As China gets ready to launch some taikonauts (every country must have a unique name for their space going people) into space the government has decided that women will be included as two of the seven to venture into microgravity. But there are a few factors that helped them decide which women were qualified to go into space. The names will not be released until just before the June launch.
The women just have to conform to the following: Continue reading
If you’ve spent a lot of time drinking, you know that you sometimes succumb to the craving for terrible food. (OMG guys, we HAVE to go through the Jack in the Box drive-thru and get funnel cakes!)
Every region has their own special variation on late-night drunk food. Sure, there are things that are pretty consistent (and terrible) across the country (have you ever been in a Denny’s at 3:00 am?) But there are also foods that are really indicative of a neighborhood. Continue reading
Another installment in our series on abandoned places in the world. Continue reading
Did you know an estimated 2 million people were out in the streets celebrating Carnival in Rio de Janeiro last week? Yes, 2 million people. Because I’m so generous I put together a collection of fresh 2012 Carnival videos for you kids. It was tough work but someone had to do it. Continue reading
Remember those millimeter wave full body scanners that everyone was up in arms about? Since the mass hysteria has died down, the machines have been rolled out to most of the nation’s large airports despite the fears of ogling and invasion of privacy. It turns out the doomsayers were right and that the TSA is made up primarily of teenage boys. Continue reading
Do you live in some awful yuppie enclave full of Audi-driving assholes who walk their little shit-ass lap dogs around and complain about the quality of the ceviche at that new Peruvian molecular gastronomy bistro down the street? Yes, you obviously do because you read this site.
So let me take this opportunity to show you how real ‘Mericans live — in a place where the idea of Sunday alcohol sales is still legitimately controversial. You probably think I’m talking about some small town in 1950s Georgia. You would be WRONG, ass blood. I’m talking about a small town in 2012 Georgia! Continue reading
Canada is very big. Really. It’s also cold. Really. Despite this, small parts of the country are liveable for portions of the year, and tolerable for the rest when properly fortified with alcohol. We boast rainforests, prairies, mountains, and, well, snow. There’s a lot of snow. Continue reading
On the Nahanni River, above Virginia Falls.
This is a story best told in pictures, but let me give you a little framework. Continue reading
I have a confession to make: I have never been to Canada. I don’t have a good reason. But every time I’ve thought about going I just found reasons not to.
Why should inspirational architecture belong exclusively to religionists? Shouldn’t non-believers have quiet places to go where they can ponder a diety-free universe? If writer and philosopher Alain de Botton’s vision comes to fruition, the United Kingdom will soon have its first such building, a 46-meter tower in the heart of London called the Temple to Perspective. Continue reading
