary on the death of Basil Copper, the British author of the Lovecraftian mythos novel The Great White Space (1974) and much else. This novel seems regarded as a pinnacle of mythos fiction and was republished a few weeks ago as an official budget-price Kindle ebook (warning: plot spoilers early[...]
The Samsung Galaxy S3 LTE launch on T-Mobile has been nothing short of bizarre.Gotta Be Mobile Click Here to Read Google Alerts – bizarre by Tweet
This episode starts with the next part of Stanley’s journey, where he takes the first step on the way home. The main feature today, is the first part of one of Lovecraft’s most loved stories: “The Shadow Over Innsmouth”. Download the show . http://archive.org/download/CthulhuPodcastEpisode149/CEP149.mp3 Click Here to Read Cthulhu by Tweet
Much of the food that fills your dinner plate can only be produced with the help of a highly managed insect species: the western honey bee. Many farmers actually rent commercial colonies to unleash on their fields when the crops are in bloom. Such pollination services rake in $ 14 billion a year in the United[...]
Much of the food that fills your dinner plate can only be produced with the help of a highly managed insect species: the western honey bee. Many farmers actually rent commercial colonies to unleash on their fields when the crops are in bloom. Such pollination services rake in $ 14 billion a year in the United[...]
Author: Samuel Marolla Includes three stories: Black Tea, Crocodiles and The Janara. The first two stories were previously published in hard copy (in Italian) in the collection Malarazza (Epix Mondadori, 2009), while the last one, The Janara, was published by the author in 2011 in ebook. This new edition offers a fully revised English version[...]
This 1919 French laxative ad promises that it will set lose a cadre of tiny sewage workers who will personally scour your colon of impacted poop. Butt Pirates Click Here to Read Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow Tweet
Sure, your brain is a wonder. But some cognitive scientists argue that without the help of your body, your brain would be nowhere. Click Here to Read Mind Brain by Tweet
Happy Birthday HPL! Howie Phil was born August 20, 1890 and if he were alive today would be 119 years old! How do you like them apples? This week we talk about The White Ship and how you can never get enough of moonbeam bridges. Check out some sweet 60′s Psychedelic action with the band[...]
Despite being closely related, hovering hummingbirds and gliding swifts evolved markedly different wing shapes and flight characteristics, ruffling the feathers of scientists trying to understand when the birds’ lineages diverged. However a newly identified fossil of the birds’ common ancestor is helping paleontologists piece together the shared past of swifts and hummingbirds. The fossil —[...]
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