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At the Library of Congress, anthropologist Michael Wesch recently presented a talk on the nature of YouTube: how memes spread, how users generate content, and a detailed history of some of YouTube’s greatest hits. It’s …
Jul 31, 2008
The Eagle Scout honor has been handed out in the Boy Scouts of America since 1912. It’s no easy feat – requirements include earning at least 21 merit badges, exemplifying the core Scout qualities and completing a …
Tagged: blogs
Jul 31, 2008
The art of American ex-pat Daniel Ridgway Knight (1839-1924) captures the beauty of spring and summer, as seen with his “At Poissy ‘Your Health’.” Although he lived and painted in France for more than 52 years, Knight …
Tagged: blogs, feel art again, super secret deal
Jul 31, 2008
When we left you last week we were in the midst of some Roseanne behind-the-scenes trivia. We now continue with all the facts that fit…or at least all those we couldn’t fit in the first time. Entering Season Three …
Jul 31, 2008
Vacations aren’t for everyone. Do you miss the tapping of keyboards, or the cozy comfort of your cubicle? Do you long for a bit of break room chatter? Lucky for you, a few websites offer the perfect virtual fixes. Here …
Tagged: blogs
Jul 31, 2008
Produced as part of the Bell Laboratory’s series of educational science films, “The Unchained Goddess” is certainly campy … but spookily prophetic too, considering it was made in 1958. In it, a narrator dubbed “Dr …
Tagged: blogs
Jul 31, 2008
Remember those sweet, innocent old Disney cartoons? Well, scratch that sweet and innocent part. In this classic quiz, we found 10 controversial Disney cartoons; can you match the inappropriate content to its source? …
Jul 31, 2008
My old man was a snorer. His snoring was like the plot of a good action movie, with plenty of rising action. About 15 minutes after he’d fall asleep, it would sound like there was a heard of buffalo racing bulldozers …
Tagged: blogs
Jul 31, 2008
“I was taking a drink just now at Andy Parle’s, when I overheard an individual denouncing you in the vilest manner. He said you loafed on your friends, borrowed money and never returned it, owed bills in every quarter …
Tagged: blogs
Jul 31, 2008
Once athletes are done dominating on the field, they’re free to take their millions of dollars and go enjoy lives of golf and celebrity restaurant ownership. Some former sports stars, though, eschew this easy life in …