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Don’t try this at home

I’ve had this page open in a browser tab for about a week. Can’t seem to let it go, so here it is. I’ve understood for years that people should not under any circumstances go anywhere near polar bears, and … more…

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links for 2009-11-14: cannibals

BBC NEWS | World | Europe | 'Body sold' to Russia kebab shop "After carrying out the attack, the corpse was dismembered. Part of it was eaten and part was also sold to a kebab and pie kiosk," (tags: Russia … more…

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Titarenko’s City of Shadows

Alexey Titarenko, City of Shadows, 1992-1994 Long exposure shots of busy city streets — presumably St. Petersburg, although it doesn’t say specifically. (via FFFF)

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links for 2007-12-04: Burial, electoral fraudsters

Burial interview by Emmy Hennings at Cyclic Defrost Magazine. (I know I was rather lukewarm about the first album, but the new one really is excellent) (tags: music dubstep Burial) Bush tells Putin of poll concern Pot, kettle, black. (tags: … more…

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links for 2006-12-06: Tunguska 2?

UFO Crashes in Russia’s Siberia – NEWS – MOSNEWS.COM The crash was reported by local villagers and traces of forest fire can be seen on the site. Air traffic officials said that no aircraft were scheduled to fly in the … more…

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Kandinsky – The Path to Abstraction

Composition VII (1913) Finally made it up to the Tate Modern this afternoon for the Kandinsky show. Somehow I hadn’t absorbed in advance that this show, large though it is, does not include the later, more familiar works. The narrative … more…

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Pravda: Generals were drunk as cobblers

Generals were drunk as cobblers at the Lvov aerodrome – forthright revelations of gallantry-deficit in miltary and clerical brass at the Lvov airfield: “Other witnesses say, the priests were jumping over dead bodies with their frocks up; all commanders began … more…

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Russia Checkmated Its New Best Friend

Russia Checkmated Its New Best Friend – Eric Margolis extends the Caspian Basin oil pipeline interpretation of the Afghan conflict and submits that Bush has fucked up, but good. (Common Dreams via Robot Wisdom).

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Schoolgirl who hit prince [with a flower] faces jail

A spokeswoman for the security police said: “She has been charged under Article 87 with endangering the health and life of a foreign dignitary.” Alina Lebedeva – remember the name, eh? (BBC News)

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