Posted on 31 July 2008 by Brian James
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you “Monty” the monster from Montauk and “Ugly Piglet” the cross-bred pig from a village in China.
The creature on the left is the late great Monty who apparently washed up on the shore of Montauk, NY. There has been speculation as to whether it’s a dog whom is unrecognizable [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 24 July 2008 by Brian James
Several months ago Google announced Knol, a user generated content website much like wikipedia. A knol is “an authoritative article about a specific topic.” While this sounds frighteningly similar to wikipedia, the key idea behind Google’s UGC project is authorship; building upon the notion people will have better use of web content knowing who wrote [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 24 July 2008 by Brian James
Now you can check out the new Facebook layout by entering http://www.new.facebook.com/ followed by your profile ID (a series of numbers) into your web browser. Hit enter and there it is!
To get your profile ID, simply view your profile and the numbers proceeding profile.php?id=
Subtle changes but looks smooth to me. What do you all think [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 23 July 2008 by Brian James
Posted on 22 July 2008 by Brian James
Apparently, Christian Bale who plays Bruce Wayne/Batman in the new Batman movie, The Dark Knight, has been arrested on charges of assault on his mother and sister. Details of the incident have yet to be leaked, but one thing for sure is this will only fuel the buzz surrounding this blockbuster hit! Read on to [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 20 July 2008 by Brian James
The Zimbabwe central bank has released a 100 billion dollar bank note in an effort to combat the cash shortages resulting from the country’s 2.2 million percent inflation. These actions are in line with the recent release of other large denomination notes; a 10 million dollar note in January, followed by a 50 million dollar [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 19 July 2008 by Brian James
Posted on 19 July 2008 by Brian James
Posted on 16 July 2008 by Brian James
The cover of the latest issue of The New Yorker has been the talk of the town for the past couple days now. What was intended to be a satirical comment regarding Republican attacks misrepresenting Obama’s faith, religion and patriotism has unfortunately backfired.
The caricature, drawn by Barry Blitt, portays Obama in traditional Muslim dress and [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 16 July 2008 by Brian James
Check out this Bike rollercoaster outside an art center as part of Designhuis’ Bicycle exhibition in Eindhoven, Netherlands. This 2 meter peaking thrill ride was created by artist Anders Jakobsen, aka Lagombra, with the use of a chainsaw and scaffolding. So far only one brave bicyclist has been able to complete one full run. [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 14 July 2008 by Brian James
Remember when Keith Richards admitted to sniffing his fathers ashes mixed with cocaine? Well that was an April Fool’s joke; this isn’t. Apparently, the other Rolling Stones guitarist, Ronnie Wood, has fled London with Ekaterina Ivanova, a 19 year old cocktail waitress, and are seeking refuge at his Ireland mansion. Ronnie Wood has reportedly fallen [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 11 July 2008 by Brian James
According to the The NY Times, Jared Hoffman, owner of the Knitting Factory, will be moving the music venue cornerstone of Manhattan to Williamsburg, Brooklyn and will also be opening two other Knitting Factory venues in Boise, Idaho and Spokane, Washington.
For local New Yorkers, this move from Leonard St. is a downsize from the current [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 10 July 2008 by Brian James
I’ve played in bands since I was in 6th grade. My first “tour” was done in a Ford Explorer hitched to a rented U-Haul trailer. We got kicked out of our hotel in Gary, Indiana for launching fireworks out our window, drinking underage and having a stripper in our room from the strip club next [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 09 July 2008 by Brian James
Eight (8) natural and nineteen (19) cultural sites have been added to the UNESCO’s World Heritage List. The World Heritage List includes 878 properties considered to be of “outstanding universal value.” The newest members of the gang can be found below…
New Natural properties:
Joggins Fossil Cliffs (Canada)
Mount Sanqingshan National Park (China)
Lagoons of New Caledonia: [...] Continue Reading
Posted on 08 July 2008 by Brian James
19 year old Abbie Hawkins discovered a baby bat in her bra while at work. According to The Telegraph, the bat had been curled up inside her bra for 5 hours before Abbie realized something was moving down there.
From The Telegraph:
Miss Hawkins said she got dressed at 7.30am and arrived for work at the Holiday [...] Continue Reading