Durian. Its flesh is so stinky that it's banned from some restaurants and hotels. The fruit is native to southeast Asia and has been part of the regional diet since… Read the rest of the article: Taste Test: Durian

In between blogging and exercising this summer, I've been reading chapters from a book called The Lives Our Mothers Leave Us by Patti Davis, who is the daughter of Ronald… Read the rest of the article: The Lives Our Mothers Leave Us, a book about mother-daughter relationships

Slate has a fascinating story about gulabis — gangs of women in rural India who wear pink saris seeking justice for abused wives. 40-year old Sampat Pal Devi started the… Read the rest of the article: Gangs of women in rural India fight abuse with bamboo sticks

After watching the delightfully awkward new Duplass comedy Cyrus last night, a couple of friends and I started talking about the Bechdel Test for women in movies. The test, named… Read the rest of the article: The Bechdel Test for women in movies

The discount chain 99 Cent Only Stores is being sued by customers for raising their prices to 99.99 cents. "If they call themselves 99 Cents Only, it should be 99… Read the rest of the article: 99 cent store sued for raising prices to 99.99 cents

This coffee table made from old computer parts is both pretty and geeky. It's mainly made up of boards/drives from old Intergraph 6000 series machines built in the late 80s… Read the rest of the article: Coffee table made from old computer parts

TheCheeky.com sells these funny (or not so funny at all?) stickers for your suitcase. [via NotCot]

Dave Eggers' 826LA is hosting a fun event on August 14th — it's a spelling bee fundraiser that encourages cheating. The more money you raise, the more ways you'll be… Read the rest of the article: A spelling bee for cheaters

A flying donkey!

At the International AIDS Conference in Vienna this past weekend, the World Bank announced the results of an unusual study on HIV/AIDS prevention — it gave cash to girls in… Read the rest of the article: World Bank study shows that giving cash to girls may prevent spread of HIV in Africa

Someone in Hawaii really hates his/her ex. My friend's husband Derek took this photo.

The latest music and choreography from British animator Cyriak = cows getting down. He writes: "No cows were harmed during the making of this video, though their future prospects probably… Read the rest of the article: Cow choreography set to electronic music by Cyriak

If I had a kid and $650 to spend lavishly, I might get this colorful fiberglass bench from Kid Robot. It's called Mr. TTT and it doubles as a piece… Read the rest of the article: A fiberglass bench that doubles as an imaginary friend

An Amish teenager named Levi E. Detweiler was pursued by police after running a red light and refusing to stop when police warned him to. He was caught when his… Read the rest of the article: Amish teen charged for alcohol possession, overdriving an animal

In this video from the 1930s, a man hops away from the dinner table and goes on an amazing adventure up building walls, out of windows, and inside a car… Read the rest of the article: Parkour video from the 1930s

In the city of Nagpur in central India, traffic officers are strategically placing small pyramids at accident-prone intersections for good luck. A vatsu expert has promised to transfer his positive… Read the rest of the article: Pyramids placed at intersections in India to prevent accidents

SF designer Yves Béhar has teamed up with General Electric to come up with a cool new concept for car charging stations. The WattStation comes imbedded with GE's Smart Grid… Read the rest of the article: Stylish car charging stations by Yves Behar and GE

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Wired.com has a gallery up today of plane crash photos plus tips on how to survive a plane crash. (i.e. "Don't cross your legs or your ankles at takeoff or… Read the rest of the article: Gallery of plane crash photos on Wired.com

It appears that Wired Magazine predicted that Apple would create "a wireless handheld dubbed the iPad" in its April, 1999 issue. via @betsymason