January 2010
December 2009
Sufjan Stevens - “Chicago” (Acoustic version)
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“If you work on one neuron, that’s neurology. If you work on two neurons,...”
– Dan Dennett
Serial Killer of the Day: Ted Bundy
Theodore Robert Cowell (November 24, 1946 – January 24, 1989), was an American serial killer active between 1973 and 1978. He twice escaped from county jails before his final apprehension in February 1978.
To avoid social stigma, Bundy’s maternal grandparents, Samuel and Eleanor Cowell, claimed him as their son. He grew up believing that his mother was his older sister. Bundy supposedly...
Prince Vlad
In the 1450s there lived a prince known as Vlad the Impaler. He was ruler of Walachia, a small principality in what is now Romania. Much of what we know about Vlad comes from his enemies, and it paints a rather dark picture. He ruled with an iron hand and had no mercy for those who disobeyed him. He impaled people by the thousands, and sometimes washed down his means with their blood. No, he...
“In the future if the robots take over and get rid of the people in the world,...”
– A quote about me from my friend, Joe Jones
Texts from Last Night
(850): the reason why you were crawling on your hands and knees from room to room last night was because you thought the ceiling fans were chasing you… (1-850): that makes sense.
WatchTED Video of the Day: Richard Preston on Giant Trees
Richard Preston’s study on the Redwood Trees of the Pacific Northwest put a whole new meaning on trees, roots, canopies, size, and reiterations. These trees span 30 feet in diameter and over 300 feet tall, averaging 32 stories. As they ascend the trees, the people on the ground grow smaller and smaller until they reach the Redwood canopy,...
“Well-behaved women rarely make history.”
– Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
Of course, there is always the Toyger Cat...
Bred to resemble a tiger’s stripes, it is much like its Bengal or Savannah counterpart, in behavior and care. To own a pet Toyger, it costs on average between $500-$2000.
Savannah vs. Bengal
While the Savannah cat is absolutely beautiful, with it’s long legs and slender body that is reminiscent of the Serval cat (from which it is bred), they are banned in several states, including Massachusetts and New York due to the fact that they are not recognized as domesticated cats. They also require a decent amount of caged land to run around and release their endless abundance of...
A rescue at sea with a profound impact on three...
A powerful storm battered the Mayflower as it carried the Pilgrims across the Atlantic. The wind and waves were nothing short of ferocious. When a younger passenger named John Howland came up on deck, the force of the storm swept him into the sea, where he seemed sure to perish beneath the boiling waves.
Fate was kind to John Howland. He just managed to graph a rope trailing from teh ship and...
The vacuum in intergalactic space is 1 million...
WatchNew York State of Mind
Nikon is holding this video competition and this is currently one of the best contenders. The video can’t be longer than 140 seconds long. This particular video is beautiful, the music and colors are extraordinary. Reminds me of why my boyfriend loves New York City. It’s the best of the best, according to him.
“You were born with wings. Why prefer to crawl through life?”
– Jalal ad-Din Rumi
Serial Killer of the Day: Andrei Chikatilo
Andrei Chikatilo was a Soviet serial killer, sex offender, child molester and pedophile, nicknamed the Butcher of Rostov, The Red Ripper, Citizen X or The Rostov Ripper.He is one of the most prolific serial killers in modern history. He would molest his victims before biting the tips of their tongues off, stabbing them repeatedly in the head and stomach. In one case, he cut off the genitals of a...
WatchTED Video of the Day: The future of Energy: Nuclear Fusion
Physicist Steven Cowley is certain that nuclear fusion is the only truly sustainable solution to the fuel crisis. He explains why fusion will work — and details the projects that he and many others have devoted their lives to, working against the clock to create a new source of energy.
“Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind.”
– William Shakespeare
