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13 Things I Found on the Internet Today (Volume IV.)

1. French actor, Gerard Depardieu used to look very, very different. Here he is with Robert DeNiro in the 70s: 2. This 17th century Desk with Secret Compartments is mind-boggling: The Metropolitan Museum of Art is in its last few weeks of the ‘Extravagant Inventions’ exhibition. Don’t miss it if you’re in NYC! Showing until…

13 Things I Found on the internet Today (Vol. III)

If you can’t accept the holidays are over, say I! Today was spent mostly getting lost on the internet and here is the result… 1. What Marilyn Monroe could have looked like as a brunette. Pretty smokin! Do blondes really have more fun?! Maybe she should have stuck with her natural color. via here 2.…

Blogging on a Chalkboard in Africa

This is Alfred J. Sirleaf, the founder and sole editor of a ‘blackboard newspaper’ in Monrovia, Liberia’s capital city. Everyday, Alfred updates his newspaper, The Daily Talk (I can’t even paste a link), neatly writing the latest headlines using sticks of chalk in his “newsroom”, a small wooden shack attached to the back of his…

Obama & Cameron eating Hotdogs together is simply Adorable

The Prime Minister of Britain and the President of the United States chomped down some dogs while attending the NCAA basketball Tournament together in Ohio. Other than having no idea why men were bouncing a ball around a court, Mr. Cameron also seemed to be having some difficulty eating his hotdog. Or ‘sausage roll’ as…

Why the Newspaper Kiosks in Paris are so Important

Paris’ 150 year-old newspaper kiosk could be considered one of the most “charming” little features of its urban landscape. A nostalgic reminder of simpler and more romantic times, largely unchanged over the years since they first appeared in 1857 during Baron Haussmann’s renovation of Paris. Just like London’s iconic red telephone booth, the Parisian kiosk…

The Most Quoted Man in News (who is now Banned from Newspapers)

With no special skill or expertise, Greg Parker’s campaign to be the most quoted man in news has been so successful that the Associated Press sent its staff a memo that essentially banned interviews with him. That hasn’t stopped Greg’s “career.” Individually, his quotes are utterly unremarkable, but, considered as a whole, they add up to…
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