A six-year-old Virginia girl loves dogs so much she raised money to buy five bullet-proof vests for the Newport News K-9 division picked by ruthstark 2 months ago

With beautiful, ornate costumes that manage to look both hundreds of years old and sparkling new, thousands of marchers transform the streets of Alcoy’s magnificent old city into a gigantic party. picked by bingo 7 months ago

The 12th installment of the veteran Indie music festival. This year's WE Fest will take place from Thursday, May 22 through Monday, May 26 at the Soapbox Laundro Lounge, The French Quarter and The Whiskey in downtown Wilmington, NC. Over 100 bands confirmed and the cost is just $1.00 per night! picked by sbcea 2 years ago

South by Southwest (SXSW) is an interactive, film and music festival and conference that has taken place every spring in Austin, Texas since 1987. The music festival is one of the biggest in the United States, with over a thousand performers playing in dozens of venues around downtown Austin for a week in March. Can't make it? No worries, they are seeding a torrent of 739 MP3s by 739 a... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

A study has found the three most popular cigarette brands with young smokers are Marlboro, Newport and Camel. They have more nicotine in the cigarettes than they did six years ago. picked by Arrch8 3 years ago

Toronto Film Festival calendar. A total of 352 films from 61 countries will be screened. picked by Jaxomlotus 3 years ago

I couldn't tell where this video was actually taking place but it is a pretty bizarre annual festival. Some guys dressed like clowns run through the streets whipping people with sticks with festivities culminating in a shower of fire ants! Sounds like fun huh? picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

Very well done short video about a DJ who "drops" in from (somewhere) and alters the flow of time with his equipment. I can see why it won 35 Film festival awards! picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

In 2006 Hanukkah starts tonight. Chanukkah is also known as the Festival of Lights or Festival of Rededication, is an eight-day Jewish holiday that starts on the 25th day of Kislev, which may be in December, late November, or, while very rare in occasion, early January (as was the case for the Hannukkah of 2005–2006). The festival is observed in Jewish homes by the kindling of lights on... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

After the lunar new year, Chinese people have been ushering in the lantern festival. It falls on Thursday, the 15th day of the first lunar month. picked by TheJehosephat 2 years ago

If you live in a large, multi-ethnic city virtually anywhere in the world it is a possibility that in the last week you have seen groups of people in parks merrily spattering each other with paint. The throwing of multi-colored water and powder is in fact the popular Hindu spring Festival of Colors, also known as Holi. picked by bingo 9 months ago

A film chronicling the sex lives of a Washington state group of zoophiles -- people attracted to animals -- is headed for the Cannes Film Festival. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Photos from the Lake Shikotsu Ice Festival in Chitose, Japan. Wish I could go! Open now through Feb. 15, 2009. picked by meggysue 10 months ago

City leaders in Santa Cruz, Calif., will suspend the city's no-smoking rule to allow medical marijuana users light up during an annual festival. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Not only was Tonya Bell high on cocaine when she drove wildly through a music festival, injuring 40 people, but she was laughing as she did it. picked by VooDooPeacock 2 years ago

A demonstration of how expectations can be formed, communications directed and patterns established from Bobby McFerrin at the World Science Festival. picked by pocksucket 4 months ago

According to an imported superstition, good weather can be assured through a ceremony involving a virgin, some knives and fresh, whole onions and peppers. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

It's about sperm. And it's great.
It's not even NSFW.

Don't read the tags. picked by suckersklub 2 years ago

That's a lot of Porta Potties. picked by nomedaboy 3 years ago

This bizarre festival honors a cryogenically frozen dead Norwegian, lovingly referred to as "Grandpa". Not too happy about the festivities, his family is fighting to bring him home to Norway so he can one day be thawed out by medical science. picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago