Russian Sledges

Photos of the annual Harvard Raft Race by Spencer Grant, 1973 via Massachusetts Collections Online.

Once a year the student houses of Harvard and Radcliffe would race on the Charles River. This annual tradition (which ended in 1990), was "no gentleman's canoe race as practiced in England" however. In the Harvard version, attacks on other Houses' rafts, acts of piracy, and hurling of eggs and tomatoes were not only condoned, but encouraged. The winner enjoyed not only the glory of winning, but cases of beer as their trophy.

Rufous elephant shrew (Hidden Kingdoms - BBC)

I’m a web developer working in a small agency composed of our boss, a web designer and myself. My boss was away for the afternoon, so the calls directed to his office ended up at my phone.

Client: Hi, I had a meeting with your sales person about my website project, but I’d rather talk about it with the boss of the company.

None of me or my designer colleague do live meetings, only our boss does it.

Me: I’m sorry but he’s unavailable for the afternoon. Can you please tell me the name of the person you met ?

Client: Uh, don’t remember his name. He was a tall n***er.

Me: I see. That would be our boss.

Client: Oh? Really, he is?

Editor’s Note: The client did not call him a nagger.

lemonyanemone:

So this was posted on the bulletin board at school

Photo: LeBoeuf

Then & Now

Sanlin Building | 442 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA - Via

diosacoyolxauhqui:

glitchbent:

Biquette, the grindcore goat (who followed Wormrot around like a dog) has died. Rest in PVs, lil’ lady.

Damn that sux

King of Goats

Like hairy aliens from another planet, these tiny spiders seem to stare with giant, all-knowing eyes into your very soul. Whether they possess otherworldly secrets or a desire to attack your face is open to interpretation. Regardless, photographer Jimmy Kong has done an incredible job capturing these intimate moments with diverse arthropods found in his native Malaysia. What you see here is just a taste of his macro work that also involves insects, reptiles and other creepy crawly things. See more on Flickr. (via the Colossal Flickr Pool)

Pope Francis will not show leniency towards pedophile priests because truth and justice are more important than protecting the Church, the Vatican's former sex crimes prosecutor said on Saturday.

But, obviously, nobody is going to disrespect the Vatican while Pope Francis is around. He won the world’s heart by quickly doing a few things that were so obvious, it’s amazing no previous pontiff figured them out. Such as: if you are going to talk about the poor all the time, you should try to avoid gold furniture.

Pope Francis has used Twitter to back an annual anti-abortion rally, the March for Life, which is expected to draw tens of thousands of activists to Washington on Wednesday.

Sea Otter Does Not Want to Be Awake Right Now

Via Seattle Aquarium; submitted by Lynn!

Otter Must Have Had a Rough Day

Via Sometimes Zoo and Aquarium Views

Looks like we’ve got a new destination to add to our bucket list. A Kit Kat store – the world’s only Kit Kat store – just opened in Tokyo, and by the looks of things, this is going to be hugely popular.

The Kit Kat Chocolatory is located at the Seibu Department Store in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, and is selling all-gourmet Kit Kat products. Partnering up with Le Patissier Takagi, they’re developing all kinds of new KK flavors, with three limited edition flavors on offer right now: Sublime Bitter, Special Cherry Blossom Green Tea + Special Chili.

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Religion, University of Chicago

The Landscape of Pluralism: Five Ways to Find Unity in Religious Diversity

Adam Ant, 1980 | From my personal collection

Letterhead used by Adam Ant in 1980, less than a year before Stand and Deliver entered the charts. 

PhD American Studies, Keele University, UK

Moe Tucker narrates her time drumming in the Velvet Underground.

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Last year saw the works of Bronislaw Malinowski – father of modern anthropology – enter the public domain in many countries around the world. Michael W. Young explores the personal crisis plaguing the Polish-born anthropologist at the end of his first major stint of ethnographic immersion in the Trobriand Islands, a period of self-doubt glimpsed through entries in his diary – the most infamous, most nakedly honest document in the annals of social anthropology.

Karl Wolfskehl was an almost blind German writer from 1890’s - 1930’s I believe.  Part of a secret society of the time with mystical and pre-facist leanings.  Interesting cat.

Being a man is a good thing when getting a job, they don’t get periods, they don’t take as long to get ready, and they very rarely get kidnapped and raped. 

A convert dies in the Arizona desert and the secrets of a controversial guru start spilling out.

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Marine Biology, New College of Florida

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Agency says new moniker, Government Publishing Office, would better reflect its shift to digital operations.

A cat fascinated with the electrical sounds coming from a theremin make different attempts to alter the frequency and amplitude with its paws. The feline even has a supportive audience sitting on the floor.

Sennheiser has launched the latest addition to their MOMENTUM family in a range colours in a new compact on-ear design. Incorporating a high performance transducer system which offers uncompromising rich and detailed sound performance with a slight bass emphasis.

The new headphones feature a headband and earpads finished in high-tech Alcantara, a specialised material loved by automotive upholsterers for its combination of softness, durability, and breathable comfort. Lightweight sliders of premium brushed stainless steel complete the look, and a single-sided detachable cable with in-line remote and mic for Apple devices means easy control for music, making and receiving calls.