I’ve just fainted. I loathe red carpet gowns. LOATHE. I mean, can you imagine? Wearing one of those poofy rags? A peach Versace, with billowing sleeves wafting in the wind, or a McQueen gown, laden down in heavy gold embroideredry like a suit of armor? How about a gilded overload Givenchy or something from the Marchessa pageant […]
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A supporter of Republican presidential candidate House Speaker Newt Gingrich at Gingrich’s rally headquarters Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, in Manchester, N.H. Newt had just lost the primary. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqEJRph9km0&feature=player_embedded 18th-century guns were notoriously dangerous. The powder could go off when rammed in; the ramrod could break off and be incredibly hazardous to remove; the load could get jammed so the powder would blow the barrel apart when fired; the powder might not catch immediately when the spark hit it (especially if slightly damp), […]
Aaron Swartz killed himself in his Brooklyn apartment Friday. His girlfriend found Swartz’s body hanging from a belt, sources said. The 26 year old internet activist was facing federal charges for allegedly hacking into MIT’s journal archives. Swartz was a wizardly computer prodigy, a savant who designed his first website at age 13, and at 14, […]