Tag Archives: photo of the day

Gizmodo notes that the Burj Dubai, “the world’s tallest, most absurdly ostentatious building,” has become the literal lightening rod of the Middle East. That lightning seeks out the Burj Dubai isn’t particularly surprising; the Empire State Building gets hit all the time. But given the relative infrequency of electrical storms in that region of the world, folks are starting to …

Get your minds out of the gutter, you dirty birds. Analemma is the tracking of the positions of the sun in the sky. The above photograph was taken in Crimea at same time, every ten days, for twelve months. (A couple days were missed due to bad weather.)

(Via- Dan Savage)

American journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling greet their husbands and families after Bill Clinton helped negotiate their release from North Korea. The two women were pardoned after 140 days, having originally been sentenced to 12 years in prison for entering the country illegally. Laura Ling is the sister of famed television reporter Lisa Ling.

An unidentified man was found passed out in his underwear atop the Wall Street bull in the pre-dawn hours. Economic symbolism? Cruel party prank? Dejected trader?

(Via – Good As You)

JMG reader and former blogger Chris and his partner Michael had some fun at this weekend’s Phoenix Pride. Love it.