In goats-sounding-like-people news, we have an introductory video...and then some truly brilliant insertions into Bon Jovi and Justin Bieber. [HT Jen and Jeremy]
So cool! A little girl recreating classic paintings. [HT Jen]
I can't get this article (about babies napping in sub-zero temperatures) out of my head. I go from envy to disbelief back to envy again. [HT Nancy]
The 30 most Portland things ever to have happened in Portland. [HT Suzanne]
OK, stay with me here: somebody put together a video of Downton Abbey singing a One Direction song. [HT Suzanne]
Julian Felllowes explains a little more about that horrible last episode of Season 3. Sigh.
38 maps you never knew you needed. [HT Ashi]
This is a really long article that reads like a train wreck of failed healthcare experiences in America. Lots of things to think about.
Syria in 1940.
If you want to read a whole bunch of visa (like border-crossing visas, not Visa visas) horror stories, The Economist has got you covered (see the comments).
The Economist also has an interesting article about bilingual people/nations and which languages they choose to text in.
Nacho Libre, pedestrian crosswalk edition.
Passersby thwart (attempted) bank robbery in UAE. I can't decide which is my favorite part - that the robbers threw stones at the bank employees as they made their escape, or that two civilians chased them down via car at 200 kph.
So cool! A little girl recreating classic paintings. [HT Jen]
I can't get this article (about babies napping in sub-zero temperatures) out of my head. I go from envy to disbelief back to envy again. [HT Nancy]
The 30 most Portland things ever to have happened in Portland. [HT Suzanne]
OK, stay with me here: somebody put together a video of Downton Abbey singing a One Direction song. [HT Suzanne]
Julian Felllowes explains a little more about that horrible last episode of Season 3. Sigh.
38 maps you never knew you needed. [HT Ashi]
This is a really long article that reads like a train wreck of failed healthcare experiences in America. Lots of things to think about.
Syria in 1940.
If you want to read a whole bunch of visa (like border-crossing visas, not Visa visas) horror stories, The Economist has got you covered (see the comments).
The Economist also has an interesting article about bilingual people/nations and which languages they choose to text in.
Nacho Libre, pedestrian crosswalk edition.
Passersby thwart (attempted) bank robbery in UAE. I can't decide which is my favorite part - that the robbers threw stones at the bank employees as they made their escape, or that two civilians chased them down via car at 200 kph.