The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power - TIME
The Church of Scientology, started by science-fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard to "clear" people of unhappiness, portrays itself as a religion. In reality the church is a hugely profitable global racket that survives by intimidating members and critics in a Mafia-like manner.
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[PICS] IKEA goes underground with its street marketing campaign
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Sidney Lo Photography
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Dinner is served, but we can't tell you where - washingtonpost.com
On Feb. 23, a select group of Washingtonians received an intriguing e-mail: "The orange arrow is pointing at you," the subject line read.
It was an exclusive invitation to "an exclusive underground anti-restaurant," the e-mail explained. "Because the [...]
Wikipedia:Unusual articles - Beware if you are the curious type.
This page is for Wikipedians to list articles that seem a little unusual. These articles are valuable contributions to the encyclopedia, but are a bit odd, whimsical, or something you would not expect to find in Encyclopædia Britannica. We should take special care to meet the [...]
Jalalabad's Fab Fi: How Junk Was Turned Into a High-Speed Wireless Network - Makeshift wifi - Gizmodo
Members of MIT's Bits and Atoms lab visited Afghanistan some time ago. While there, they showed locals how to turn pieces of board, wire, a plastic tub and some cans into reflectors for a wireless network. The result? Fab [...]
Surfstation - State Branding
"This image featuring the tourism logos for all 50 states is currently being passed around twitter. The general consensus is that NY and GA are coming up as the winners, and I'd even add Kentucky to the top of the list as well."
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Commune | Commune Design | About
Commune was [...]
Poland Looks Inward After Film Puts ‘Mall Girl’ Culture on View - NYTimes.com
Reminded me of teen prostitution in Japan…
They loiter at the mall for hours, young teenage girls selling their bodies in return for designer jeans, Nokia cell phones, even a pair of socks.
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IPad got owned: Microsoft's Courier 'digital journal': [...]
"Secret" McMenu Item That's Sweeping SF, The Mc10:35 - The Consumerist
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Japadog to set up shop in NYC
Japadog kiosk owner Noriki Tamura is so encouraged by those incredibly long lineups in downtown Vancouver for his enormously popular Japanese sidewalk creations that he plans to set up shop in New York.
"I'm planning for the end [...]
15 Futuristic Plant Growing Design Concepts | WebEcoist
Not all of us own land for farming, but even urban dwellers can grow gardens and plants. There are more and more fantastic green living concepts being designed for people who want to try out their green thumb. Here are 15 fantastically futuristic plant growing design concepts.
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Facebook on Track for $1 Billion Revenue This Year
According to figures released today by the singularly focused blog Inside Facebook, the ubiquitous social network made upwards of $700 million in 2009 and is expected to reach a phenomenal $1 billion in revenues in 2010.
Year over year, Facebook's revenues have typically doubled, from $150 million in [...]
