October 2011
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“‘You have to think of a different kind of menu,’ says Alice [Waters, owner of...”
– Anthony Bourdain, Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and People Who Cook
Bourdain devotes an entire chapter of his book to decimating Alice Waters, who has been lauded in a 60 Minutes puff piece as “the Mother of Slow Food” (which is a bullshit claim). He admits that he was perhaps...
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“When Canadian are struggling just to get by, why are Conservative ministers...”
– Liberal MP Scott Brison cracks up House of Commons’ floor with an accidental double entendre. (via politicalcanuck)
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September 2011
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After Long Hiatus, Iraq Museum to Open Its Doors
archaeologicalnews:
Following a looting spree during the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, the famous Iraq Museum was shuttered and sealed. But Iraqi and U.S. officials say the Baghdad repository of 5000 years of Mesopotamian history will reopen by year’s end.
That’s good news for archaeologists. “It’s a great idea,” says John Russell, an archaeologist at Boston’s Massachusetts College...
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Archaeologists uncover slate at Nevern Castle...
archaeologicalnews:
RARE pieces of inscribed slate unearthed during a dig at one of the nation’s oldest castles may provide valuable clues to life in medieval Wales, experts said yesterday.
Archaeologists involved in a recent excavation on the site of Nevern Castle in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park believe the markings, dating back more than 800 years, indicate some ritualistic...
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This is how the world ends, not with a bang but a...
We were watching ‘The Real Jurassic Park’ tonight, which looked at the “truth behind the movie”. There was lots of stuff about dinosaurs and genetics and generally how science! is awesome. Then we met Hans Larsson, who is studying chicken embryos to see the vestigial traits that remain from dinosaurs, such as a long tail, fingers and claws, and teeth. He is also trying...
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Mummified Hand Found To Be More Than 700 Years Old
archaeologicalnews:
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho — An Idaho Falls police investigation into a mummified hand is closed, spokeswoman Joelyn Hansen said.
Investigators received information from a physical anthropologist from the Utah Division of State History Antiquities Division that the hand is anywhere from 700 to 1,000 years old. Police have determined, based on the age of the hand, that there is...
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Dropping Lake Levels Expose Ancient Artifacts And...
archaeologicalnews:
LAKE WHITNEY —- Looters are taking advantage of dropping area lake levels to find long hidden artifacts are that’s creating big problems for authorities.
Since Lake Whitney’s water level dropped, five sites full of Native American artifacts are now accessible for the first time in decades.
Some of these sites date back more than 8,000 years.
State and federal law protect...
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“Whether they ever find life there or not, I think Jupiter should be considered...”
– Jack Handey
I NEVER get tired of these. Never.
(via alpha-lima-lima)
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From two weeks ago
thepete said: You speak as though the original “Predator” isn’t one of the best action movies of its time… o_O IMO, “Predators” was a lot of fun, but it needed better character development. I didn’t much like anyone in it except for that one Predator :(
Predator is a fun movie, until it flies off the rails in the last twenty minutes. The mano a mano fight, DOOO EEEEET, the maniacal laughter...
thepete said: You didn’t even get to the politics section of the broadcast! You missed the REALLY depressing stuff! :(
I’d have thrown myself out a window if I’d watched any more.
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“In a statement posted on his website Wednesday afternoon, Trost says Canada’s...”
– laura payton @ cbc news: “Abortion debate reopened, Tory MP Trost says”
(ippf = international planned parenthood federation, for people like me who suck at acronyms)
NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE
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Oh hell no.
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Trost is just jealous he can’t make the choice to have an...
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