This benign behemoth of the skies lives in the Philippines and, unfortunately, as with most large mammals in the region, it’s facing extinction through deforestation and poaching. The giant golden-crowned flying fox (Acerodon jubatus), also known...
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Have you ever wondered what Decapitated – “Spheres of Madness” would sound like on the clarinet? I’m sure you have, it’s one of those great unanswered questions of the universe. Well, wonder no...
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This new years eve for me was relatively pain free. Generally it’s a time of year I dread: I’m normally spooled unrelentingly into social discourse for many painful hours. This year, dare I say...
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Yup, this actually happened. It’s not a joke, well it is a joke, but not on purpose. Nick Griffin, after receiving complaints that people didn’t have enough to eat, decided to show the...
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The selfie. What a horrible word, what a horrible concept. People showing off, or showing off their baby, or showing off their stupid carpet or new sunglasses or beard or whatever. An abhorrent...
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In their annual End of Year poll, researchers for WIN and Gallup International surveyed more than 66,000 people across 65 nations and found that 24% of all respondents answered that the US “is...
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When I started watching this video I had to check that it wasn’t April 1st, and it isn’t. So I guess this is real. Some clever chaps and chapesses at Tokyo University are...
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Born in Burlington, Vermont, USA in 1967 Valerie Hegarty now lives in New York. Her idea of art and artistry shares something of the old style mixed with a nihilistic flare. Hegarty enjoys...
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Well, it looks like the answer to the question in the title is “no”. (Click image above to enlarge.) I was actually looking on a Russian site when I found them reporting this...
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Today’s little photographic gem of a collection shows off some old photos of Norwegian brides. The pictures are to be found in the Norsk Folkemuseum, Oslo. Subtlety was neither aimed for nor achieved with these...
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