Political contributions

Fascinating google maps mashup -- see where political donations come from. Searchable by name, place, and occupation.

Monkey playing with tigers

I do believe this confirms that my boyfriend is related to monkeys

Basketball

...it's from Canada!

Origami spacecraft

Oh, those wackily innovative Japanese!

No water left but the dirty water....

I'm writing a twenty page paper on water issues in China. PBS has a nice little dealie that summarizes most everything.

The Four Eternal Beauties

Number 1: Xi Shi

KAJUKENBO Catalunya

At 2:15 is the craziest takedown I have yet seen. I mean -- damn!

More graphs than you could shake a stick at

From UNEP: high-resolution copies of many interesting information charts, graphics and visual data representations.

The Mango Lassie

A foodie blog from a girl I knew at the old alma mater.