New Year Rez

Rock Lobster

Cher

In the 80s, that outfit (which you did use then) was fab. But now, it's sob

Unholy

Bonifacio

Yes, there is a city in France named Bonifacio. And it is slowly being eroded by the Mediterranean

Unamazing Race

In Gubbio, Northern Italy, a race has been run every year since the 12th century – and the outcome is rigged. Villagers carry three statues in the race, Saints Ubaldo (for whom the race was started), Anthony and George. Every year Saint Ubaldo comes first, Saint George second, and Saint Anthony last.

Ms. Anaesthesia

When anaesthetic was used for the first time in childbirth in 1847, the mother was so amazed and relieved at how painless the birth was that she named her child Anaesthesia.

Eduard Martinet's Flea Market Art

Pillow Book, Literally

For $102 you can get this pillow book, which is a, uh, pillow that looks like a book. Although that basically describes every book I had in college. And desk. And sometimes floor of a lecture hall.

Calvary

The last time a cavalry charge was used in war was in the Second World War. A mongolian cavalry division charged against a German infantry division – the result? Not one German was killed and 2,000 of the cavalry were.

Geek Ties for XXXMas

Grid

 The grid layout used in many cities around the world is not a new invention – it first appeared in the city of Mohenjo Daro, in India, 4,500 years ago. The houses to the side of the streets had bare walls facing the street to keep out the sun and dust from carts.

Vintage XXXMas Cartoons

Xmas Infograph

Dave Eggers and the Writing Life

And I thought, okay, the writing life - damn that phrase - it doesn't have to be romantic. It can be workmanlike, it can be a grind, and it can take years to make anything of any value. But if, at the end of it all, there's a Gabby who holds the words to her heart and rides the subway through the night, back to Oakland, thinking of what those words on a page did to her, then the work is worth doing.

The Malamig ang Pasko Inc Soundtrack