April 2011
13 posts
March 2011
46 posts
The Denver Post: This day last year: The zoo's... →
denverpost:
Last year on March 26, Denver Zoo visitors had their first opportunity to meet Kanani, a baby De Brazza’s monkey born on Dec. 19, 2009. By March she was exploring the spaces in her corned of the Zoo’s Primate Panorama. It is unknown how many of the monkeys live in the wild as…
Mother Jones magazine on Tumblr: The best... →
motherjones:
You should, like, strongly consider applying to work for this guy:
We want to add some talent to the Sarasota Herald-Tribune investigative team. Every serious candidate should have a proven track record of conceiving, reporting and writing stellar investigative pieces that provoke change….
Othman's Blog: The Economics of Dissent: How... →
Fascinating.
Odd: Colorado woman who faked cancer pleads guilty →
denverpost:
Ann Crall, of Highlands Ranch, Colo., began telling people she had stage-four cancer in 2005 according to investigators. Over the next four years, she kept up the pretense and collected over $60,000 in charitable contributions. An investigation began in 2009 after questions were raised about Crall not showing effects of cancer or treatment.
Today she pleaded guilty to two felony...
NY TIMES: Japan expands evacuation around second... →
Whoa.
shortformblog:
Japanese officials issued broad evacuation orders on Saturday for people living near two nuclear power plants whose cooling systems broke down as a result of the earthquake. The officials warned that small amounts of radioactive material were likely to leak from the plants.
The power plants, known as Daiichi and Daini and operated by Tokyo Electric Power,...
Denver UFO guy makes mayoral ballot
denverpost:
Odd news from The Spot blog: Denver’s UFO ambassador Jeff Peckman, well-known for launching a failed campaign to create a seven-member commission tasked with collecting evidence that extraterrestrials and aliens have been visiting Earth, now is officially on the ballot for Denver Mayor. (Photo by Nathan W. Armes, Special to The Denver Post)
Yup, I live here. I think this, and...
This day last year: Zamboni falls though thin ice →
denverpost:
One year ago on DenverPost.com: A driver was grooming the lake for ice skaters at about 6:15 p.m. when the ice cracked and the 7,000-pound Zamboni began to sink. Skaters were cleared from other areas of the lake for safety. No one was injured in the accident.
Mazda recalling 50,000 cars because of... spiders →
socialistexan:
msnbc:
The Japanese automaker says a spider could weave a web in a vent connected to the fuel tank system and clog up the tank’s ventilation.
In news about things that scare the fuck out of me. (Spiders and cars that fail)
Weirdest recall ever. At least they aren’t giant radioactive spiders.
a space hitchhiker, how quaint.: Walter Bishop, In... →
I’m so glad you caught this. I got it right away and said “heads” too. My wife looked at me funny.
spacehitchhiker:
I don’t think I’ve ever been so excited for a Fringe Easter Egg! For those of you not in the know, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead is an absurdist play by Tom Stoppard that’s based off of two characters in Shakespeare’s Hamlet. It’s nearly my favorite...
