mirrorkicks

strongmen and acrobats

egg vs chicken

i am sure you will all be thrilled, ecstatic, overjoyed...to learn that as of july 2010, scientists are pretty darn sure the chicken came first.

but that of course then begs the question...where did the chicken come from??

blu COMBO

COMBO a collaborative animation by Blu and David Ellis (2 times loop) from blu on Vimeo.

smile and the world smiles with you

laugh....and you can achieve world peace...??!

that's enough to make anyone giggle...

south korean pixels

rise above plastics

Here in Switzerland, plastics recycling is maybe a few steps ahead of other countries: there are big blue PET recycling bins all over the place, so you can return your empty Sprite or Rivella bottle, and HD-PE can also be disposed of in a friendly manner. Supermarkets charge you for shopping bags - and they are made out of paper. However, this isn't the case in a lot of places. Head on over to the Rise Above Plastics site for some informative videos, nice explanations and inspiration as to how you can continue to make our world a little better, day by day.

when insults had class

this wryly amusing collection of insults will unfailingly put a smirk, if not a smile, on your face. Mae West had a point when she said,
“His mother should have thrown him away and kept the stork.”
Owned.

mario rules the school

information is beautiful

a little website which visually displays information in colourful, unexpected ways...such as the David McCandless "Colors in Cultures" colour-wheel ;

"Caffeine Vs Calories" ;

and an intriguing "Because Every Country is the Best at Something" - did you know Canadians are the #1 Fruit Juice Drinkers?!

dutchgenius

backwards + forwards

in case you are somehow unaware that LOST has now finished, there are sure to be many, many articles and videos celebrating, parodying and bemoaning The End. It was confusing, uplifting - and for some, satisfying. If you were left a little bemused and disappointed, then maybe this video will improve your opinion; I know it did mine!

Up There

UP THERE from The Ritual Project on Vimeo.

is the pope even a christian?

apparently not. or can we maybe rename the post to "the pot" to stop confusion? or maybe "kettle"... either way, the man-who-demands-respect-yet-does-nothing-to-deserve-it has proclaimed to a gathering of lay Catholics in Portugal "that he appreciated their efforts fighting abortion and promoting the family based on the "indissoluble marriage between a man and woman"—the Vatican's way of expressing its opposition to divorce and same-sex unions.

Such initiatives "help respond to some of the most insidious and dangerous threats to the common good today," he said. "Alongside numerous other forms of commitment, such initiatives represent essential elements in the building of the civilization of love."

What those 'other forms of commitment' are, is as of yet, still to be outlined. My guess would be a)the commitment to abusing young boys; b)the commitment to a wilful disregard for human life when preaching against the use of condoms when HIV/AIDS kills so many every day; c)the complete devaluation of women, as persons unable to decide what's best for themself.

I do not understand why so many millions of people around the world continue to revere this misogynistic, uncharitable "christian". I for one am looking forward to the day he loses the ability to speak.