About 45,000 people gathered today (6th August 2008) in Peace Memorial Park to hear Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba give an address. In the speech, Mayor Akiba called for the abolition of all nuclear weapons.

Full transcript of the speech in the comments picked by pocksucket 2 months ago

Jason Morgan is 15. He has leukemia. He also has a goal and hopes this website will help him reach it. picked by pocksucket 2 months ago

Nearly 5kg of cannabis - check
Loaded rifle - check
Two pipes for drug consumption - check
Two cannabis plants - check
A portable camera so you can film your self whacking it while driving at 90mph - check

Just the ingredients for a normal day for Brendon Erhard of Adelaide. picked by pocksucket 2 months ago

From the right angle these signs will tell you were you need to go. picked by pocksucket 2 months ago

Starting in 1967 this little animation plops a little green dot on every location that where a Walmart opened.

Turns out there are quite a lot... picked by pocksucket 2 months ago

Very few details at present, but it appears Morgan Freeman and an unidentified woman were airlifted to hospital following a crash.

Here's another article with more words and less detail. picked by pocksucket 2 months ago

In 1981 David Byrne and Brian Eno collaborated on My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts - an album of great import and significance in the history of music.

On 18th August a new album from the pair will be released on this website. As of today there is a track available for free download. picked by pocksucket 2 months ago

What's the boldest dare you've ever done? How did it compare to licking a crocodile? If it wasn't up there then you don't get to join the hippo gang.

Translation - video of hippos licking crocodiles. picked by pocksucket 3 months ago

In a possibly ill-advised publicity move, Science types rap about the bits and bobs that CERN has to muck about with the fabric of time and space. picked by pocksucket 3 months ago

Sienna Miller's forth coming film Hippie Hippie Shake features some nude scenes. Unfortunately, Sienna's *ahem* hairstyle isn't in keeping with the period.

CGI to the rescue though as an effects team will digitally replant the topiary in her lady-garden. picked by pocksucket 3 months ago

Going further than just using simple tools, orangutans in Indonesia have been observed self medicating with a balm made from naturally occuring compounds for pain relief. picked by pocksucket 3 months ago

In the Mojave desert, Richard Branson today showed off for the first time the WhiteKnightTwo carrier aircraft that will launch his commercial space craft SpaceShipTwo.

More info a the official site Virgin Galactic

Obviously a complete coincidence that this coincides with NASA's 50th. picked by pocksucket 3 months ago

The Mars Corporation has pulled an advert depicting Mr T harassing a speed walker. This decision is in response to complaints from the US that it is offensive to gay men, even though it has never been shown on US television.

The ad itself is in the comments. picked by pocksucket 3 months ago

Far from being unique, there's something of a surplus of Universes hanging about due to a loophole in the laws of Quantum Physics. Now you can own one of these universes for the bargain price of $9999. That can't be a bad deal. If you own the entire universe that includes the $9999 you paid for it. picked by pocksucket 3 months ago

When looking for a partner, which is more important? A good body or braaaaaaaaiiiiinnnnnnssss? picked by pocksucket 3 months ago

Hate Disney? No? This site will tell you why maybe you should. picked by pocksucket 3 months ago

A car parked illegally in Pico Rivera was ticketed at around 11am. At 7:50pm an elderly man was found dead in that car. It's not at present known if the man was in the car, dead or alive, when the ticket was issued picked by pocksucket 3 months ago

After many years, The Rolling Stones have ended their contract with EMI, switching to Universal instead and taking much of their back catalogue with them. Although not detailed in the article linked above, this is most likely as a reaction to the appointment of Guy Hands - a man with no experience of the music business - as chairman of EMI. More detail in this article from earlier in the day w... read full post picked by pocksucket 3 months ago

The creation of the Gynoid Maria from Fritz Lang's Metropolis. picked by pocksucket 3 months ago

R.U.R (Rossum's Universal Robots) by Karel Čapek, published in 1921, includes the first recorded use of the word Robot and Čapek is credited with creating the word*

This is a copy of the text of that play.

*Karel himself said the word came from his brother Josef picked by pocksucket 3 months ago

What starts off as a slightly out-there, dressing guinea pigs as people, sort of a thing suddenly shifts to a whole different gear on photo six.

If you're squeamish, or of a nervous disposition and don't work out what comes in pictures seven and eight, please don't click next. picked by pocksucket 3 months ago

A Polish tourist looking for a discreet place to urinate wandered off the platform at Vauxhall Station and discovered the electrified rail. picked by pocksucket 3 months ago

If you say eight, then most of the time you'd be right. If you say ninety-six, then provided you're in the Shima Marineland Aquarium you'd be right too.

Did anyone say ninety-six?

If you're having trouble with the link, try this. picked by pocksucket 3 months ago

Leslie Feist on Sesame Street. picked by pocksucket 3 months ago

Graham Butterfield has insured his buttocks for £1 million as it is the key to his livelihood - mattress tester. picked by pocksucket 3 months ago