Saturday Morning Links
Morning, everyone. We’ll start in Switzerland, where the traffic fines are based on your income. And in this case, that meant a $290,000 fine. In fairness, it sounds like he…
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Life Stories Roundup, This Week 1/1–1/8
A roundup of profiles and life stories from around the web.:
FUNNY WOMEN #12: Destroying Angels, A How-To Guide
77%* of Americans say they believe in angels. That doesn’t mean we like them. Sure, they were cute–at first. Maybe you thought you’d never get tired of those sweet rosy…
Endearing Wrecks
“Bloom’s characters, I’m happy to pronounce, are glorious, endearing wrecks. They are simultaneously loyal, petty, resentful, and compassionate. They are vain, horny, bullheaded, and brave. In their messy assemblage of…
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Internet gold. (via @TheLincoln) The 200 best and worst jobs in the U.S. Actuary vs. Roustabout edition. A New York resident has recreated Rambo shot for shot in his 220…
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Childhood Trauma Soap: “Maybe if you smelled good your parents would love you.” Speaking of parents, is respect for elders universal in primates? (My completely unscientific answer? Not in punk…
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Going shopping for bananas in Spain? Thanks to an error by drug smugglers, you might end up with a whole lotta cocaine. Ice more your thing? Check out these photos…
China Created a Small Black Hole and We Bombed the Moon
Harper’s has a condensed, slightly humorous (not funny haha) and downright offputting review of 2009. From “Scientists in San Diego made a robot head study itself in a mirror until…
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Like wasting time and looking at photos? Meet Tag Galaxy, “the Internet crack of the moment.” Not silly enough? Try Hats of Meat on for size. Enough funny, time for…
Notable San Francisco, This Week: 1/4-1/10
This week in San Francisco: Jason Meyers’ new book, “The Mission” is released in the Haight, Jose Arenas and Phillip Hua encourage you to choose your own adventure at the…
Ted Wilson Reviews the World #17
THAT PICTURE FRAME MODEL ★★★★★ (2 out of 5) Hello, and welcome to my week-by-week review of everything in the world. Today I am reviewing that picture frame model.