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Sometime during Egyptian security forces’ all-out assault against a sprawling Cairo sit-in that was protesting the military’s removal of President Mohamed Morsi, a photographer with AFP/Getty named Mohammed Abdel Moneim stumbled onto a remarkable scene.

popular shared this story from Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal (updated daily).

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OLD MAN WEINERSMITH SHAKES HIS FIST AT THE NEWS

tastefullyoffensive:

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Rabbit Hash is a small unincorporated community in Boone County, Kentucky, United States, noted primarily for its name, and its string of canine mayors.

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lolzpicx:

Windows Evolution

Yep.

Yesterday (Aug. 13) marked Chinese Valentine’s Day, also known as the Qixi Festival. Though it’s a traditional holiday that celebrates romance dating back to the Han dynasty, it’s now becoming a rallying point for China’s small but growing gay-rights movement.  Yesterday, a gay couple kissing in Beijing was greeted by cheers.  A video of a 90-year-old grandmother (paywall) in Fuzhou province explaining her support of her gay 28-year-old grandson has been circulating the internet. State media Xinhua declared in a headline, “Chinese Valentine’s, our gay day!” (Xinhua’s Chinese edition led with a more toned down headline: “More Chinese guys openly celebrate Qixi“)

There have been notable changes in legal and social attitudes towards gay people in China, enough that some China watchers are optimistic that a real generational shift is taking place. Homosexuality was seen as a psychological disorder not only during Mao Zedong’s era but throughout China’s era of reform and opening in the 1980s. Not until 1997 did China get rid of the crime of “hooliganism”, under which homosexuality was included. In 2001, homosexuality was taken off the official list of psychiatric disorders.

In 2008, an LGBT center opened in Beijing on Qixi day. On Qixi the following year, the China Daily published photos of gay couples “marrying” near Tiananmen Square (same-sex marriage isn’t legal in China), kicking off a trend of symbolic public ceremonies. As of July, foreign same-sex couples are allowed to apply for dependent residence permits, a law that could make China something of a haven for people in less tolerant countries. There are signs of mainstream acceptance: Earlier this year a group in Guangzhou of parents of gay children sent a letter to China’s National People’s Congress calling for same-sex marriage. And pro-basketball player Jason Collins got a boost among Chinese bloggers when he came out in April.

But activists say there’s still a long way to go. In May, a man holding a gay-rights rally was arrested and imprisoned for 12 days. In February, a lesbian couple’s attempt in Beijing to register their marriage was rejected. Earlier this year a Pew poll showed that 57% of respondents in China were against homosexuality; only 21% were in favor.

The true sticking point in advancing gay rights, or at least reducing antipathy toward gays in China, is the cultural emphasis on carrying on one’s family lineage. (Homosexuality in China might be taboo in many areas, but it’s generally not seen as immoral.) As we’ve reported, as many as 16 million women are married to gay men.

 

phantasticfour:

Truth or Dare 5 (x)

this deserves a oscar

(helpless chortling)

Icahn and Apple Apple stock received an unexpected and enthusiastic rise yesterday when news came that Carl Icahn took a large position in the company. As a fan1 of the way Apple works, I'm not so excited. I remember his "work" with Biogen Idec. I'm also a share holder. And by holder, I mean that I have no plan to sell in the near future. Maybe not for another 13 years. ↩

Eventually, someone will probably end up making this.

yelling -

Daito Giken Koushiki Pachi-slot Simulator (Paon Corporation - DS - 2007)

stammsternenstaub:

lilprince:

the-burninglegend-lives:

valloir:

the-burninglegend-lives:

roachpatrol:

oh my god

WHY IS THERE NOT A LINK

IT’S TUMBLR

THERE’S NEVER A LINK

viCTORY !

http://www.fiveanddiamond.com/store/Steam-Trunk-Archery-Leather-Gloves.html

Well…i’m getting these

M

Pretty, but are they really an archery glove? You’d need full-finger gloving on at least three fingers. Gun gloves, though, these would work that way.

One of those accidental looking-through-the-DVD-for-something-else moments.

…I can’t say I’m particularly sorry, either.

(shrugs, wanders off)

Brooklyn-based singer and songwriter Jonathan Mann, known for his Song A Day series on Youtube, will be performing a reading from the first act of The Mario Opera on stage at Joe’s Pub in New York City on Saturday, August 17, 2013 at 7:30 PM. You can RSVP for the event online via Facebook. Tickets are available to purchase online.

The videogame rock opera returns. Mario, a reluctant hero in a strange world, who sets out to rescue his betrothed princess from the Koopa army. Mario, upon realizing the repetitive familiarity of his adventure, is lead to an existential crisis about being a character in a videogame.

Produced by Steven Tartick
Written and Directed by Jonathan Mann
Visuals by Colin Snyder
Music Performed by The Everymen

videos and image via The Mario Opera

via Boing Boing

Above is one in a series of world maps created by artist Rachel Evans using nothing more than a spirograph, the mesmerizing geometric drawing tool of your childhood.

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Sky News cameraman Mick Deane shot and killed in Egypt BBC News A veteran Sky News cameraman has been shot and killed while covering the violence in Cairo, the broadcaster has said. Sixty-one-year-old Mick Deane had worked for Sky for 15 years. He was married with two sons. Head of Sky News John Ryley paid ... Husband of former Post reporter among journalists killed in Egypt violenceWashington Post Veteran British cameraman for Sky News killed 'by sniper' in Egypt clashesTelegraph.co.uk Sky News cameraman Mick Deane among journalists killed in EgyptLos Angeles Times CTV News -AFP -Mirror.co.uk all 106 news articles »

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The difference

Editorial cartoons | Ahmad Akkari, one of the leaders of the protests in 2006 against the cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad published by the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten, now says he regrets his activities and has even apologized in person to one of the cartoonists, Kurt Westergaard. “I want to be clear today about the trip: [...]

meme4u:

me either

An "aspiring Hollywood actress" (Vinessa Shaw), on a visit to a charming North England town, has a brief fling with the town undertaker (David Tennant), who also writes obituaries for the local paper. Returning home, where she works as a waitress at a Japanese restaurant, she tells everyone about the handsome "writer" she met on her trip. Unfortunately, he decides to follow her back to Hollywood, setting up the expected light romantic comedy with asides as the newcomer gains experience about the goings on in Hollywood.

But Louisiana State Police Col. Mike Edmonson said there was no indication Ahmed had any history with the hostages, who were bank employees, and authorities did not know why he picked the bank. The bank sits across the street from a service station owned by Ahmed's family. "These were good, God-fearing people," he said of the hostages. Edmonson said Ahmed's parents were from Yemen, but he was a U.S. citizen and there was no indication that he had a political or religious motive. On a Facebook page under Ahmed's name that was set up in the spring, Ahmed describes himself as a native of Fresno, Calif. On the page, he is seen in photos smiling and wearing a baseball cap backward, and with friends. Ahmed discusses philosophy of life from the Tao Te Ching, a 6th century BC Chinese text, and is a fan of comedian Jerry Seinfield, rapper Eminem and Islam. He makes no specific references to political or religious extremism. View gallery." An investigator works throughout the early morning hours Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013 at the Tensas Stat … But recent posts show a darker side. In a post on Sunday, he displays a cartoon strip that focuses on an apparent hostage situation. In it, a gunman points a pistol at a hostage. "I'll release the hostage if you give me a sandwich!" says the gunman in the strip. Negotiators in the next frame then talk about the demand, with one asking "How close is the nearest deli?" ''Three blocks," the second man replies. "Okay, you can kill the hostage," one negotiator calls back to the hostage-taker. Ahmed's final post, made Tuesday just hours before the hostage standoff began, is of a photo of a man with a sword attacking a tank. Under the photo is a quote from the novel "If This Goes On," a 1940 science-fiction novel by Robert Heinlein that speculates on life in a futuristic American theocratic Christian society.

Egyptian security forces killed at least 29 people on Wednesday when they moved in to clear a camp of protesters demanding the reinstatement of deposed President Mohamed Mursi, in a dramatic dawn swoop aimed at ending a six-week standoff in Cairo. Troops opened fire on demonstrators in clashes that brought chaos to areas of the capital and looked certain to further polarize Egypt's 84 million people between those who backed Mursi and the millions who opposed his brief rule.

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taxonomist:

this act of creative and historical vandalism is not technically my fault | MightyGodKing

its like the internets own candyman

About half of Mario & Luigi: Dream Team takes place inside of a slumbering Luigi’s dreams, which look conspicuously like an old Super Mario Bros. title. Even in Luigi’s wildest fantasies, he’s playing a simple Nintendo game starring his brother. He’s apparently never heard the phrase “dream big.”

Or maybe he did, but his ambitions stop shy of Mario’s shadow. There’s one telling part of Dream Team where Mario, entrenched in Luigi’s subconscious, pulls an Inception and goes deeper, jumping into a dream-within-a-dream. This level of Luigi’s psyche is bright without actually being illuminated, like a haunted house that decided to hang a few neon beer signs. Silhouettes of Luigi dance in the glow, and their words of encouragement flash across the screen: “I love my bro!” “My bro is the best!” “Gooooooo Mario!” The purest essence of Luigi, it seems, is to ...

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