Tsar Ivan The Terrible And His Son Attacked

from Reuters Famous Russian painting damaged in vodka-fueled attack Andrew Osborn MOSCOW (Reuters) – One of Russia’s most famous paintings, which depicts Tsar Ivan the Terrible cradling his dying son, has been badly damaged after a man attacked it with a metal...

Punk Rock Porn

from The Daily Beast The Punk-Rock Porn Movie That Lays Waste to the Patriarchy Acclaimed queercore filmmaker Bruce LaBruce’s ‘The Misandrists’ centers on the men-overthrowing Female Liberation Army. And it’s like nothing you’ve ever seen before. by NICK SCHAGER...

The Oldest Tree In Europe

from National Geographic Oldest European Tree Found—And It’s Having a Growth Spurt A Heldreich’s pine discovered in southern Italy has been thriving in a remote part of a national park for 1,230 years. By Sandrine Ceurstemont Scientists determined the age...

The Return of the Second Incarnation of The Funk

from PASTE George Clinton & Parliament Just Ambushed Us With a New, Digital-Only Album, Their First Since 1980 By Ellen Johnson If you’re in the frame of mind that funk has been asleep for approximately the last 38 years, you’ll be pleased to know it’s awake now:...

$17 Billion Holy Grail, Waiting For Retrieval

from WBUR ‘Holy Grail Of Shipwrecks’ Found Near Colombian Coast, Woods Hole Says By Mark Pratt, The Associated Press A Spanish galleon laden with gold that sank to the bottom of the Caribbean off the coast of Colombia more than 300 years ago was found...