It was an act of Taliban justice for the crime of shaming her husband's family. picked by Bornbad 12 hours ago

So you can get a perfect score on “Free Bird” in Guitar Hero? Besides your twelve year old cousin, who do you think that’s going to impress? Instead of wasting your time with pretend guitar, start learning how to play the real deal. The guitar is a skill that will provide you and those around you years of enjoyment. And chicks dig guys who play guitar. Always have, always will. picked by NoPantsMan 13 hours ago

Yes, people are killed all over the world.
And yes, even kids, I know.
but a f*cking cop burying a twelve year old girl in his garden after killing her?
hmmm.. picked by Nicky666 22 hours ago

National Geographic looks into animal intelligence, including Alex the African parrot that could speak coherent sentences, Rico the Border Collie who could recognize 200 distinct words, and a bottle-nosed dolphin who could be asked to create her own tricks, plus the reaction of cognitive psychologists who had thought these were distinctly human possibilities. picked by lynxears 1 day ago

"family name" should be used instead. “My dear” or “love”, must not be used when addressing women. Officers should not comfort people by “putting their arm around them” as it could be seen as “unprofessional”. The term “mixed race” should be replaced by “mixed cultural heritage”. picked by Bernardblack 1 day ago

Wang Chaoxu, of Yunnan in southwest China, believed an old wives' tale that eating a child's brain could cure fits. He allegedly killed an 11-year-old boy and ate his brain in order to cure his epilepsy. picked by Bernardblack 1 day ago

Yes, there is video. After somehow climbing a billboard, the man shucked his clothes. Emergency services were alerted. After arriving, the man was convinced to descend. Being in his birthday suit, he gave one of his rescuers a wonderful view of his easter basket and buns. He even managed to get in a little entertainment for freeway users with impromptu interpretive dance. I assume the dance... read full post picked by brittni 2 days ago

Rape is rife in the sprawling tent cities that have become home for hundreds of thousands of Haitians and men are demanding sexual favours in return for food and shelter, according to a report published today. picked by NoPantsMan 2 days ago

Embarrassed cops on Thursday cited a "computer glitch" as the reason police targeted the home of an elderly, law-abiding couple more than 50 times in futile hunts for bad guys. Apparently, the address of Walter and Rose Martin's Brooklyn home was used to test a department-wide computer system in 2002. What followed was years of cops appearing at the Martins' door looking for murderers,... read full post picked by cecilberman 2 days ago

“Earth Art” shows 19 images of Earth landscape from sat maps that are arty

Looking at unusual landscape in places with extreme climate picked by tgkprog 2 days ago

Feminism, for me, is defined by the classic quote “the radical notion that women are people.” Gender, in other words, should not be a factor in the norms and considerations of society. There should be no such thing as “women’s work” or “guy stuff,” and every person should have access to opportunity based on ability… not based on whether or not they c... read full post picked by Bornbad 2 days ago

They still can't make it big yet, BUT they did manage to hide a bump on a layer of gold that was 0.00004 inch high and 0.0005 inch across from infrared light. AND it worked in 3 dimensions, which is a huge jump from the last time they announced an advance in it.

So maybe in like 20 years they'll be able to hide a postage stamp. Uber.

PS - I refuse to use the ubiquitous Harry Potter theme pic. picked by Moe 2 days ago

It can cycle from the adult stage back to the polyp stage whenever it feels like it. So it can regrow its whole body just for giggles. picked by Moe 2 days ago

Some of these trees may predate...mankind.

Awe inspiring to think about.

Pictured: Pando...at least 80,000 year old forest. picked by Moe 2 days ago

Catharine Pierce, 52, took advantage of the nice weather by gardening while topless. A busybudy neighbor was concerned because a school nearby and there was the fear that the sight of a female breast would result in the child becoming scarred for life. picked by NoPantsMan 2 days ago

Life, as the expression goes, isn’t always pretty. And this is typically true all the way down to the microscopic level. But with a few tricks of the lab, life in its simplest, single-celled forms—bacteria, yeast, fungi, protists—can be precisely manipulated into a thing of preternatural beauty. picked by scififan2715 2 days ago

Greenest state in the land of the free
Raised in the woods 'til he knew every tree
Killed him a bear, when he was only three.

Fess Parker, who played the role of Davy Crockett on tv, has passed. picked by suebe 2 days ago

"Box Tops" star musician/singer, Alex Chilton, has died at 59. picked by suebe 3 days ago

A Pennsylvania appellate court upheld a preliminary injunction on Wednesday barring local prosecutors from filing felony child porn charges against a teenage girl who took a partially nude photo of herself with her cell phone. The court said prosecutors were using the threat of charges as retaliation against the teen for exercising her constitutional right to refuse a voluntary reeducation progra... read full post picked by lynxears 3 days ago

A Walmart store announcement ordering black people to leave brought chagrin and apologies Wednesday from leaders of the company.

A male voice came over the public-address system Sunday evening at a store in Washington Township, in southern New Jersey, and announced: "Attention, Walmart customers: All black people, leave the store now."

<--thanks for the image picked by bisquick3 3 days ago

Teabaggers mock and scorn an apparent Parkinsen's victim telling him "he's in the wrong end of town to ask for handouts", calling him a communist and throwing money at him to "pay for his health care". picked by Bornbad 4 days ago

"The accused got to his feet and was standing over the police officer exposing his penis and thrusting it in her face, forcing her to take evasive action to avoid getting struck." picked by cycostinkoman 4 days ago

That's one suggestion the Pentagon has received from someone who noted, quite correctly, that a bear's sense of smell is much more powerful than a bloodhound's.

*I thought I heard them all...till now* picked by Bornbad 4 days ago

Bruce Springsteen. The Boss. Apparently, Beck has just figured out that the lyrics to “Born in the U.S.A.,” that most bombastic of Springsteen anthems, are less rah-rah-America and more – what the hell were we doing in that stupid war anyway? And what the hell did we do to the working-class boys (yes, still boys at that point) who fought it? picked by Bornbad 5 days ago

For two days, Warren police were puzzled that nobody called to report that a young boy found alone Saturday night at a local arcade/pizza shop was missing. "Pizza" and "ice cream" was virtually all that officers could get him to say. Only after he was turned over to Macomb County Child Protective Services did investigators come to believe his name was Marcus and that he is 3 y... read full post picked by cecilberman 5 days ago