nightmare before christmas

i am watching the nightmare before christmas, because it is one of the few things that can keep my attention at 3 am. (i am trying to stay up, because my girlfriend, claire, lives in new zealand, and it’s only 7 pm there, and in 2.5 hours she’ll be home and we will have a […]

global voices

global consciousness is a fun little toy. there’s an os x dashboard widget, a mac screensaver, the website itself, and a little application to watch the comments fly by w/o the earth part. (full disclosure: my friend brad makes it)

definition of "evil"

andy asked me to “point out a couple of things, such as (1) the inconsistencies you have found in the bible, and (2) your definition of evil.” i will address the evil one now. i think that evil, kind of like obscenity, is hard to define, but we know it when we see it. a […]

death by fan

Fan death is an urban legend that was originally primarily confined to South Korea, but has spread to other countries in the Far East. The legend states that an electric fan, if left running overnight in a closed room, can result in the death (by suffocation, poisoning, or hypothermia) of those inside. This belief also […]

most amazing thing god ever made: lyrebird

you seriously need to check this thing out. this bird, the lyrebird, can imitate apparently any sound. in the video, you hear camera shutters, chain saws, car alarms — all from the bird’s mouth. lyrebird video <– watch this now (via boing boing) Technorati Tags: amazing, animals, bird, boingboing, lyrebird, mimic, sounds