There is a Horse in the Apple Store, a story and a meditation on exceptional things that no one, for whatever reason, notices.

Every input in agriculture is a war chemical. Every agrichemical is a war chemical. Physicist Vandana Shiva on monoculture, agricultural imperialism, and protests in Delhi conscribed to the hours of 9-5. [When] I started to save seeds, and Id try an...

Even though only four issues were published, Daniel Raeburns The Imp is widely regarded as a classic publication of comics criticism. Long out of print, he has now put them online for free. The four insanely comprehensive issues each cover Daniel Clo...

Combat operations in Iraq are over! Except, the AP says our content should not refer to the end of combat in Iraq, or the end of U.S. military involvement. Meanwhile, in Iraq, a new show has been airing since Ramadan that has been described as Punkd,...

Keep your man hot. But for when you cannot, Make sure no one else will do it for you. Do not use for birth control! (Very, very NSFW)

Like voting things against other things? Princeton University has applied this concept to the suggestion box to create All Our Ideas, a website where you can create a suggestion box and allow others to vote on and add suggestions. As an example, here...

How to End the Great Recession. Robert Reichs prescription for the economy.

On Tor.com, Mefisown Patrick Garcon (smoke) is writing lively essays on Victorian fantasy illustration, from the Pre-Raphaelites to Orientalism. [via mefi projects]

Iranian Typography Now makes a nice appetiser to a book like Graphic Design from the Arab World and Persia (annoyingly small flash gallery) where calligraphy goes digital and comes alive as it collides with graphic design, art, graffiti, and even lig...

Over fifty years after Los Angeles first nuclear meltdown, the State of California is finally getting around to decontaminating the radioactive fallout.

Its a simple concept: Given a choice between two random movies, which one do you like best? Thats the driving force behind Flickchart, an addictive review site for movie lovers. Faced with two posters, click the one for the title you prefer (weeding ...

Last Lights On - a zoom down into the Mandelbrot set to 6.066 e228 (2^760) Longer Vimeo and downloadable version here. Mandelbrot set tutorial.

Hackspaces are open resources for community, group, or solo work on digital media, electronics, robotics, and art installations. Many allow drop-ins, and are run on a voluntary, non-profit basis - theres likely one near you. Just want to repair somet...

A team of researchers from the Hebrew University has developed a treatment that completely destroys HIV-infected human cells in laboratory cultures, according to an article published last month in the scientific journal AIDS Research and Therapy. The...

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer blanks catastrophically in a TV debate. No matter how strongly you feel about her immigration bill, its hard not to feel for her. After all, public speaking is Americas greatest fear, so the trainwreck might conceivably even h...

The Student Loan Scheme: Gateway Drug to Debt Slavery ...Americans now owe more on their student loans than they do on credit cards. With for-profit universities under recent scrutiny, many argue that the student loan industry itself is in need of mo...

Very happy Gentoo penguin. From the youtube page: Just to be clear, I DID NOT TAKE THIS VIDEO, and nor did I add the (annoying) music. This video was given to me by the chef at Vernadsky, the Ukrainian research station about 90 miles south of where ...

Drivers in West Vancouver will soon see a 3D image in the street of a small girl chasing a ball. The BCAA Traffic Safety Foundation is teaming with Preventable to create the image with the goal of enhancing traffic safety. (some previous discussions...

Got a 90210 Day hangover? Chill.It is the 3rd of September.

Before anybody gets a heart attack, he atent dead. The Guardian has a new interview with Terry Pratchett, talking about his writing and state of health. For those who might be interested in pTerrys Dimbleby Lecture on Alzheimers and assisted suicide...

In the depth of winter I finally learned there was in me an eternal September. This definite, very real September Im writing in, however, is the only place and time I want or need. Football season is over football season has begun. The rest is life, ...

BEAR Robot Overview. (SLYT).

Crap graffiti. Does what it says on the tin. Via b3ta.

At 4:35 am local time, a 7.2 earthquake hit just outside of Christchurch New Zealand. Reports are just coming in of power outages, damage, etc. 7.2 is considered a major earthquake.

James Gurney (of Dinotopia fame) blogs at Gurney Journey daily about making art, making worlds, and making faces.