My Head Is Shaped Like An Egg

A sub-fossilized pre-17th century Elephant Bird egg on show at Christies in London.

 

Steve Jobs returns as manga hero

A "doe-eyed" young Steve Jobs makes his debut as a manga hero in a new biography out in Japan in this week. The first instalment of award-winning author Mari Yamazaki's manga biography of Jobs – based on Walter Isaacson's bestselling life of the late Apple chief executive – hit newsstands in Japan this week in the April issue of the young women's comic anthology Kiss.
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Why North Korea wants to trick the world with fakes

In 2007 South Korean intelligence reported that North Korea was introducing a new, larger class of hovercraft with a displacement of 170 tonnes and a length of 38m that was fitted with a 57mm gun and a 30mm machine gun. Unlike the Kongbang class, which is intended for amphibious assaults, the new hovercraft are reportedly designed to take on South Korea's fast missile craft in coastal waters. North Korea's motive for over-egging its military capabilities is reasonably self-evident: like other examples of military propaganda, the image is designed to project a greater capability than actually exists. Although the intended audience is likely domestic as much as international, the North's recent attempts at media manipulation are part of its ongoing war of words with the United States that dates back to February's underground nuclear test and the subsequent UN Security Council sanctions. more

 

Famous Quotes and Clever Illustrations

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia-based illustrator Tang Yau Hoong has just released a brand new series where he pairs one of his illustrations with a famous quote.

 

Three ton rhino meets its match - a camel

A three-ton rhino met an unlikely match when it got too close to a camel’s calf and was bitten on the behind by the disgruntled father.

 

Zoo Portraits by Yago Partal

Photographer Yago Partal has created these ridiculous Zoo Portraits of animals all dressed up in human clothes.

 

Odin the walrus

Odin looks suspicious as he gets acquainted with his new home at Hagenbeck Zoo in Hamburg.

 

Ohio Prosecutor Drops Charge Against Pennsylvania Groundhog

A winter-weary Ohio prosecutor who filed a tongue-in-cheek criminal indictment against the famous Pennsylvania groundhog over his “prediction” of an early spring dropped the charge Tuesday. Butler County Prosecutor Mike Gmoser said Punxsutawney Phil has a “defense with teeth in it” since the animal’s handler is taking the blame.

 

Just when you thought it was safe to get in the water... Jaws Two!

American scientists have confirmed the discovery of a two-headed bull shark foetus - believed to be the world's first ever. The single shark - with two heads - was found in the Gulf of Mexico, according to a study by Michigan State University and reported in the Journal of Fish Biology. It was discovered by a fisherman when he opened the uterus of an adult shark in 2011, around a year after the Deepwater horizon oil spill, in the Gulf of Mexico.

 

More People Have Cell Phones Than Toilets

On the eve of World Water Day last week, the United Nations offered a sobering statistic: according to its recent study, more people on Earth have access to cell phones than toilets. Out of the world’s estimated 7 billion people, six billion have access to mobile phones. Far fewer — only 4.5 billion people — have access to working toilets. Of the 2.5 billion who don’t have proper sanitation, 1.1 billion defecate in the open, according to the study.

 

Somewhere Between Waking And Sleeping

my princess

 

What’s the best way to convey the apartment you’re subletting is “pet-friendly”?

Make sure your dog is in every photo.

 

Monday

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Keep it secret.

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Thanks For Nothing!

Cyanide & Happiness @ Explosm.net

 

Subversively Tweaked Ads by Depressed Copywriter

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Spider cat is watching you.

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'If girls look sexy, boys will rape.' Is this what Indian men really believe?

Since a 23-year-old medical student was gang-raped on a bus in Delhi in December and later died in hospital from her injuries, the issue of rape has been hugely prominent in India. Last week headlines were dominated by the gang rape of a Swiss woman on a cycling holiday in Madhya Pradesh. In the same week a British woman leapt from her hotel window in the northern city of Agra at 4am to escape the unwanted attention of the hotel manager, who was trying to get into her room. According to government figures, a rape takes place in India every 21 minutes. The number of reported rapes rose by 9% in 2011 to 24,000. Yet conviction rates are falling, down to 26% in 2011. The recent cases have led to worldwide outrage, and demonstrations led by women have filled the streets of major cities. But what do India's young men think?

 The Observer gathered a group in the western region of Goa to hear their views.

 

Egypt's Islamist rulers get tough on alcohol

In 6 October City, a new sprawl of malls and mansions just west of the capital, locals say there is only one shop that sells alcohol. Its name is Bazaar al-Gamaa, and if you ask its owner, Abu Ramez, nicely, he will fetch you a bottle of vodka from the storeroom. In the fridges opposite the till, there are crates of local lagers: Sakara, Meister, Rex – and Stella, an award-winning Egyptian lager unconnected to its Belgian namesake. "That's my favourite," said Ramez, who has been an off-licence owner for 22 years. "Low alcohol percentage. Better for my liver." But now, Ramez has more to worry about than his beer consumption. Last month, Egyptian authorities announced plans to ban alcohol sales in new developments outside Cairo. Most worryingly for Ramez, they said existing licences would not be renewed in towns beyond the capital – towns such as 6 October City, a satellite development built in 1979 of about 1 million people. To add to the gloom, the government doubled beer tax to 200% this month, with wine tax rising from 100% to 150%. Then last Monday, the civil aviation minister mooted banning alcohol from duty-free shops in airports. For many liberals, this triple blow adds to the impression that Egypt's Islamist-led government, headed by President Mohamed Morsi, intends to turn the country significantly more conservative.

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21 Animals That Are Definitely Secretly Pokémon

Pikachu = Quokka

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Unhappy? Clean House

With spring comes the idea of spring cleaning, of purging the home and letting in light and air. This annual purgation has grown from a prosaic necessity to a psychological apotheosis: the clean home as the foundation of contentment. 

When did people start believing that the good life was dependent on domestic perfection?

 

Calvin and Hobbes

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Easter Bread Dolls

These adorable treats are Croatian Easter bread dolls. via Neatorama

 

Hot Scots Drum Line

Grumpy Cat visited TIME, and it was awful.

Actually, that’s far from true — though the adorable mixed-breed cat was enduring an exhaustive day-long romp through the New York City media circuit, it seems as though she rather enjoyed herself.

 

Tears of Saint Peter

A man walks among lightbulbs filled with water as part of the exhibition Lagrimas de Sao Pedro (Tears of Saint Peter) by Brazilian artist Vinicius Silva.