A Pensioner And An Accidental Killer
I couldn’t help but smile when I read this article about Harry Meadows, a 87-year-old who inadvertently killed 3 fellow residents of his care home. Am I a bad person?…
Corrections, Corrections, Corrections
From an article in The New York Times on President Obama’s upcoming biography by David Remnick, the editor of The New Yorker. An earlier version of this post misquoted Mr.…
Last Words of the Executed
I had blogged previously about the last statements given by death row inmates, who were about to be executed. Here is another list of last statements of executed prisoners, released…
The Killer Whales of Eden
Fascinating entry on Wikipedia about the killer whales of Eden, known for co-operating with whalers to kill whales of other species, especially baleen whales. They were seen near the port…
The Strangest Items Left By Guests in Hotel Rooms
A compilation of the strangest items left by guests in hotel rooms. [via Metafilter]
Last Words of Death Row Inmates
It’s a difficult read. Last words of Death Row inmates who are about to be executed. "It was done out of fear, stupidity and immaturity. It wasn't until I got…
1600 Year Old Book Proves Ancient Romans Had A Sense of Humor
Mary Beard, the controversial Professor of Classics at the University of Cambridge, informs us in this Guardian article that ancient Romans had (gasp!) a sense of humor, after all. She…
List Of Rejected Vanity Plates In Ohio
According to an article on Ohio.com, the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles rejected 1,574 requests for vanity plates during the past two years. Though the vanity plates don’t come cheap…
NYPL Joins Flickr Commons
The Flickr Commons project was launched to share the photo collections of the world's leading cultural heritage institutions with the general public. Institutions, such as the The Library of Congress,…
I Fell in Love With a Female Assassin – A True Story
International photojournalist and author, Jason P. Howe, recollects his tragic love-affair with Marylin, a 22 year old girl whom he met in civil war-torn Colombia. Unbeknownst to him, the beguiling…