Twas the night before solstice and all through the co-op
Not a creature was messing the calm status quo up. picked by gratheo 11 months ago

The 5th annual Central Park Film Festival is coming soon. Every night from August 21 to 25th, there will be a movie shown which features scenes from the Park. Visit the link for the schedule. They're giving you a chance to vote on the movie that will be shown on the final night, aka Viewers' Choice Night, of the festival. You have three choices: Barefoot in the Park, Hitch and The Way We Were. ... read full post picked by MissParker 1 year ago

Stolen and sensitive U.S. military equipment, including body armor, night vision goggles, and gear to protect against nuclear or biochemical warfare, are being sold on Craigslist and eBay, a GAO report says. picked by jhordie 8 months ago

Here's something to break the monotony of your day. Reader Jim sends these pictures of the night stand he ordered from Amazon.com. It came packed not in peanuts, but covered in spray foam insulation. He says it took him half an hour to hack through the sticky stuff to get to the furniture. Weird, yes, but the item did arrive intact... so maybe they're on to something. picked by AutumnLotus 19 hours ago

THE next time you hear someone blaming "beer goggles" for their behaviour, you may have to believe them. People really do appear more attractive when our perceptions are changed by drinking alcohol.

[Different study from the other news story]

Chick in photo looks attractive if you are drunk picked by bingo 3 months ago

Ever wanted to see what neverland ranch looked like from inside it at night? Me neither but it's creepy as hell.

If you look carefully you can see the ghosts of children's innocence. picked by doggylives 9 months ago

Hydras have been shown to be the first creature with vision cells. They did not have eyes, but they did have light-sensitive cells all over their bodies, especially near the mouth. These light-sensitive cells improved thanks to evolution and eventually through many small steps became the eyes we are using to read this with. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

Director M. Night Shymalan (you know, The Sixth Sense, Signs, The Village, Unbreakable...) has signed a three-picture deal with Par's MTV Films and Nick Movies to adapt a cartoon called Avatar: The Last Airbender to the silver screen. picked by icepigs 2 years ago

Called "Zodiacal Light and Milky Way". This accelerated movie shows the beginning of a September night at Paranal Observatory starting at sunset and finishing just after the Milky Way disappears. picked by misswinkle 12 months ago