Infographic Of The Day: Walmart Dwarfs Entire Industries And Nations. Walmart is always good for destroying your faith in humanity on Black Friday, and this year was no exception: By day’s end, reports emerged from stores across the country of biblical struggles over waffle makers, pepper-spraying, and even at least one shooting. Maybe if shoppers took a closer look at Walmart’s business doings they wouldn’t be so willing to whip out legal airborne torture for a bargain Xbox. Or maybe they would, I don’t know. Still, what Frugal Dad has strung together in Weight of Walmart above, has to give even the most hardened Black Friday criminals pause.
It takes what are by now well-worn statistics about Walmart--it’s America’s largest grocery, and the world’s largest retailer, employer, and earner of corporate revenue--and puts them into context, comparing the company to other businesses, industries, and even countries, to demonstrate the astounding reach of a corporation that looks more like a superpower every day. Incredible baseball catch by Masato Akamatsu.
A movie marriage proposal. Seeing Without Eyes: Ben Underwood's amazing ability. Tennis entertainer. Green-moss Graffiti - Culture. File under "more delightful street art"-these moss bunnies and Bambis in Williamsurg, Brooklyn, are by artist Edina Tokodi. A statement about how divorced we city slickers are from nature and wildlife, the animals are the latest in a series by Tokodi. (Another awesome image below.)From the artist's statement: "As a cultivator of eco-urban sensitivity, I usually go back to the sites to visit my plants or moss, sometimes to repair them a bit, but nothing more generally as they tend to get enough water from the air, condensation, and rain – especially in certain seasons. ...
I am curious about how people receive them, if they just leave them alone, or if they want to, take care of them or dismantle them. Via Inhabitat. 'Star Trek' Divorce: Fan Forced To Leave Spaceship Digs. One man boldly went where no interior designer had gone before -- but now, divorce is taking it all away from him. For the past 10 years, British DJ Tony Alleyne, 58, has been working to transform the interior of his Hinckley, England apartment into an exact replica of the Starship Enterprise from "Star Trek. " But the nerd-enviable apartment -- where he's lived alone since he separated from his wife in 1994 -- belongs to his ex, and now a court has ruled that she has the right to sell it, British tabloid The Sun reported. "To say I'm gutted is an understatement," Alleyne recently told the paper.
"It is my life's work -- and it looks like it's going into a skip. Alleyne told Britain's Daily Mail Friday that the "Star Trek"-themed overhaul of the one-bedroom apartment served as "therapy" after the couple split. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy. Man Breaks In To Cuddle: Intruder Agustin Sanchez Sneaks Into Calif. Home To Snuggle With Ex, Cops Say. Sweden Has Official New Religion: File Sharing - Believers join Missionary Church of Kopimism.
Your Call Center Helper Might Be an Inmate - Prisoners often staff centers in private and public sector. Occupy Wall Street Seeks ... Accountant - Flush with cash, group hunts for a bookkeeper. For Just $1K, You'll Soon Be Able to Map Your Genes - Genomics company unveiling new machine today. Foxconn Workers Vowed to Jump Off Roof in Protest - Chinese employees take action against assembly line conditions. LA Council Backs Law Requiring Condoms in Porn - Safe sex measure passes preliminary vote. Girl Scout Launches Cookie Boycott Campaign After Organization's Inclusion Of Transgender Child. A California-based teen is hoping to spearhead a national boycott of Girl Scout cookies after the organization's controversial decision to admit a 7-year-old transgender child to a Colorado troop this past fall.
The girl, which World News Daily has identified only as Taylor from Ventura County, Calif., appears in a YouTube video in which she claims her organization is using proceeds from sales of the popular cookies to "[promote] the desires of a small handful of people. " "Right now, Girl Scouts of the U.S.A...is not being honest with us girls, its troops, its leaders, its parents or the American public," Taylor, who claims to have been a Girl Scout for eight years, says in the clip. "Girl Scouts describes itself as an all-girl experience. With that label, families trust that the girls will be in an environment that is not only nurturing and sensitive to girls' needs, but also safe for girls. " She goes on to note, "I am asking you to take action with me and boycott Girl Scout Cookies. " Penis Tattoo Causes Permanent Erection For Iranian Man. At least he can get it up. A man who got a tattoo on his penis is now left with a permanent semi-erection, according to an article in the latest issue of the Journal of Sexual Medicine.
As MSNBC's The Body Odd reports, the 21-year-old Iranian man found himself between a rock and a hard place after he got a tattoo in Persian script reading "borow be salaamat" (good luck on your journeys), and the first initial of his girlfriend's last name ("M"). So what went wrong during the penis-pummeling procedure? The article in Sexual Medicine explains that a tattoo artist crafted the tattoo using a handheld needle which resulted in "bleeding from deep penile tissue for several days complicating the tattooing. " MSNBC noted that the man had shunt surgery -- which drains excess fluid from inflamed areas of the body -- performed to correct the problem, but the procedure was unsuccessful. So what lessons can we learn from this poor guy's big mistake with his little buddy? Also on HuffPost: Kim Kardashian Tweets Barbie On Christmas, Continuing Confusing Trend.
For a reality star, Kim Kardashian seems to have a precarious handle on real life. Or, just a tendency to tweet after a night of egg nog consumption. Either way, she took her tendency to talk to her "dolls" to a whole new level on Christmas night. Kardashian sent out a series of tweets on Sunday evening, including two messages to the official Twitter account of Barbie. "Merry Christmas Barbs @BarbieStyle!
Long time no see! When the toy became sentient and responded, Kardashian added, "I'm sure we will be seeing lots of each other! @KimKardashian Kim Kardashian Merry Christmas Barbs @BarbieStyle! So, what does this mean? Another theory: on Twitter, real and fictional people intermingle on such a regular basis that, so long as one has an avatar, it doesn't matter whether the words come from a human personality or an abstract entity or property being personified by a marketer. Related on HuffPost: Loading Slideshow. We could all learn something from this guy. NASA: We Aren't Going to Be Consumed By a Black Hole, You 2012 Doomsday Imbeciles.
Bearded men in knitted things: Archive. Matt Damon as Santa Claus. You just got REICHROLL'D!! Rachel Maddow takes on Fox News in interview with Jacob Weisberg. © NBC News. Rachel Maddow doesn’t shy away from the liberal label. But she says there’s an important distinction between what she and her MSNBC colleagues do and how their counterparts operate at Fox News. On-air personalities at MSNBC, Maddow says, don’t take direction or follow talking points from the network.
The primetime MSNBC host and political commentator recently sat down for a lengthy interview with Slate’s Jacob Weisberg. Here’s part 2 from the interview, the latest in our series "Conversations With Slate. " You can watch part 1 here, and look for two more excerpts of the interview in the days ahead, along with an audio podcast of the entire conversation. Prince William 'Swag Dance' Cracks Everyone Up (VIDEOS, PHOTO) Remember when Prince William was an awesome dancer? Uh, neither do we. But the British royal does, on occasion, find excuses to bust out some moves, creating some amazing photo opportunities in the process. Yesterday was one of those moments, as the royal couple visited a center for homeless youth called Centrepoint to bake cookies and hang out with the kids.
While we were distracted by Kate Middleton's chic Ralph Lauren dress, sheer black tights and very flat (read: not pregnant) stomach, Prince William was getting his swag on with the "swag dance. " Quoth the Telegraph: When the Duke asked whether his suit had been "dapper", she replied: "No -- your swag was on point" meaning she approved. Check out William brush the dirt off his shoulder at 0:36 -- and in the photo, look at how adorable Kate finds the whole thing. In July 2007, Prince William and Prince Harry hosted a massive concert in Wembley Stadium in memory of Princess Diana. Qaddafi's Condi Rice Crush: Rebels find photo album filled with Rice pictures in Tripoli compound.
Female_orgasm_facts.jpg (JPEG Image, 560×3750 pixels) French Condom Ad Science auto-tuned. Radical new birth control for men: 100% effective for 10 years. When it comes to birth control, it's a lot harder figuring out how to stop a bajillion little sperm than one little egg, but a scientist in India has managed to develop an injection for men that has so far proven to be 100% effective and completely reversible with no side effects. Sign me up. The injection is called RISUG, which stands for "reversible inhibition of sperm under guidance. " Let's just get the uncomfortable bit out of the way first: you can't just be injected anywhere, the doctor has to stick a needle into your scrotum.
Twice. Yeah, bad times, but you'll deal, and here's why: after two tiny injections taking all of 15 minutes, study after study has shown that the injection is 100% effective at preventing pregnancy. You won't suffer any side effects at all, it lasts a minimum of 10 years, and it's completely reversible with another few injections. So why is this not available yet? RISUG, via Wired. Events. We have experienced dozens of brand and product launches. Much of the time, we are not impressed. Small baby-steps, same-old-same-old, reiterations of existing and stale ideas, broken brand promises, confusing off-brand presentations, mind-numbing marketing-speak, boring PR.
Blah blah blah. No matter how much we are lavished and pampered with free trips and swag, if we are not impressed, we are not impressed, and we will not write about it. If it’s not cool, it’s not cool. Simply, if it does not resonate with us, we will not write about it. That is the integrity you our readers expect of us, and we expect it of ourselves, too. We’ve attended Mercedes launches before and not written about them. Waiters in black t-shirts with tuxedo print which makes it look like a short sleeve jacket - cool idea We love it that Mercedes is really trying to do something different.
Santagold performing The festival runs from April 20 to May 6 and it is free and open to the public. 'Twilight' Might Have It Right: Science Supports Sparkling Vampires. Anyone who has seen (or was forced to see) the first "Twilight" film remembers this scene: Edward takes Bella to a beam of light shooting down between the trees in the forest. In a dramatic attempt to show her why he, and vampires in general, avoid the sunlight, Edward unbuttons his shirt and steps into the light. "You're beautiful," says Bella as she observes his sparkling, diamond body. Whether you groaned or gushed at that scene, scientists may have found some truth in Edward's claims.
It seems, if vampires are truly made from diamonds (or ... are real in general), they might have a good reason to stay out of the sunlight, as io9 first reported. "Once upon a time, a team of scientists were working to develop new and exciting lasers. It turns out, as the article reports, hyper-concentrated amounts of UV rays desorb diamonds, or "[pop] the carbon atoms. " No matter the process, the result still begs the question: Is this why vampires like the movies' famous Cullen family avoid the light?