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The Psychology of Jon Stewart
Posted on July 27, 2010 | 2 CommentsThe following is a brief arm-chair analysis of one of the most personable and popular public figures of our time. No, that's not an over-statement. -
What’s got two wings and a corkscrew penis? This guy!
Posted on February 25, 2010 | No CommentsA fascinating article about sexual-conflict evolution in ducks. -
Alvin York in his own words
Posted on January 29, 2010 | No CommentsA personal account by Sgt Alvin York of that time he single-handedly captured 132 armed Germans in World War I. -
Goddam
Posted on September 28, 2009 | No CommentsInterest.co.nz have investigated a disturbing case of dehydrated calves on the largest privately owned farm in New Zealand. The farmers were fined a few hundred dollars. Fuck that. The footage is likely to upset you. Nice work, Bernard Hickey and Bryan Spondre. -
You MADE me?! You made ME?!
Posted on September 23, 2009 | No CommentsThe leaked FBI transcript between Rahm Emanuel and Rod Blagojevich (pronounced “Blagojevich”) is highly entertaining. BLAGO: Hey, come on Rahm, let’s not act like I’m a stranger here. EMANUEL: Did I call you a stranger? If I thought you were a stranger, you think I’d... -
How the Winner is Picked
Posted on July 27, 2009 | No CommentsAnother great find from Sociological Images, here is a guide to picking winners of beauty pageants in 1959. -
Lists for Africa
Posted on July 10, 2009 | No CommentsNothing to do with Dave Letterman, Listverse has top-ten lists. Many of them. They just keep on going. Besides being vaguely informative, you also get the watching-a-game-show entertainment of complaining when something isn’t on a list. Like when Krull is somehow left off the Top... -
Spreading the Love
Posted on February 24, 2008 | No CommentsXavier Goldie has a new blog. He is into plants and politics. He must REALLY like Trevor Mallard. Wait. Ducks aren’t plants. -
Running From Camera
Posted on January 15, 2007 | No CommentsSomehow, this is an argument for decriminalisation. Strangely compelling, Running From Camera is a blog full of pictures of… people running from their cameras. “The rules are simple: I put the self-timer on 2 seconds, push the button and try to get as far from... -
Go, freedom! No, not you.
Posted on January 12, 2007 | 2 CommentsAyn Rand:Justifying being an arsehole since 1961. I just stumbled across this little gem. It’s a blogging site. Yay! And anyone is free to join up. Yay! Except only if you agree with the Bernstein Declaration, which is this massive diatribe about how great capitalism...
