I've never really thought about it, but sheep-shearers have to learn their trade somehow, right?

There's a cute slideshow, too.


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Figure Skating Rivalry Pits Athleticism Against Artistry

This article is a little too close to the first 10 minutes of Blades of Glory, if you ask me.


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You know the 72 virgins that are supposedly awarded to each Islamic martyr in Heaven? Rivka's favorite professor, Robert Art, told her class the other day that the word "virgins" might actually be a mistranslation of the original text.

I looked it up, and apparently it originally promised not virgins, but -- are you ready? --

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Check this out:  a guy who walked from the northwestern US to South America, just because he felt like it.  The Kerouac lover in me loves him.

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There was a post in The Lede yesterday about turning board games into movies. We can all agree that Clue was awesome, but I have my doubts about turning Monopoly into a feature film...

Regardless, one of the comments was genius:

"Yes, a Settlers of Catan movie would be choice. It would be a film about discovery, settlement, and adventure. How about ( Read more... )

Falling Moose Nearly Squashes Squad Car.

You can't make this stuff up.

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Remember when Captain America died last March? There was an uproar over the fact that he was shown being buried, just to make sure everyone knew that he was dead, dead, dead.

In an interview, one of the writers was asked whether depicting Cap's gruesome remains made it harder for writers to bring him back from the dead. His answer? "Well, he's ( Read more... )

there was a wonderfully-written opinion piece on the airport security follies in the times today. it's nice to hear someone talking sense on the subject.

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