The Nike of Nonconformity
Emily the Strange has been
the Hello Kitty for teenage girls who prefer black to pink for some 17
years now (if she were a real teenager she’d have grown out of her
merchandise). Unfortunately for her creator, someone noticed that
nonconformist gloomy teens are nothing new…
Sharpen Your Chess Game
Whether you’d like to increase your mental health
or just relax after a stressful holiday visit, there aren’t many games
more classic than chess. Over at tips and tricks blog MakeUseOf, they
have rounded up a variety of ways you can both play and sharpen your
chess game. The screenshot above is from FlashChessIII,
a beautifully rendered flash-based and free for download chess game. If
you’re concerned that all the playing in the world won’t make you any
better, they have a variety of resources listed for helping you not
just play but increase your grasp of the game. My favorite was Chess Problems,
a site which generates “puzzles” based on chess board setups ranging
from simple to extremely complicated. After some practice at Chess
Problems you won’t find yourself often staring down a chess board
without a clue what your next move will be. If you’re absolutely brand
new to the game, make sure to check out a beginner’s guide to getting good at chess.
That’ll be HOW much?!
Every single ticket issued in New York City from July 2007 to June 2008 in interactive map form.
Most ticketed street? 14th Street between 7th and 8th avenue.
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Metal Council Convenes To Discuss ‘Metal Hand Sign’ Abuse
In an emergency session
Tuesday, members of the Supreme Metal Council strongly condemned the
increasing use of the metal hand sign in lay society, claiming that its
meaning has become perverted by overuse.
Ancient Stash found in China
The Western press is heralding the discovery of the “world’s oldest marijuana stash” (789 grams) in the tomb of a 2,700-year-old blond-haired, blue-eyed mummy in the Xinjiang region of China. The mummy is believed to be a Nordic-featured Gushi shaman from the Tarim Basin. Scientists conjecture that the cannabis was being saved for use in the afterlife. In actuality, according to the Journal of Experimental Botany, the stash is the oldest pot to be tested for its properties. In 2006, the Chinese press
reported that Chinese scientists had unearthed an older marijuana
“baggy” in a 2,800-year-old Caucasian shaman’s Xinjiang tomb.
