Lawyers and judges are to break with centuries-old tradition and cease wearing horse-hair wigs of white fake curls in non-criminal cases. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Saturn's moon Iapetus has virtually no gray. Rather, its features are all stark black and white. The appearance has long puzzled astronomers. New detailed images suggest sunlight is melting ice on one side of Iapetus, leaving the moon's dark surface exposed, while the opposite half retains its reflective ice-mixed shell. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The regal ex-stray with a bright white coat and black splotches was carried off the mountain Wednesday for the last time and will live with some park rangers in the valley below due to old age and a recent infection claiming the last of his teeth. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

After a relentless campaign of bullying, hectoring and nuisance phone calls, the monster parents had cowed the teachers into submission, forcing the school to admit to the injustice of selecting just one girl to play the title role. picked by tragluk 1 year ago

A suspicious fire has torn through the church attended by Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who apologized if the blaze was related to her White House run. picked by bnrichie 11 months ago

The White House is collecting and storing comments and videos placed on its social-networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube without notifying or asking the consent of the site users, a failure that appears to run counter to President Obama's promise of a transparent government and his pledge to protect privacy on the Internet. picked by shuallyo 2 months ago

Self described Unusualist Raymond Crowe does some hand shadows. Deformed Rabbit this ain't. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

Decorating them in white watercolour paint, the keepers at the Ayutthaya Elephant Kraal then paraded the five elephants before schoolchildren in an effort to remind Thailand that its elephants have needs, too. picked by Magellan 5 months ago

"They rode into a white man's town, bringing black man's law". Fred Williamson stars in this western/blaxploitation pic. Fits the theme. Hope the title doesn't raise too much fuss... picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

As white dwarfs form, they get a "kick" that propels them to speeds of thousands of miles per hour, new evidence from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope shows. Astronomers used Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys to look at the distribution of white dwarfs in the ancient globular cluster NGC 6397, a dense swarm of hundreds of thousands of stars. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The simple fact that either Hillary Clinton, a white woman, or Barack Obama, a black man, will likely be the Democratic nominee for president is fueling a nationwide debate about how sexism and racism may shape this campaign. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

The big rig was being driven west on Dehesa Road about 10:45 a.m. when it was struck by a white Ford Windstar minivan, whose driver failed to stop for a red light while headed north on Granite Hills Drive, Shakowski said. The semi then hit two other vehicles before plowing through a 10-foot fence and into the yard of the house on Granite Hills Drive, Shakowski said.

*pic not related picked by maven 2 years ago

Fans of Penn State can smell like the school for just $60. A fragrance developer says it has made a perfume and a cologne inspired by Pennsylvania State University's blue and white colors and its campus vegetation. Other universities available too. picked by suebe 12 months ago

President Bush was given an Iraqi-journalist-style sendoff as tourists and demonstrators lobbed shoes, pumps, boots, sandals and Crocs from Pennsylvania Avenue onto the White House lawn. The target practice on the giant Bush doll was still going five hours later, as thousands of people walking through the circle stopped to pick up a shoe and wing it at the outgoing president. picked by equinox 10 months ago

In his autobiography Barack Obama writes about the first night he spent in New York, prior to attending Columbia. Finding no one home at the apartment he was meant to stay at, he "found a dry spot, propped my luggage beneath me and fell asleep, the sound of drums softly shaping my dreams. I woke up to find a white hen pecking at the garbage near my feet. Across the street, a homeless man was ... read full post picked by suebe 9 months ago

"There are 100,000 total marijuana smokers in the US, and most are Negroes, Hispanics, Filipinos, and entertainers. Their Satanic music, jazz, and swing, result from marijuana use. This marijuana causes white women to seek sexual relations with Negroes, entertainers, and any others." picked by Bornbad 7 months ago

When you peer at the sun, you probably see a blinding white disk in the mid-day sky or a sinking orange dome at sunset. Well, you're not a super-advanced, sun-spying spacecraft! picked by sharon22 6 months ago

Link! He come to town! picked by kyot 3 years ago

The Dark Energy Study. Computer Simulated. picked by niceplime 3 years ago

A strange and violent fate awaits a white dwarf star that wanders too close to a moderately massive black hole. According to a new study, the black hole's gravitational pull on the white dwarf would cause tidal forces sufficient to disrupt the stellar remnant and reignite nuclear burning in it, giving rise to a supernova explosion with an unusual appearance. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago