Ever see photographs of potential holiday destinations and think “that looks too good to be true”? Of course it is. The beach is not deserted, and the women do not all look like professional models. There’s also this newfangled “photoshop” thing you might have heard about.

Hotel booking website Oyster goes and takes their own photographs of the hotels you can book from their site. And then they compare them side-by-side with the hotel’s own promotional materials in their blog. Fantastic, insightful and (often) funny.

(via My Modern Metropolis.)

Religious? Like going out and saving souls? Be warned — it could be bad for your back.

Finally, old people like it when young people are dumb. But that’s all the time, right? Kids these days …

What will scientists think of next? A team in the Netherlands have grown meat in the lab, which they describe as “soggy pork”. Expect to find Dutch Soggy Pork products on your grocery store shelves by 2015.

(by Pieter Hugo)

A lesson in targeted advertising.

Protesting against corduroy skirts in Syracuse, a story of picketing bigoted picketers.

Today’s most amazing discovery is that there is a website out there called Hats of Meat. It is dedicated to those who like to wear meat on their heads. There really is a place for everyone on these InterWebs.

A man making a documentary in London accidentally set off an alarm in an abandoned building. In order to turn it off, he had to briefly turn on the electricity. He was then charged with stealing £0.003 of electricity.

The photo below is from the Miss Universe pageant. Here, Miss USA wears her country’s national costume:

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For this morning’s news, the Big Bad Blog has chosen to eschew the written word in favour of photo-journalism. We present children who have been displaced by the fighting in Pakistan.

(junk/shadow art by Tim Noble and Sue Webster)

In blogs today, we have found a dress made of meat. Perfect for that date with your meat loving guy or gal.

Finally, we have a look at the history of the amusement park/fair, and animal-human combat. This is a fantastic article, with great quotes such as:

A man dressed in red tights entered, followed by a good-sized Kangaroo, who immediately made preparations for the contest.