Let The Circus Begin

AP photo of portable bathrooms being delivered at Neverland Ranch.

Michael Jackson

Part tribute. Part instructional.


Famous Dance Moves: How To Pull Off The Michael Jackson Circle Slide

Photo

From photographer Kevin Landers.

Another Update

Not a digital attack. Another familiar culprit - an overwhelmed server.

Update

Apparently, The Daily Dish link just suffered from some kind of digital attack that they are trying to get out from under. A new kind of information warfare it seems. The censors attack and the techies fight back.

Streaming Out Of Iran

As dramatic events unfold on the streets of Iran, it is apparent that all the technology available today makes it nearly impossible for any society to remain closed off from the rest of the world. In the old days, press would be banned, newspapers and TV stations would be taken over, and it would be hard to know what was happening.
Live blogging, twittering, and quick uploads of raw video are available worldwide in an instant - an amazing sign of our times. Good live blogging information at the Daily Dish.

This Blog's Namesake

A creepy bygone ad via copyranter that had to be posted here for obvious reasons.

Not So Happy People

Via Happiest People Ever! Photos of people forgetting to smile.

American Socialism?

Not even close. Chart via The Atlantic.

Photo (Planet Of The Apes)

Via Magnum Photos from a series of photos taken in 1960s California by Dennis Stock. Above: On the set of Planet Of The Apes.

George Bailey Vs Mr. Potter

Run, Bodybuilder, Run

When the doping officials show up, it's time for the big men to flee.

Collapsed Tunnel Beneath WTC

Some eerie photos taken at the collapsed Cortlandt Street subway station beneath the World Trade Center, New York. Via Abandoned Stations.

Quote

"No one knows what he is doing so long as he is acting rightly; but of what is wrong one is always conscious." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Jet Pack Test

One Russian's View Of Future America

Seems like wishful thinking on the part of one Russian professor. One of the map's several highlights is the claim of central states falling under the influence of Canada. Via Strange Maps.

Quote

"Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen." - Albert Einstein

Texas Hospitals

From a collection of postcards depicting various medical buildings in Texas 1904-1985.

Boy, The Irish Can Drink

Just read the story of Michael Malloy.

Largest Model Rocket Ever

At Higgs Farm in Price, Maryland, Steve Eves entered the history books as the person who flew the largest model rocket in history. Video via LiveLeak.