This & That, Ceci et Cela

Revealing reasoning on why *nothing* is being done about the unfolding tragedy in Burma (via Znet): The image was stunning: tens of thousands of saffron-robed Buddhist monks marching through the streets of Rangoon [also known as Yangon], protesting the military dictatorship of Burma. The monks marched in front of the home of Nobel Peace Prize winner ...

One artist's dark take on how the Beijing 2008 Olympics got its logo (via VincentChow).

 

James Brown ain't got nothin' on this! . The video above shows "Le sex machine" from the Staff Benda Bilili, workers of the zoo in Kinshasa, Congo (West Africa). Part of a larger collective produced by Belle Kinoise. The band is currently involved in a legal ...

We totally understand that with such a stressful job involving chasing and catching all sorts of law-breaking mofos (including gardeners of what may be illegal plants depending on where you live) from podunk to broadway, they'd need a way to uh, unwind. But to throw it in our faces like that? That's just criminal (nope, not buying the ...

From the University of Michigan: a straightforward interactive tutorial on that much-ballyhooed research topic; stem cells. This short but very informative guide illustrates stem cells in terms of definition, types, uses, processes, etc. Accompanied by text and audio guide. A neutral source from which you can school yourself before mouthing off (via Wired).

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The G8 posse (Bush, Blair, Putin et al) bringing it to you however you want it; rock, rap, country, soul, metal, etc. via ActionAid International peeps. They aim to remind everyone what the G8 posse went "on record" in 2005 to promise; AIDS treatment for all those who need it by 2010. ActionAid says the mandate is ...

For anyone out there seeking more proof of soccer (not Islam or Christianity) as the #1 world religion, here it is:

Yep, Buddhist monks dig soccer too.

This Buddhist temple has a carrving (inset) in the likeness of David Beckham.

Like billions of other people around the ...

From Bora.Herke comes a great soccer kickoff: 32 soccer balls decorated with different materials associated with specific countries. Here are some of my favourites; see entire line up at the Mighty Optical Illusions site.

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Chinese authorities have blocked most domestic users from the main Google.com search engine, a media watchdog said. ... But Google.cn, the controversial Chinese language version launched in January, has not been affected. The site blocks politically sensitive material to comply with government censorship rules. ... On Tuesday, Google co-founder Sergey Brin defended his company's decision to launch the ...