With the holidays just a few months away, we're introducing a new feature where we sift through 6 years of print archives and give you a smattering of the best of the _floss. If you dig what you see, subscribe here. Today, we're presenting Eric Furman's piece on a disturbing South Asian terrorist organization, and how the group has welcomed women into the fold. Crouching Tigresses Why women are lining up to become part of Sri Lanka's biggest terrorist organization By Eric Furman Terrorist... READ ON

Dreaming of a remote island where you can really get away from it all? So far away that you may never (be able to) come back? This week, we'll take you on brief tours of five prime vacation non-destinations. Before starting, you might want to fire up Google Earth, just so you'll know to get back home. North Sentinel Island North Sentinel Island, Andaman Archipelago, India. For Google Earth explorers, start out at about 5000 kilometers and center your screen at 11° 33'N, 92°... READ ON

Adfreak is reporting today that Hawaii's been running a very strange, pro-smoking campaign in Japan. Apparently, the U.S. state has created ads to reassure Japanese tourists that while Hawaii has adopted no-smoking laws, they aren't as strict as people would have you believe. But why spread the mixed message? Well, for more Yen, of course. Somehow, rumors had circulated in Japan that Hawaii had banned smoking entirely, and it started seriously affecting the state's tourism. The... READ ON

The always amazing Neatorama tipped me off on these gorgeous photos of ice caves from glaciologist Jason Gulley. At first I was certain I was looking at Good Housekeeping pics of Superman's Fortress of Solitude, but these are actually caves Gulley has been studying in Alaska and Nepal. Pretty beautiful. Click here to see more, via... READ ON