although the headline copywriter seems to be gunning for a Betteridge’s Law of Headlines award, berkeley paleobiologists say “It looks like modern extinction rates resemble mass extinction rates, even after setting a high bar for defining ‘mass extinction’…”
Monthly Archives: April 2011
puberty, padded bras and barbie.
so, maybe abercrombie and fitch is on to something with the padded bikini tops for 8-year-olds. it’s a, er, growth market now that 15% of American girls begin puberty by age 7 and has nothing to do with mike jeffries being a creepy 66 year old who wears sandals and says “dude” a lot. relatedly, a real life barbie would be anorexic, unable to menstruate and would need to walk on all fours.
Foo Fighters Channel The Beatles
too this day when i see dave grohl i still think of him as the drummer for scream. and while i’ve never been as big a fan of foo fighters as even i think i might should be, the two hour late show live concert is a nice stretch of rock and roll. dig those outfits.
Strahov Library Image: 40 Gigapixels of Awesome
go ahead, pan up to the ceiling and zoom in close on the ceiling mural of the 40 gigapixel image of the strahov monastary theological hall. now, move around real slow and take it all in. it’ll take hours, but it’s worth it and it’s really The Proper Way to view the largest indoor photo in the world.
glitch beta, baby!
hurray! glitch is on the road to beta. i’ve been the world’s worst alpha tester ( sorry! ) and really need to get in and kick the tires.
double rainbow tornadoes
it’s like the double rainbow video. but with tornadoes. ( see 1:30 in ). also, WILL HAUNT YOU IN YOUR DREAMS! http://youtu.be/i70lh4UmujY
netflix trekkie singularity
Netflix Update: All Star Trek TV Series To Begin Streaming In July http://goo.gl/iQZt2