Author: thornet

Game On: American Sporting Expressions

Anyone familiar with the American vernacular knows that Americans are big on sports. An impressive number of expressions and phrases come from the sporting world — and often from games played primarily in the United States. Baseball, American football, basketball, and even horse racing have…

Obama’s Loss Traced To Michelle Thorne

Single Nonvoter Tipped Election To McCain-Palin Ticket. Brilliant get-out-the-vote video from MoveOn.org. But no worries Uh-merica. I sent out my ballot last week! (photo evidence coming soon…as is better video support). In the meantime, some great screenshots from the mock-news:

HOWTO: Be a cool old person

People fret all the time about getting old. They are frightened about losing their hair; they are afraid about losing touch with the times. For people caught up chasing eternal youth, there is no greater fear than withering into the lean and slipper’d pantaloon. But…

Wikis Take Berlin!

Inspired by the successful Wikis Take Manhattan photo scavenger hunt held last week, Berlin free culture folks will take to the streets on Oct. 18-19 for the first Wikis Take Berlin. Armed with cameras and target lists, participants will comb the Hauptstadt’s neighborhoods, capturing its…

Googlegängers and Bubble Tea

“bubble tea, homemade style” by massdistraction | CC NC ND Yesterday I had the pleasure of again joining the Küchenradio team, this time in a more relaxed apartment setting rather than the last week´s stage experiment. We chatted about Googlegängers (there`s a lady that makes…