Everybody Needs A Hobby of the Day: Multitalented multi-instrumentalist Lara multitasks by performing “Hop, Mario!” from Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix on the violin, while playing the actual game.
Talk about your marketable skills!
[hyst.]
Archive for April, 2011
Kickass Senior Citizen of the Day
Apr. 28, 2011
Kickass Senior Citizen of the Day: Granite Stater Rachel Gilbert, a diehard NASCAR fan who hasn’t driven a motor vehicle in over 15 years, got to live out a dream by taking a racecar for a spin around the New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Oh, did I mention Gilbert just turned 100? “I can’t make up my mind that I’m here, really, at 100 years old,” the speedy centenarian told WMUR.
In addition to the laps, the track presented her with VIP tickets to the July Sprint Cup, and even scored her an autographed shirt signed by her favorite driver, Carl Edwards.
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One More Thing To Worry About of the Day
Apr. 28, 2011
One More Thing To Worry About of the Day: In a study published in the most recent issue of The New England Journal of Medicine, researchers from the National Hansen’s Disease (Leprosy) Program in Baton Rouge, La., conclude that as many as a third of all annual leprosy cases in the United States, which total about 150 to 250, can be attributed to direct contact with armadillos.
The study’s authors hope their work will shed some light on why the majority of those infected with the disease respond negatively when asked by doctors if they’ve traveled abroad — leading doctors to rule out leprosy as a possible diagnosis.
“The important thing is that people should be discouraged from consuming armadillo flesh or handling it,” says National Hansen’s Disease Program researcher Richard W. Truman.
Done and done.
[nytimes.]
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Surreal Space Saver of the Day
Apr. 28, 2011
Surreal Space Saver of the Day: Igor Udushlivy’s Magritte-inspired Son of Man coat hanger is “currently in pre-production” and therefore not yet available for purchase.
In other words, ceci n’est pas for sale.
[superpunch.]
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Man Of The Hour of the Day
Apr. 28, 2011
Man Of The Hour of the Day: Astronaut Mike Fincke, who will serve as a mission specialist aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour‘s final flight, is set to break the American space duration record on what is to be his first and last Space Shuttle mission.
[thedaily.]
Impassioned Excoriation of the Day
Apr. 28, 2011
Impassioned Excoriation of the Day: Comedian/author/vigilante pundit Baratunde Thurston eloquently expresses the outrage of many at the racist subtext inherent in the supposed debate surrounding President Obama’s nationality.
[thanks anon!]
When Animals Attack Other Animals of the Day
Apr. 28, 2011
When Animals Attack Other Animals of the Day: In this ferocious clip from Disneynature’s African Cats (billed as a real-life Lion King) a croc attempts to take on pride leader Fang in the scowling match to end all scowling matches.
[biotv.]
Come Again? of the Day
Apr. 28, 2011
Come Again? of the Day: On the importance of reading the sign before sticking your finger in the machine.
[sayomg.]
Morning Links
Apr. 28, 2011
Morning Links:
- Journal of Animal Ethics: “Pets” is insulting — call them “companion animals.”
- Man ends beer-only Lenten fast with — what else — a bacon smoothie.
- Fail Compilation: April 2011.
- Morning Distraction: Class 3 Outbreak: Royal Wedding. (via.)
- Morning Wood: Ai.
- Morning List: The 6 Creepiest Things Hiding in Your DNA.
[photo: mthruf.]
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Tornado Outbreak Update
Apr. 28, 2011
Tornado Outbreak Update: As the fatality count from yesterday’s record-breaking tornado outbreak continues to rise — nearly 200 as of 10AM, with 128 in Alabama alone — attention turns to the devastation left in the wake of 155 reported twisters (to compare, the average number of tornadoes for the entire month of April is 163).
Entire blocks leveled, and hundreds of thousands without power. “I don’t know how anyone survived,” Mayor Walter Maddox of hard-hit Tuscaloosa told CNN.
As the storm cell moves east and up the seaboard, The National Weather Service has issued tornado warnings in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New York.
Additional storm footage below:
Storm chaser footage shot from the north side of Philadelphia, MS.
Double tornado spotted in Cullman, Alabama.
[nyt / cnn / myfoxal / abc3340 / jason835a / mediaite / thanks paul!]
