Vikings Land in Australia
Police and local rangers on Elcho Island in the Northern Territories of Australia were somewhat surprised when the received reports of a Viking longboat off shore.
“With swords drawn, it was establish…
The Town Scryer II
A Different Kind of ‘Privatization’
Five months ago a public library was closed in north London as part of a cost-cutting measure. Now a remarkable thing has happened. A group of squatters composed of artists, students and a former librarian have moved into the libra…
The Financial Rapine of Our Health Care System
The following is cross-posted from tywkiwdbi with a few small additions. It is my favorite blog. You should visit it often.
My aunt, aged 94, died last week. In and of itself, there is nothing remarkable in this statement, …
Human-Powered Flight: The Helicopter
I don’t know what it is about human-powered flight that fascinates me so. Maybe it’s because I first heard the legend of Icarus when I was very young. I know that I am not alone in this though, else there would not be things lik…
Is It Safe?
In the nearly eleven years since the events of September eleventh 2001 the United States has embarked upon somewhere between two and seven wars, depending on how one defines one’s conflicts in this brave new wor…
Whale-Eating Sea Gulls
Sea gulls off the coast of Argentina have lately taken to taking a bite out of Southern Right Whales when they breach to take on air. This opens a wound for them to tear a few chunks of meat from before the whale submerges. The…
The Ever-Vigilant Bong Disposal Squad
The Police in Sherman Heights, California were alerted when a construction worker spotted a suspicious looking object in a construction site near Interstate 5. The ten inch metal tube with both ends capped resembled a pipe bomb, causing …
Dublin’s Busking Rules
“The city’s famous buskers and street performers are no longer allowed to “hog or monopolise a performance site”, or set up within 50 metres of each other. Amp free zones, limited times, and sale of merchandise are also included in the code of prac…
The Masked Penis Thief
Fey Lin lives in China’s Zhejiang province. One night, according to his police report, four masked men burst into the room where he lay sleeping, pulled down his pants, and stole his penis.
“They put something ov…
Detroit Make-Over: A Zombie Theme Park
Personally, I’d have gone with Robocop, but maybe too much time has passed since the film.
Mark Siwak is trying to raise $145,000 to buy or lease enough abandoned property to build Z World-Detroit, a zombie apocalypse theme pa…