Compared to 1968, 21st century police look like they’re going to war.

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The interactive before & after Japanese Tsunami feature by the NY Times took home the top prize.

See the entire list here

via, telegraph

Elbow’s feelings about being tapped by BBC to soundtrack the London 2012 Olympics.

The Air Force Academy has built a stonehenge-like area for its pagan, druid, witch and Wiccan cadets.

Such a good cartoon.

Hear a bit of True Love after the jump.

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34,000 lbs or so of it was found in a drug tunnel in San Diego

Today is American Censorship Day, and the government wants to pass a bill that would give us American citizens the same internet censorship that the governments of Iran, Syria, and China give their people. Please write to congress now and let them know that they’re assholes for trying to do this.

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Students in a remote northwestern chinese village have to go on a two day, 125 mile trek to reach their school.

“a perilous 125-mile journey through the mountains of the remote Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, where some paths along sheer rock faces are only inches wide. To reach the school, the children must also wade through four freezing rivers, cross a 650ft chain bridge and four single-plank bridges.”

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Shadow, an eight year old dolphin at Connyland marine park in Lipperswil, Switzerland died after being subjected to the pulsating music of a two-day rave.

via, @donetodeath

Anna Grodzka is Europe’s first transsexual MP.

Nigerian comedian actor Babatunde Omidina was freed from Nigerian Prison after he successfully demonstrated that he indeed did not intend to smuggle drugs to Europe. It took 24 days and 25 poop inspections to make clear that he did not have any banned substances inside of him.

What you will find in a Mexican prison

The legendary boxer passed away at the age of 67 last night. Rest in Peace.

Radiohead is touring the US in February and March of 2012. More dates likely will be added.

Ticketing info and such here

Neo, a retired NYPD cop who writes graffiti.

via, revok

This 372-page children’s book was written by convicted serial killer Charles Kembo under the female nom de plume J.D. Bauer. There’s even an interview with Kembo as Bauer.

For the time being, you can order the book on Amazon for some light holiday reading

Sunday Moyo is a 28-year old man from Zimbabwe who was recently charged with bestiality after being caught at 4am doing some dirty deeds in his yard. His defense?

“I had hired a prostitute and paid US$20 for the service at Down Town night club and I don’t know how she then became a donkey.”

Classic.

via, gawker

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani should have never built the 27-storey Antilla as his residence in Mumbai, since now due to a lack of enough eastern facing windows, the tower has “fallen foul of vastu shastra – an obscure Hindu version of feng shui.” Would hate to be the architect.

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