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This fountain in Irving, Texas, is nicely done. To give credit where it’s due, I saw this in the “Wins!” section of the frequently amusing Failblog.org site. by … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2011
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s response to Hurricane Irene has earned high marks from governors of both parties in the affected states, but dealing with this disaster and earlier ones, such as the tornadoes that struck several states earlier this … Continue reading
In his usual over-the-top (but funny) fashion, Bill Maher responds to the fact that between 1980 and 2005, 80 percent of all income growth in the U.S. went to the top one percent of the population: (If you look at … Continue reading
Here’s a short (under-seven-minute) science fiction adventure film based on the video game Portal. It’s a bit slow at first, but it gets better: It reportedly took a year and a half to make and if I’m not mistaken was … Continue reading
You know doubt recall that far-right Republicans recently blocked raising the U.S. national debt ceiling — which if not raised would force the country to default on its obligations — unless they got their way on a set of drastic … Continue reading
Senator Al Franken (D-Minnesota), addressing a room full of college students, responds to a clip of Fox News’s Brit Hume claiming that “… statically speaking, U.S. soldiers have less of a chance of dying of all causes in Iraq than … Continue reading
This clever video from Eran Amir of Israel involved photographing some 500 people in succession, each in a different location and each holding a different still picture. Viewed in sequence, the pictures form a movie, complete with a classic count-down … Continue reading
I haven’t had time to verify this report with another source, but it seems plausible and interesting enough to warrant mention. Basically, it appears that there is a deep flow of groundwater four kilometers (2.5 miles) below the Amazon River, … Continue reading
Here’s a clip of the great Betty White from Craig Ferguson’s show during in 2008. As it opens, she’s talking about her speech-writing for presidential candidate John McCain: by … Continue reading
Yesterday I posted something about a list of proposed dates for the end of the world, as maintained by a British cosmetics company. Many of the predictions come from religious or mystical sources, but one of them referenced an short … Continue reading