Today is another day, which is pretty cool you know? Flavorwire guides you through MOMA’s new digital font collection. Here are a bunch of pictures from a 1950s sci-fi movie…
Meet Chen Sah, “an odd and unlikely angel” who does his best to deter those attempting to throw themselves off the Yangtze River Bridge in Nanjing, China. (via MeFi)
The Twitter hashtag #Jan25 is still hopping. It can be difficult to filter out some of the noise, but it’s a way to get some real time information on what’s…
Update: No there won’t be two suns next year (probably). Genghis Kahn, ruthless conqueror for the Earth’s good. ‘Sup gas cloud birds? I know you’ve been wondering when I would…
The Koslowskis, Air Date: January 25, 2011 Alex Trebek: Before we begin, I’d like to introduce our contestants. First, we have James Koslowski, a 24-year-old University of Texas graduate who moved…
Very important: The fake astronauts have almost reached fake Mars. A look at artist-scientist Carsten Holler, who, you know, we like. Alphabets Publicitaires. Tuesday seems like a good day to…
The good folks at Thought Catalog–including writers like Blake Butler, Tao Lin, and Jimmy Chen among others–break down the different types of people you can find on the internet. Do…
This week in San Francisco: Clown Burlesque, stories about food, art shows, magazine readings, and Cyclops Wearing Flip Flops. Monday 1/24: This month at Cat’s Pajamas, get your regular dose…
“Typing two spaces after a period is totally, completely, utterly, and inarguably wrong.” Farhad Manjoo believes you should “never, ever” use a double space after a period. (via TheMillions)
Thomas Edison had some thoughts on 2011 too. Victorian infographics! Headline of the day: Undercover policeman married activist he was sent to spy on. Mitch Dobrowner takes pictures of storms.…
GalleyCat is asking readers to name the saddest books in the world. The saddest books I’ve read are so far are Bridge to Terabithia, Fall on Your Knees, The Lovely…
“If Pulitzer prize-winner and Dominican-American writer Junot Diaz is to be believed, winning the award in 2008 for The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, meant little more than a…