This ghost town was once the Soviet coal-mining settlement of Pyramid. It’s located about 800 miles from the North Pole and it stands empty in the frozen waste. It used to boast nearly 1,000 citizens and now there is only one, a man named Vladimir. It’s located in Norway, on Spitsbergen island in the Arctic […]
You mess with Israel, they retaliate… TIMES TEN!!!!! Maybe you should just leave them alone. — Jon Lovitz (@realjonlovitz) November 16, 2012 Comedian Jon Lovitz: Team America, Team Israel. @realjonlovitz Conservative here thanking you for speaking out for America during election and 4 Israel now. I LOVE Rat Race. So funny!! — Sharon Timmons (@squeek1971) […]
http://twitter.com/#!/reportermatt/status/484918119459454976 Facebook has standards. And 19-year-old Kendall Jones’ hunting photos violate those standards, a spokesperson for the social network told Mashable. Specifically, the pictures were deemed to break a rule about “graphic images shared for sadistic effect or to celebrate or glorify violence,” as outlined in this page on Facebook Community Standards. “We remove reported content that […]
http://twitter.com/#!/ProducerMatthew/status/246397526981365760 The Independent is reporting tonight that the United States had advance warning of the raid on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, which killed four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens. The paper cites senior diplomatic sources who claim the State Department had credible information that an attack was imminent 48 hours before mobs stormed the consulate. An […]
http://twitter.com/#!/TiredmamainNC/status/359479034796703745 President Obama appeared at a Washington hotel Monday to rally some of his closest supporters as they prepare to kick off “Action August.” Unlike regular August, Action August begins on the 4th, which happens to be the president’s 52nd birthday. Organizing for Action is urging volunteers to use the month to pressure legislators during […]
BREAKING: Sup Ct grants Wheaton College injunctive relief agst compliance w HHS contraception mandate, while underlying case plays out. — Shannon Bream (@ShannonBream) July 3, 2014 http://twitter.com/#!/fordm/status/484804020171575296 Wheaton College, an evangelical college in Illinois, has been granted a reprieve from an HHS contraception mandate. The Associated Press reports: The justices said that Wheaton College does not have to […]
Sculpture is an impressive form of visual art. It’s a common belief that the biggest or the busiest sculptures are the best. However, that’s not necessarily true. Small, or even tiny, sculptures can be just as impressive. For example, Seattle-based artist Diem Chau is obsessed with tiny things and her micro sculptures are so impressive, all because of their […]
Creating the perfect advertisement is extremely tricky. Even creating one that is just average (and unoffensive to the majority of people) can be difficult. That’s why the most important creative people at famous advertising firms make so much money. It’s an important job. Convincing people to spend their money isn’t easy. Because of that level of […]
http://twitter.com/#!/CuffyMeh/status/216123463704915968 Salon.com was launched in 1995, but Business Insider suggests the progressive website may not make it through 2013. In a sign that Salon is very close to being shuttered, the company “lost” its CEO and CFO recently. Chief technology officer, Cynthia Jeffers, was put in charge. But Salon will need a great deal more than new management. At […]
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