Wednesday, July 17, 2013

July 17, 2013


              Oh, this is sad. An Irish "Star Trek" fan
              has been assassinated by the Mafia.
              Apparently, he was capped in Cork.


Top of the Heap: 
The Best Underwater Pictures: Winners of 2013 Amateur Contest
     http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/06/pictures/130609-photography-contest-underwater-ocean-science/

The Coolest Starbucks Around the World (Thanks, Melody!)
    
http://www.delish.com/food-fun/starbucks-around-the-world#slide-1

Reasons Kids Are Pretty Much Just Tiny Drunk Adults (Thanks again, Mel!)
     http://www.buzzfeed.com/awesomer/reasons-kids-are-pretty-much-just-tiny-drunk-adults

30 Signs You're Almost 30 (Yeah. My heart bleeds for you)
     http://www.buzzfeed.com/jessicamisener/30-signs-youre-almost-30

35 Crave and Cringe-Worthy Game of Thrones Items That You Can Actually Buy
     http://www.buzzfeed.com/hulia/35-crave-cringe-worthy-game-of-thrones-items-you-9r70

Stuff You Probably Don't Know About the Stanley Cup
     http://www.mentalfloss.com/article/51140/22-things-you-might-not-know-about-stanley-cup

A Sitter's Manifesto: Why Sitting is the New Standing
     http://www.newrepublic.com/article/113790/geoff-dyer-zoe-heller-gary-shteyngart-sitting-vs-standing-desks#

How Other People Stereotype Your City
     http://www.nateshivar.com/1451/how-other-people-stereotype-your-city/

The Truth About People Who Have Died (interesting perspective)
     http://johnshore.com/2013/07/08/the-truth-about-dead-people/

Whoops.  Florida May Have Accidentally Banned the Internet
     http://www.dailydot.com/news/florida-ban-internet-cafes-zapata/

50 Essential Movie Musicals (What?!? No Grease? No Elvis???)
     http://flavorwire.com/403154/the-50-essential-movie-musicals/view-all

There's a theory that all Pixar films are part of the same universe, connected to each other
     http://jonnegroni.com/2013/07/11/the-pixar-theory/

12 Innovations from the 1950's That We Still Use Today
     http://www.buzzfeed.com/briangalindo/12-innovations-from-the-1950s-that-we-still-use-today

The Pale Person's Guide to Surviving the Sun
      http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/07/surviving-the-sun/

The Beatles Song Nobody Likes
     http://www.neatorama.com/2013/05/02/The-Beatles-Song-Nobody-Likes/

Interesting Tidbits You May Not Have Known About I Love Lucy
     http://www.buzzfeed.com/ashleyperez/24-interesting-tidbits-you-may-not-have-known-about-i-love-l

8 Gmail Hacks That Will Change the Way You Use Email
     http://www.buzzfeed.com/danoshinsky/8-gmail-hacks-that-will-change-the-way-you-use-email

Y'ever wonder exactly how much water is on the Earth?
     http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/2010/gallery/global-water-volume.html

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