A Primer on Parent Cruelty

Sometimes unique names cross the fine line into unusual, bizarre or even cruel. Nice to read in conjunction with this historic Plime post. picked by chinook 2 months ago

Get out there and read them! "Everything useful I learned, I learned from banned books"

You'd be surprised what books are banned, and for what reasons. All books should be read, thought about, and appreciated, even if we don't agree with what they say or the stance of the author. picked by bcgrote 2 months ago

The woman who inspired the iconic Beatles song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" has died. Lucy Vodden, a childhood friend of John Lennon's son Julian, died aged 46 after losing a fight against the autoimmune disease lupus. picked by suebe 2 months ago

Film director Roman Polanski has been taken into custody on a 31-year-old US arrest warrant, Polanski admitted unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl in 1977, but fled to France before sentencing. picked by ruthstark 2 months ago

A search engine designed to find food recipes based on the ingredients you enter. picked by suckersklub 2 months ago

Kind of fun--I scored a 95% on recognition, but only 69% on being able to place them in the right place.... picked by prish 2 months ago

"...She put it on her lap and proceeded to unwrap it, and — I kid you not — it wasa huge hunk of cooked bacon. I know there are liquid restrictions. Aren’t there bacon restrictions, too? picked by nateebiinature 2 months ago

At least they are on Google. picked by suebe 2 months ago

The Yes Men have done it again with a special online edition of the NY Post. A million print copies were also distributed. Video in comments picked by suebe 2 months ago

If you've watched Wolf Blitzer struggle to ask relevant questions of interviewees or just fill up time with cliches and nonsense you might've gotten the impression that he is not very bright. picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

“I would rather have a prostate exam on live television by a guy with very cold hands than have a Facebook page.” picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

Climate campaigners have dumped horse manure on TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson's front lawn in protest against his views on global warming.

The activists from environmental group Climate Rush unloaded the bag-loads of manure at his home in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, with a banner which read "this is what you're landing us in". picked by davethefish 2 months ago

Ever wondered how long a woman can keep a secret?
Researchers found that they will typically spill the beans to someone else in 47 hours and 15 minutes. picked by karenben 2 months ago

Your city seethes with ghosts. Its impossibly twisted streets stream with magic, and its chimneys exude smoke of a decidedly hallucinatory nature. Why do modern, urban places feel as if they are home to so many unexplainable, otherworldly forces? picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

Well, I suppose what's considered news to some... picked by Pazez 2 months ago

Tetris is okay. Tetris 3D is a bit better. 3D Tetris in Sterogram format? Now that is a winner. For those who can see such images will find this version of the classic Tetris quite impressive picked by 2manyusernames 2 months ago

It's here, boys and geeks, the biggest DIY Halloween contest there is! This year's contest is sponsored by Microchip, and together we've got rad prizes to give to the best in microcontroller Halloween projects. picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

Roger Mosey, the director of the BBC's 2012 Olympics operation, said the BBC was looking at using new technology to cover the sporting event.

'We could, and I believe should, capture some of the games in 3D,' he told the IBC technology conference in Amsterdam. picked by kakana 2 months ago

Larry Gelbart, the award-winning writer whose sly, sardonic wit helped create such hits as Broadway's "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum," the films "Tootsie" and "Oh, God!" and television's "M-A-S-H," is dead. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

Corridors are fascinating things. Think about
it - every sci-fi film you've ever seen has
some sort of action-packed chase through
corridors. They are the future! picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

Over-sharers:
Why do some people seemingly fail to realise
that their web-based musings are actually being
read by others? picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

Prior to the initial wave of American Beatlemania back in the early 1960s, the Beatles’ manager, Brian Epstein signed the band to a three-picture contract with United Artists. A Hard Day’s Night and Help! quickly fulfilled two-thirds of their obligation. picked by kakana 3 months ago

In a 1769 letter to the naturalist John Bartram, Benjamin Franklin observed that while lots of people like accounts of old buildings and monuments, “I confess that if I could find in any Italian travels a receipt for making Parmesan cheese, it would give me more satisfaction than a transcript of any inscription from any old stone whatsoever.” picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

John Lennon did many brilliant things in his life, but arguably one of his most inspired acts was his deliberate destruction of the Beatles in 1969, just 40 years ago this month. It didn't seem that way then, but if Lennon hadn't done that, I doubt that you'd be reading this today. Lennon froze them for ever at their peak. picked by suebe 3 months ago

Read it again ^ picked by suebe 3 months ago