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a cloud of atlases

shothotbot — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:41:52 -0800

We love our maps here, so how about a map quiz thanks to our friends at The Morning News. Warning: the answer underneath each map is a simple link, and the URL sometimes gives away the answer.

"In an age of innocence, before the dawn of fear..."

billysumday — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:49:11 -0800

Favorite Worst Movies by the writers and readers of The Morning News. A pretty good collection of perversely watchable bad films. Many authors seem to have a childhood connection to the films they find aesthetically awful yet emotionally appealing and so, considering the age of the respondents, it's probably not surprising that many of the films are forgotten detritus from the 80s. Some high(low)lights: Ator, the Fighting Eagle; Flash Gordon; Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone; and the "horribly, unwatchably racist" Carbon Copy, starring a young Denzel Washington.

Grand Unification may be occurring near your vital organs.

Zero Gravitas — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:49:31 -0800

In the event that you have accidentally swallowed the Higgs boson...

A touching song about gay trees.

shadytrees — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:11:10 -0800

Paul Ford is back with six-word reviews of SxSW 2009 music (previously in 2008). Also be sure to check out Paul's (another Paul's) SxSW Artist Catalog (previously) for further SxSW music metadata goodness.

Replacing things lost.

shadytrees — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 06:04:37 -0800

Amy DePaul writes about the unlikely intersection of breast cancer and breast augmentation. A piece from The Morning News. Warning: article photographic illustration is most likely NSFW.

the refrigerator convulses and dies with a great shudder, causing several pheasants to take flight

takeyourmedicine — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 08:02:50 -0800

A World Without Me. Not Us. "Wolves roam freely, scavenging for food and drinking out of the toilet. An antelope buries its snout in a half-empty box of Cheerios. A mountain lion knocks over the milk, rendering the entire kitchen and part of the connecting hall uninhabitable for several months."

a and buying heaven she's stairway to

Kibbutz — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 22:09:11 -0800

Rock 'n' Roll lyrics rewritten in alphabetical order and then you're sposed to guess the song from whence they came. Courtesy of the delightful Matthew Baldwin at The Morning News.

He’s really excited about that girl.

churl — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 21:40:44 -0800

Like a dog fucking a blender. Six-Word Reviews of each of the 763 SXSW Mp3s. [Previously] [Via]

Begging The Question

amyms — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 23:09:47 -0800

I don’t understand the term “begs the question.” I know I use it incorrectly—or so I’ve been told—but I don’t know what I’m supposedly doing wrong. Can you explain? The Morning News' The Non-Expert tackles "the phrase that nobody understands."

How to say thank you

adrober — Sun, 05 Oct 2003 16:02:53 -0800

How to Write A Thank You Note. [With a sincere thank you to The Morning News.}

A Bad O’Hair Day

silusGROK — Wed, 15 Jan 2003 14:58:28 -0800

"Madelyn Murray O’Hair In Hell" is difficult to describe... Danté meets Seinfeld? I dunno... but it's damn funny—and just a little thought provoking. I can't wait for the next installment! Brought to you by the good folks over at The Morning News.

coudal — Tue, 02 Apr 2002 07:27:50 -0800

The Morning News relaunches as a weekly broadsheet featuring longer format pieces from a crack staff.

crunchland — Wed, 09 Jan 2002 16:04:55 -0800

The Morning News Gets Hosed. Due to a server meltdown (and probable incompetence by their webhosting provider) the guys at Morning News lost all kinds of data. Now on a new server, their old host is looking into the possibility of coughing up a decent backup. As a website designer who relies on the kindness of server farms, I know I've been hosed this way before. Since they can't be relied on to provide good backups, when was the last time you backed up your site yourself? Better make one today!