This is the place where my family is from, and where I spent 8 years of my life. I plan to go back one day to visit. Click on the pictures for a bit more extensive (though not enough to capture the beauty) gallery. picked by Chez 2 years ago

"In our country, we cannot accept that women be prisoners behind a screen, cut off from all social life, deprived of all identity," Sarkozy said to extended applause of the lawmakers gathered where French kings once held court. picked by Doggylives 9 months ago

"Is this what Obama wants to bring to Africa?" he said, following fierce US criticism of a Ugandan bill drafted last year that would further criminalise homosexuality. It would criminalise public discussion of homosexuality and could penalise an individual who knowingly rents property to a homosexual. Homosexuality in Uganda can in some instances be punishable by life imprisonment. The... read full post picked by cecilberman 1 month ago

The problem of the eligible bachelor is one of the great riddles of social life. Shouldn't there be about as many highly eligible and appealing men as there are attractive, eligible women? picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Twitter for Sh-tters is this: a "grassroots" Twitter campaign to get people to pay attention to the serious lack of proper poopers in other countries. picked by suebe 8 months ago

Disney warned us we were going to have a lot of horny women coming on to us. They were also worried about girls. I heard Disneyland had an Esmeralda from The Hunchback of Notre Dame. She was very flirtatious, and they finally pulled her because men found her too sexually arousing and were acting out. picked by doggylives 2 years ago

Daniel Finkelstein's mother was persecuted like Anne, but is still here today.
As little girls they played on the same streets as Anne and Margot Frank and went to the same schools. picked by bingo 1 year ago

The victim's grandmother, Chris Garcia, said outside court, "If that's what life is about, over a $50 debt, I guess none of us are safe."
<<<<<Fairfield City Councilman Matt Garcia picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

"It's a life sentence, and it should be," U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday said at the sentencing of Rafael Angel Rondon. picked by kxmk 3 years ago

Green Porno is a series of very short films conceived, written, co-directed by and featuring Isabella Rossellini about the sex life of bugs, insects and various creatures. The films are a comical but insightful study of the curious ways certain bugs “make love” picked by digitalgimpling 1 year ago

Five scenes from famous (i.e. pretty unrealistic) police action movies, and how they would have worked in real life, with the input of an LA cop. picked by bingo 12 months ago

While bus drivers do tend to get a little crazy here in Shanghai, at least when they get into accidents, it's unintentional. The same can't be said for this driver in Nanjing, who enacted a real life GTA, driving his bus into a motorcyclist and dragging the body for a good five kilometers before he was finally stopped picked by Bornbad 11 months ago

Pictures of the last days of a man infected with HIV. Alone and with his family. Besides, the man is on drugs (the possible cause of infection) picked by maxriter 2 years ago

Made from recycled materials, Maruja Fuentes’ green pockets give new meaning to the term “houseplant.” Spotted at the 2009 Milan Furniture Fair, the super-cool ceramic tiles attach to any wall to create the illusion that whatever’s inside—herbs, plants, a flower or two—is growing directly out of a room’s surface. It’s the ultimate marriage of form an... read full post picked by 1krazykorean 11 months ago

Scientists have discovered as few as 10 percent of the species now living on Earth. picked by DemureArt 2 years ago

Cellos make life epic. I can't believe I couldn't find this on Plime. My appologies if i missed it on a search. picked by Chimerical 2 years ago

The new Cross Bones harkens to a time when thrill-seeking WWII pilots returned to civilian life and adopted motorcycles as their preferred mode of transport, chopping all the extras off their bikes to ride faster and recapture the uncertainties and highs of combat. picked by willster09 2 years ago

Some key events in the history of General Motors Corp. picked by bornbad 10 months ago

A Florida man admitted to reporters that he killed his wife and five "innocent" children, adding that he wants to be executed "right away" so he can be buried with them on Saturday.

Mesac Damas, 32, said he wanted to take his own life, but did not have the courage to go through with it, "because if you kill yourself, you're not going to heaven."
Update to this picked by bingo 5 months ago

Darwinian selection cannot explain why all life on Earth shares the same genetic code – it looks like another form of evolution came first picked by NoPantsMan 2 months ago