German Politician Withdraws Charges Against Wikipedia According to an article on Reuters and elsewhere, a left-wing German politician filed charges with the Berlin Police against...
Karlheinz Stockhausen Dies The BBC reports that German avant-garde electronic composer Karlheinz Stockhausen has passed away at 79. Stockhausen pioneered the use...
Uganda Ebola Outbreak Spreads According to Google News and other sources, more people have been quarantined in the outbreak of Ebola in Uganda....
Cartoon Character Skeletons in 3D by Hyungkoo Lee A while back, cartoon character skeleton drawings by Michael Paulus made the blog rounds, but in the meantime Korean...
The Horror! The Horror! Beer Prices Set To Rise! I wish this was a joke — instead, it’s a cruel joke from the universe. Stockpile, ration and prepare...
Suicide Bombings In Halo 3 Quite a thought provoking essay about the sense and rationale of suicide bombing (by way of gaming) over at...
Greenpeace Spain’s Apocalyptic Climate Change Images The images from Greenpeace: Spain’s new book Photoclima are spooky and cool — they’re all well-done digital imaginings of...
The SlashBuster Image: from their “boat disposal” page. Think they have any fun with these? I’m pretty sure — no, I’m...
Death by Monkey Attack! Just like the Wizard of Oz, but scarier! Snip from BBC: The deputy mayor of the Indian capital Delhi...
Nine New Ebola Cases in Congo The BBC reports that nine more cases of Ebola have been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo;...