This & That, Ceci et Cela

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

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James Brown ain’t got nothin’ on this!
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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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Voodoo dolls of presidential election candidates have gone on sale in Mexico. Manufacturer Alberto Nava is selling the Vuducratas dolls (top) for £6 each, reports UOL Noticias Populares. The …

TORONTO (Reuters) – A group of Canadian residents arrested for “terrorism related offenses” were inspired by al Qaeda, had amassed enough explosives to build huge bombs and were planning to blow up targets in densely …