Kalevala: The Sixth Poem tells how Väinämöinen plans to ride a stuffed, enchanted fake horse to Pohjola to get laid but gets ambushed on the way by Joukahainen who shoots his horse. Väinämöinen ends up drifting to the sea, and is later rescued by a rather large bird.

(Theme related illustration I made some years ago) picked by makri 8 months ago

Bouguereau by makri picked by makri 11 months ago

The face of the watch has six vertical rows of orange LED lights that show the current time, with the left-most vertical row indicating hours (with an Arabic numeral scale going from 1 to 12 along the side). picked by makri 12 months ago

A gunman has killed 10 people at a college in the town of Kauhajoki in Finland before shooting himself and later dying in hospital. The gunman released a YouTube threat, was picked up for questioning by the police but was released a day before. picked by makri 1 year ago

At least four people are under arrest in connection with a possible plot to kill Barack Obama at his Thursday night acceptance speech in Denver. Shockingly, the wannabe assassins are believed to have connections to white supremacist organizations. picked by makri 1 year ago

Cuban taekwondo athlete and his coach were banned for life after Angel Matos kicked the referee in the face following his bronze-medal match disqualification. Hooray for Olympic spirit! picked by makri 1 year ago

The Global Peace Index ranked Norway as the most peaceful and Iraq as the least peaceful nation out of 121 surveyed. picked by makri 2 years ago

"Our greatest challenge — and it's been years and years since we've experienced this — is having enough beer on stock for the trip for the Canadian sports fans — they do consume more than their American counterparts," picked by makri 2 years ago

An Irish teenager has won a High Court battle in Dublin to be allowed to visit Britain for an abortion. The foetus has anencephaly, a condition which means that a large part of the brain and skull is missing. Babies with anencephaly live a maximum of just three days after birth. picked by makri 3 years ago

"When did it come to the point that being a Christian meant caring about only two issues,­ abortion and homosexuality?"

"Ask the nonreligious what being a Christian today means, and based on what we see and read, it's a good bet they will say that followers of Jesus Christ are preoccupied with those two points." picked by makri 3 years ago

Star Wars and Dirty Dancing are the films people most love to watch over and over again, according to a poll. picked by makri 3 years ago

Failing to elect late Vladimir Lenin as the president of USA, american far left excels in creating the least amusing web cartoon in the history of man picked by makri 3 years ago

Attempts to gag the blogosphere from publishing details of a DVD crack have led to a user revolt picked by makri 3 years ago

The Roman Catholic Church in Ireland has revealed figures showing the extent to which priests in its largest archdiocese may have abused children. picked by makri 3 years ago

"We Europeans created America and to regret this is to engage in a colossal act of self-denial verging on self-mutilation. We have a stake in its survival and its success and we ought to nurture it, not bring it to its knees or delight in its misfortunes. We can criticise its leaders without regretting its existence." picked by makri 3 years ago

Freedom of the Press 2007 points to improvements in several countries such as Italy, Nepal, Colombia, and Haiti; however, it shows mixed trends in Africa, as well as a continuation of a longer-term pattern of decline in press freedom in Asia, Latin America, and the former Soviet Union. picked by makri 3 years ago

A group of 49 Japanese magicians is suing two local television networks for revealing the secrets behind a series of coin tricks in news footage. The case, filed in Tokyo District Court on Tuesday, seeks damages of $16,400. picked by makri 3 years ago

Three people, including a gunman, have been killed and at least two others wounded in a shooting at a shopping centre in Missouri, US police say. picked by makri 3 years ago

US researchers have simulated half a virtual mouse brain on a supercomputer. In other news, you can simulate the brain of Carlos Mencia with a small piece of rock. picked by makri 3 years ago

Iranian police have warned barbers not to give men western hair styles or use make up on them. picked by makri 3 years ago

Brazilian Heavy Metal parody. According to the ever-reliable Wikipedia, Massacration sold 12 billion copies of their hit single "Metal Milk Shake" and they were awarded the Nobel Prize of Music. Aru-eeeee Aru-ooo-o-ooo! picked by makri 3 years ago

After what witnesses described as an all night blinder during which it kept droning on about how it was always being bloody ignored by the whole bloody world and would bloody well stand to do something about it, Australia this morning woke up to find itself in the middle of the North Atlantic. picked by makri 3 years ago

Dress up Jesus as your favorite Hollywood superstars by dragging the items to him with your mouse. They'll snap right into place! picked by makri 3 years ago

The gunman who killed a hostage and himself in a stand-off at a Nasa centre in Texas blamed his victim for a poor work performance review, police said. picked by makri 3 years ago

The Taleban in Afghanistan have used a boy of around 12 to behead a man they accused of spying for the US. Parts of a video of the beheading were broadcast on the Dubai-based al-Arabiya TV network. picked by makri 3 years ago