This spring, while traveling cross country,
I spent a few days exploring the alien culture of Roswell, New Mexico,
and Rachel, Nevada, aka Area 51. I visited museums, alien-themed
restaurants, and truck stops, and then made a stop at the "black
mailbox" on Nevada SR-375. I didn't come across anything extraterrestrial but I did get couple great coffee mugs and some photos.
-The Awl
One of the wealthiest spiritual leaders in India has either been dead or in a transcendental meditative state since January. A court has now been asked to settle the matter.
" Though, a representative from the sect did say on
February 3, "About 4:00 PM yesterday, some changes were noticed in his skin (it became greenish). The body was then shifted to a freezer," which may or may not be part of the traditional protocol for transcendent bliss.
-The Atlantic
TOKYO, JAPAN — Rémi Coulom is sitting in
a rolling desk chair, hunched over a battered Macbook laptop, hoping it will do something no machine has ever done.
That may take another ten years or so, but the long push starts here,
at Japan’s University of Electro-Communications. The venue is far from
glamorous — a dingy conference room with faux-wood paneling and garish
fluorescent lights — but there’s still a buzz about the place.
Spectators are gathered in front of an old projector screen in the
corner, and a ragged camera crew is preparing to broadcast the
tournament via online TV, complete with live analysis from two
professional commentators.
-Wired
The Champ island is very popular among tourists who sail on a cruise to
the Arctic. And no wonder, it has strange objects, the origin of which
is still not clear, and this puzzle is not expected to be solved in the near future.
-English Russia
Giant George, a 43-inch-tall Great Dane from Tucson, Ariz., holds two world records: tallest living dog and tallest dog ever.
-Oddius
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