Miss Universe 2007, the 56th Miss Universe pageant, will be held today(on 28/05/2007) at the National Auditorium in Mexico City, Mexico. 77 contestants compete for the title. Here are the videos and swimsuit photos of all the contestants. Enjoy! picked by SunSeven 2 years ago

Miss America 1944 has a talent that likely has never appeared on a beauty pageant stage: She fired a handgun to shoot out a vehicle's tires and stop an intruder. picked by BrownTrout 2 years ago

Miss America can add crime fighter to her resume. Lauren Nelson recently went undercover with police in New York for a sting targeting sexual predators. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Roger poses as a photogenitically challenged beauty queen to foil the plans of evil solenoid robots. picked by DaftGretel 2 years ago

*builds suspense* picked by punthe 8 months ago

Fernanda Lima parades during the Miss Brazil Transex 2008 beauty pageant in Sao Paulo late June 2, 2008. Lima won the right to represent Brazil in the Miss International Transex beauty pageant in Thailand. picked by bevissimo 6 months ago

An article from the Guardian. It's a little hysterical in sections, but worth a look. picked by Fascha 2 years ago

Miss Mexico is toning down her Miss Universe pageant dress — not because it's too slinky or low-cut, but because its bullet-studded belt and images of hangings from a 1920s uprising have outraged Mexicans. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Impressive photographic project of abandoned cars across America.
Actually, check the rest of the site...really cool. picked by wildminou 10 months ago

7-minute interview from NPR with the author of the book "Bad Money". Kevin Phillips warns us that America is going to way of ancient Rome... at least financially. One of the reasons for the economic collapse of the Roman empire was that they began to focus their economy on DEBT products, rather than manufacturing actual, physical items. Sound familiar? *This ties in with Bornbad's ... read full post picked by RowanGrey 8 months ago

Miss USA and Teen USA, both underage, caught partying in NYC. MADD is, well mad, Donald Trump is no role model, and Rosie O'Donnell is, well...Rosie O'Donnell.

My biggest question is who sold Trump the Miss Universe franchise, and why? picked by Alton 2 years ago

Meowza strikes again - this time proposing the new logo and branding for America 2.0. picked by jaxomlotus 2 weeks ago

"Global warming activists won't be satisfied until they see an America way down the ladder of leading nations, until you are paying $6 per gallon for your gas and until you cannot afford to put food on your dinner table." picked by gammerus 6 months ago

The year was 1507. A landlocked German cartographer created a surprisingly accurate map of the world, and used the word "America" to honor explorer Amerigo Vespucci. This is believed to be the first time the word "America" was used. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Roadside America is a caramel-coated-nutbag-full of odd and hilarious travel destinations -- over 8,000 places -- ready for exploration.

Really cool site, loads of interesting stuff. Nearly makes me want to be American, nearly. picked by doggylives 5 months ago

South Pacific island cult's worship of America linked to gifts they received during World War II from an outsider the tribe refers to as "John From America" picked by Browntrout 2 years ago

The only surviving copy of the 500-year-old map that first used the name America goes on permanent display this month at the Library of Congress, but even as it prepares for its debut, the 1507 Waldseemuller map remains a puzzle for researchers. picked by icepigs 12 months ago

A wonderful blend of Captain America kicking butt, and the theme from Team America: World Police.

Warning: NSFW language picked by donteatpoop 2 years ago

images from the early years about the kids working, make me cry
sometimes we take some information about the bad america picked by lilaliss 12 months ago

Terrorism will never destroy America. It will come from within. From fear-addicts who have raped the U.S. so much that they should be drawn up on charges of treason. The cowards who want a nanny state to coddle them, hug them, and ultimately contain them in a little crib with bars and monitors and cameras. picked by democracy101 1 year ago