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The worst sofa in the history of humankind Discovered and photographed by Miss Lili Potkin, one can only gaze upon its prolapsing pink folds in lingering, speechless awe. Read the rest... Giraffe, disgusted at taste of human, kicks it in the face "A 2-year-old, 12-foot-tall giraffe named Wally gave Hall a lick, then turned and kicked her in the face." (Via) Read the rest... Jim – A collection of Jim Woodring's non-Frank comics work, starring "Jim" The inimitable cartoonist and toy designer, Jim Woodring, is best known for his wordless comic books about Frank, a funny animal who lives in the Unifactor, an imaginary world filled with Hindu symbolism and nightmarish creatures that are beyond good and evil. Read the rest... Billy Lee Riley's Flying Saucer Rock and Roll Well the little green men, they were real hep-cats Rockin' and a-rollin' to the crazy flats Read the rest... Militarized cops: arms dealers bribed Congress to ramboize Barney Fife The 355 Congresscreeps who voted to continue Program 1033 (through which the military buys war-weapons at full retail, then gives them away free to local cops) accepted 73 percent more campaign donations from defense industry sources than the opposition. Read the rest... Paranoid Magical Thinking (Unknown Kadath Estates Book 1), Zachary Rawlins Paranoid Magical Thinking introduces Zachary Rawlins' Kadath Estates, essentially televisions' Melrose Place for quasi-magical, super powered misfits. I enjoyed Rawlins' Central Series so much I wanted to try the Unknown Kadath Estates. Read the rest... Whodini's Album Escape Goes Platinum A new tale in the Hip Hop Family Tree, by Ed Piskor Read the rest... Creationist theme park wants $18m tax incentive, only hires fundamentalists Kentucky's tourism finance authority gave preliminary approval to incentives applied for by The Ark Encounter, a creationist theme park that requires employees to agree to a statement of faith and a "creation belief statement." Daniel Phelps, of the Lexington Herald-Leader, writes that the religious requirements are so stringent even locals will have a hard time getting work there: The fact that Kentucky is considering granting a tax incentive to a group that has a policy of religious discrimination in hiring is unacceptable. Read the rest... Nazi-themed spaghetti removed from menu A dish titled "Long Live Nazi Spaghetti" was briefly served at an Italian restaurant in Taipei. The proprietor said she chose that name because the dish contains German sausage. Read the rest... Neal Stephenson and Cory speaking at Seattle's Town Hall, Oct 26 We're getting together to talk about Hieroglyph: Stories and Visions for a Better Future , a project that Stephenson kicked off -- I've got a story in it called "The Man Who Sold the Moon." The project's mission is to promote "Asimovian robots, Heinleinian rocket ships, Gibsonian cyberspace… plausible, thought-out pictures of alternate realities in which... compelling innovation has taken place." Tickets are $5. Neal Stephenson and Cory Doctorow: Reigniting Society's Ambition with Science Fiction Read the rest... Kickstarting Slap .45, a game from the creator of Cards Against Humanity Indiecade calls Max Temkin's latest card game "Blazing Saddles meets Egyptian Ratscrew"; it's $35 with shipping. As you'd expect, it's been playtested and fined down to a fare-the-well. Read the rest... Aloha shirt featuring critters from Ernst Haeckel's Kunstformen der Natur The 19th century German biologist's seminal illustrations of weird sea-life have been adapted for a gorgeous Betabrand cabana shirt. I presupported this one in its crowdfunding stage (Betabrand lets its fans suggest designs for clothes, which it then prototypes and offers up for crowdfunding; if it receives a critical mass of preorders, it goes into production). The pattern's absolutely gorgeous, science-inspired stuff, and the tailoring is great, too -- I love my Betabrand stuff! Haeckeloha Button-Up Shirt Read the rest... Egypt calls for restraint in Ferguson Fresh from killing hundreds at protest camps, the government of Egypt has expressed a desire for the U.S. to show "restraint and respect for the right of assembly and peaceful expression of opinion." The spokesperson of Egypt's Ministry of Foreign Affairs ... Read the rest... KKK wizard disowns fundraiser for cop who killed unarmed Ferguson teen No sooner had activists revealed a KKK email aiming to raise money for Darren Wilson than the racist organization itself denounced the sender: "The Klan is not out soliciting money." Read the rest... Gene Simmons "apologizes" for saying depressed people should kill themselves His unfortunately-timed nastiness--"fuck you, then kill yourself"--is standard fare for the right-wing rocker. But the unexpected financial hit, caused by radio stations banning Kiss tracks, has at least elicited an apology for his "misconstrued" words. There's a bonus reference to his own cherished "political incorrectness", naturally. Read the rest... The Principles of Policing Kottke recalls the Metropolitan Police's original charter: "To prevent crime and disorder, as an alternative to their repression by military force." Read the rest... Twin Peaks as a 1980s video game A nice intro from Filthy Frackers, though the lettering is much higher-res than the backg... OK, I'll stop. Someone make the game! Read the rest... Where do bags go after the TSA takes them? They go to Alabama, writes intrepid and daring sock smuggler Dan Lewis. Read the rest... Charity:Water's powerful video on water in Mali and Niger Rael Dornfest from Charity:Water says, "Today is a huge day at charity: water as we launch our annual September Campaign. Read the rest... How the US government exerts control over ICANN Michael Geist sez, "The debate over Internet governance for much of the past decade has often come down to a battle between ICANN and the ITU (a UN body), which in turn is characterized as a choice between a private-sector led, bottoms-up, consensus model (ICANN) or a governmental-controlled approach. Read the rest... Ferguson: Survey says white people in US have way more confidence in police than black people Shocking results from a new Pew study. [Previously] Read the rest... Latest journalist arrest in Ferguson: Getty Images photographer Scott Olsen Acclaimed photojournalist Scott Olson was arrested in Ferguson, Missouri this afternoon. Read the rest... Wild animals wandering grocery store aisles "Garden Fresh," a lovely series of fine art photoshops, by Indonesian designer Agan Harahap. Follow him on DeviantArt, Tumblr, Flickr, Behance. [via Asylum Art] Read the rest... Time-lapse video of giant Smaug Head being assembled This video shows Weta Workshop's huge glowering Smaug head being assembled at San Diego Comic-Con; the video after the jump, taken by Heather Beschizza, shows it fully-englowered. Read the rest... Petrichor, the after-rain smell PBS's Joe Hansen explains the biology of petrichor, the distinctive and pleasant scent that results when decomposed organic material is thrown into the air by rain. Read the rest... Is Dougiestan the first Piconation? A micronation is an entity that claims to be, but is not recognized as, a sovereign state. Douglas Leguin has them beat: after shooting at firefighters dousing a dumpster fire and being cornered by cops, he disclosed that he is, in fact, a sovereign state too. Read the rest... Paul McCartney and Kanye West to record song titled "Piss on My Grave" "Kanye," writes Alex Young, "is no stranger to collaborations with rock legends..." Read the rest... Great mistakes in English medieval architecture The great cathedrals and palaces of medieval England were designed by people who made it up as they went along, and often discovered midway through a multigenerational project that they'd run out of space for an arch, or designed a building that couldn't hold up its own ceiling. Read the rest... Rubber Biscuit, the Blues Brothers "The other day I had a cool water sandwich and a Sunday go-to meeting bun." Read the rest... WWII's VD posters: exciting nexus of propaganda, Mad Men, gender and design Ryan Mungia's Protect Yourself: Venereal Disease Posters of World War II uncovers many obscure propaganda posters that were, once upon a time, just as popular as the iconic "We Can Do It!" woman. Read the rest... Follow us online:   forward to a friend   unsubscribe from this list

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