by | Dec 22, 2012 | Weirdness
from The NY Times An Apology for the Oxford English Dictionary’s Ill-Timed Word of the Day By DAVE ITZKOFF Oxford University Press, the publisher of the Oxford English Dictionary, has apologized for what it called “a coincidence of the worst kind” after the...
by | Dec 21, 2012 | Bright Shiny News, Culture Music Art
from ESPN The Premier League’s drama problem Posted by Roger Bennett David Price/Getty ImagesArsenal’s struggles — and our collective schadenfreude — have defined this season more than any memorable or good play. Writer James Frey, a...
by | Dec 20, 2012 | Weirdness
from Der Spiegel The Woes of an American Drone Operator A soldier sets out to graduate at the top of his class. He succeeds, and he becomes a drone pilot working with a special unit of the United States Air Force in New Mexico. He kills dozens of people. But then, one...
by | Dec 19, 2012 | Weirdness
from The Yuma Sun Cannabis Cannon Litters Field Near Yuma with Kilo-Sized Projectiles BY CHRIS McDANIEL – SUN STAFF WRITER An attempt by drug smugglers to propel cans of marijuana into the United States with a pneumatic cannon was thwarted by Border Patrol...
by | Dec 18, 2012 | Literary News
from io9 The 10 Books You Absolutely Must Read to Understand the History of Earth by Annalee Newitz The Earth is 4.5 billion years old, and life began oozing across its boiling, methane-saturated surface about a billion years after our planet was born. But how did...
