What to wear for New Year's Eve?

 9 Fashion Tips From Stylish Hedgehogs

 

Wishes for 2013

Fiscal Cliff

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A Comprehensive, Interactive Chart of Zeus's Affairs

The Greek god Zeus was a busy fellow and a shameless adulterer. It would be hard for him, let alone us, to keep track of his affairs. This chart, made by Viviana Ferro, Ilaria Pagin and Elisa Zamarian, attempts to visualize of all of his indiscretions as well as the children he sired from them. At the link, you can find a full-size, zoomable version. Clicking on each name reveals details of the sordid affairs.

 

New Year's Eve Cartoon

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"Please sir, may I have a peanut? It's cold and I am hungry."

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Health Tip

Spectacular photo captures moment great white is gobbled by an even bigger shark as it's hauled into fisherman's boat

Being hooked by a fisherman is probably up there with the worst things that could happen to a shark. But what about becoming bait for an even bigger beast as you're being hauled into the boat?

 

Here Are the 10 Most Pirated Movies of 2012

It's the end of the year and TorrentFreak has taken a look back at the year in movie piracy.
 The entire list isn't exactly surprising, but there are a few weird entries on there.

 

Street Artist Morley

10 Questions with Street Artist Morley

 

Snowglobe Salt & Pepper Shakers

That terribly bland meal that your aunt just made can’t bear to eaten with the salt and pepper from Snow Globe Salt & Pepper Shakers!

 

This Is The Year !

New Year’s resolutions are those special little promises you make to be less like yourself and more like other, better people. They’re an invaluable opportunity to alter your habits and behaviors in ways that make you a more bearable person to be around, now that you’ve stopped eating egg salad at work. The more specific you are about your resolution, the better your chance of sticking with it. Don’t just say, “I want to lose weight.” Say, “When my arm jiggles, I want it to look less like a pelican’s throat-pouch choking down a bass.” 

 By Colin Nissan/continue reading

 

How New Yorker cartoonists imagine winter weather.

more here

 

yeah, sure

Reindeer Papercraft

Grab your scissors and glue, and build yourself a Tearaway Reindeer to add some holiday sparkle to your home - the pattern is here.

New Year's resolution

Ozzy Airborne

Birmingham Airport could undergo a heavy metal-style makeover as plans have been aired to rename it after Ozzy Osborne. The city is considering following in the footsteps of others such as Liverpool and New York and renaming their airport in honour of the Black Sabbath frontman.

 

The 10 Most Exciting Concepts of 2012—Where Are You?

When you're obsessed with finding the most awesome gadgets and devices, there's nothing more heartbreaking than the word "concept." Not only does it mean you're not going to find a given device in stores—it usually means you're never going to find it anywhere. Of course, encouraging the designers of tomorrow to think up new designs and concepts is vital to innovation. It's just really sad when you come across something particularly brilliant only to discover it's nothing but a figment of a design student's imagination. 

So here are 10 of Andrew Liszewski favorite concepts from the past year.  

The sun give a wink.

NASA's SDO satellite captured this image on 22 Dec 2012. 

 

Michael Phelps was right – relieving yourself in the pool is fine

Phelps, the most successful Olympian ever, caused ripples of concern during London 2012 when he admitted that many swimmers “pee in the pool” especially during long training sessions. But he said that it was OK as the chlorine killed any germs. The revelation may have been slightly distasteful but now scientists have confirmed that at least his facts are right.

 

“Maybe ever’body in the whole damn world is scared of each other.” ― John Steinbeck

The 30 Most Inspiring Interspecies Friendships Of The Year

2012: The year when species, great and small, finally decided that love > hate. 

 May they be an inspiration to us all.

 

Wait, You Forgot One Last Present!

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40 Tricks You Must Know for a Much Better 2013

2012 is almost over. It's time to get ready for 2013 with these 40 life tricks that will make the next 12 months—and every month of your existence—a lot easier. Some hacks may be familiar, others will make you go "OMFG!" So bookmark this page and pass it along to your loved ones, because the more you remember, the easiest and more convenient 2013 is going to be.

 

"There's just something about a Teddy Bear that's impossible to explain. When you hold one in your arms, you get a feeling of love, comfort and security. It's almost supernatural." -James Ownby

Unspoken words

Unspoken words from Jean-Sebastien Monzani on Vimeo.