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Penpod: Keychain Pen to the Rescue

Your keychain knife always gets confiscated at the airport. You also never have a pen handy to fill out landing cards. What if your keychain knife were replaced with a keychain pen?  Dare to dream! Well, dream no more. The … Continue reading

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Photo: Shoes on the Beach

A pair of trainers left on Kits beach on a rainy day. Were they abandoned? Has the owner simply swam off to sea? I wanted this image to be almost, but not quite, black and white.

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Animals Getting Showers

I wonder if this lion knows this owl. Lion seems happy, as if he’s beating the heat. Owl does not look amused at all.

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Danger Can Be Your Middle Name

The story here is that Ceejay Epton (already in possession of a fairly cool name) changed her name to something fun to make her new baby learn the alphabet, and thus ending up with a spectacularly long name. This was done through the Legal … Continue reading

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Homeless Man Reopens Bar with No License or LEase

We all know that rooftops, parking lots, or any unused space in Melbourne will get turned into a bar (after all, nature will take its course), but this phenomenon occurs elsewhere int the world, too. For example, take Penryn, California, … Continue reading

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18th-Century Ship Found Beneath WTC Site

While excavating the World Trade Center site, workers found the skeleton of an 18th-century sailing ship. Yes, I know you just thought of The Black Rock from Lost, and wondered if there was dynamite inside. There wasn’t. The ancient ship … Continue reading

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Well Played, Paul the Psychic Octopus

Paul the Octopus is Eight for Eight Paul the Psychic Octopus was right. Again. Aside from wondering why more people aren’t dropping to their knees in worship, I gotta say I was hoping for a Netherlands victory. Yes, I sided … Continue reading

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Paul the Octopus vs Mani the Parakeet

The mysterious, crushing ocean depths vs the exotic and deadly streets of Singapore.
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AT&T Rips Off Christo and Jeanne-Claude

If you’ve seen the recent AT&T ad, you’ve probably noticed the remarkable resemblance of those orange-draped landmarks to the Christo and Jeanne-Claude installation The Gates, which stood in NYC’s Central Park. You’re not alone. AT&T had to put a disclaimer … Continue reading

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When is a portrait not a portrait? (Just a picture of a person)

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