Roxy Freeman never went to school until she was 22 and decided to go to college. She found the lifestyle that went with her studies to quite a challenge, and very different from the Gypsy life in which she was raised. (via Metafilter)
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The Kittens in the Toilet. The hard parts of growing up are the ones that stay with you. “Childhood isn’t something I’d ever willingly inflict on anyone.”
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Nature’s Exotic Athletes: 12 Strange Animal Sports. No donkey basketball; these are activities creatures perform in the natural world.
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Galco’s Soda Pop Stop in Los Angeles stocks 500 flavors of soda pop. In this video, learn about Romanian rose soda, the best-tasting diet soda, why glass bottles are better, and other fascinating facts about soda pop. (via Dark Roasted Blend)
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The rise and fall of talented animator Ryan Larkin. Appropriately related to us in animation, by Chris Landreth, another talented animator.
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50 things that are being killed by the internet. “The mysteries of foreign language” is mentioned as dying, but I’m still mystified by some of the Britishisms used in this list.
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5 Foods People Actually Die For. You’re doing it wrong, it’s supposed to be “eat to live”!
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I’m sorry, but the internet isn’t “killing” anything. Did Alexander Graham Bell “KILL” the telegraph? Did Video Kill the Radio Star? Technologies and lifestyles change and adapt throughout time. Certain ways of life become outdated and cease to be needed anymore. When was the last time you rode horse and carriage for reasons other than amusement, if at all?
posted by Steven on 9-8-2009 at 8:39 am
And you make your own point, Steven. We still have horses and we still have carriages. They may not be a part of our everyday use anymore (unless you hang out near Beale Street), but they are available.
posted by Hyacinth on 9-8-2009 at 9:47 am
Entertaining article on things being killed by the Internet. I do have to ask the author though just how are watches being killed by the Internet? Which I did. They cite cell phones as the guilty party…and cell phones are the Internet how again? Fail.
posted by Mike on 9-8-2009 at 10:09 am
Thank you so much for bringing the Ryan Larkin/Chris Landreth animated short to my attention – that was amazing!!!
I’m going to be thinking about it all day – and I mean that in a good way.
posted by swss on 9-8-2009 at 10:23 am
I’ve seen some good articles come out of the Telegraph from time to time. That, however, in all honesty, could pass as an average middle schooler’s writing assignment.
posted by Lisa on 9-8-2009 at 11:01 am
Beale Street! Awesome.
posted by What what on 9-8-2009 at 2:00 pm
Galco’s Soda Pop Stop in Los Angeles is awesome. if you are in LA you should go.
posted by kat on 9-8-2009 at 4:44 pm
It said the internet is killing conspiracy theories. Puh-lease. Birthers anyone?
It just informs more people about the alleged conspiracy. Loonies don’t check snopes.com from what I can see.
posted by Amy on 9-8-2009 at 10:42 pm