Serbian children massacred in Kosovo this week. The Guardian has the story.
ART OF MONEY GETTING or, Golden Rules for Making Money by P. T. Barnum (1880) [Online Book]
1. DON’T MISTAKE YOUR VOCATION
2. SELECT THE RIGHT LOCATION
3. AVOID DEBT
4. PERSEVERE
5. WHATEVER YOU DO, DO IT WITH ALL YOUR MIGHT
6. DEPEND UPON YOUR OWN PERSONAL EXERTIONS
7. USE THE BEST TOOLS
8. DON’T GET ABOVE YOUR BUSINESS
9. LEARN SOMETHING [...]
“When I went to the June 23rd protest against Bush and his abuse of the office of President, I held up a provocative sign, “Why did Bush block the investigation of the 9/11 attacks?” The protest was large and loud - as it should be. A few thousand people showed up, but many of them [...]
Good, long read. Print it out.
“On the surface, beehives and ant nests seem to be model societies, with each individual striving for the common good. But maintaining this social order sometimes calls for brutal tactics….Murder, torture and imprisonment - these are the standard tools of repressive regimes. But if you imagine that human societies have a monopoly on such tactics, [...]
“Jonathan Davis, 30, who lives in Notting Hill, west London, joined friendster a month ago and already has 33 new friends, 20 of them based in Britain.
He said: ìPeople often have their ex-partners in their networks, as friendster is quite addictive and people become very hungry for new friends. You find that there are [...]
“Britain’s most famous naturalist, David Attenborough, is backing a campaign to reduce the UK population by half. He claims that if population control doesn’t become government policy, nature will do the job for us - and the poor will suffer most.” MORE
The Crying Game by John-Paul Flintoff
At birth, most babies cry at C or C-sharp. (That is, according to one American study.) As they grow older, they learn to cry at different pitches, and with different intensities, durations and qualities. At around 10 months, they cease to cry primarily when alone in favour of crying when [...]
…the old Euro = beauty beuty standard as pervasive as it has been for the last 2000 years.
“The apocalypse was an inspiration to many artists through the ages. This collection is meant to give an idea of how this theme has been approached at different times by different artists. Modern artists are closer to us and can help to find a path back to an understanding of the iconography of medieval illustrations. [...]