No, this is not a dead elephant calf. It’s a baby mammoth thought to have died 10.000 years ago.

The baby mammoth that was unearthed in the permafrost of north-west Siberia could be the best preserved specimen of its type, scientists have said. The six-month-old female calf was discovered on the Yamal peninsula of Russia. More…

This brilliant article tells it like it is: Ten Politically Incorrect Truths About Human Nature.

Sly Stone is preparing for a comeback, now that is interesting news. For the pas 30 years or so, he was off the chart -presumably because of heavy drug abuse. Vanity Fair was given the privilege of exchanging some words with the original funk master (first interview in 25 years):

“Can I see your eyes, Sly?”

“Yeah,” he says, pulling down his sunglasses, revealing healthily white whites and a remarkably unlined face—the same face from Woodstock, Cavett, and the cover of Fresh. It really is Sly Stone.

Not sure about that comeback. Will it happen? Do we need it? Anyway, until it happens, Dance To the Music:

Sly & The Family Stone - Dance To The Music (1968)

Why does the shower curtain move toward the water?This has been bothering me for a very, very long time. Finally, someone found the answer.

Apparently, the shower drives a cyclone-like vortex which creates a low-pressure region. This low-pressure region is what pulls the shower curtain in. (via cyn-c, via kottke).

American Rhetoric has a good list of (American) movie speeches -with audio and video footage. Al Pacino’s speech in Scent of a Woman is not on the list, that’s a serious omission. My personal favorite is the ‘Greed is Good’ speech by Michael Douglas in Wall Street.

‘Greed is Good’-speech, Michael Douglas, Wall Street (1987)

‘Crock of Shit’-speech, Al Pacino, Scent of a Woman (1992)

Maggie of Mighty Girl has written an open letter. I have blogged about this in the past. It’s one of those things you just don’t understand:

Dear Woman Who Just Left This Bathroom Stall,

What the holy hell happened in here? My brain is racing through the possibilities. Did you splay starfish-style against the walls of the stall and misfire from above? Did you decide to practice a little yoga while you had some down time?

Stuff I learned today: Big Stick Diplomacy & Dead Reckoning.

You know these moments where life is the shark and you are the seal? On an entirely different note: a plastic duck armada is heading for Britain after a 15-year global voyage!

Because we just love this band.