Politics & History

Texas, Our, Texas

By Patrick

And if that didn’t make you cringe, how about some Texas Education Fun Facts.
Found on… »

Ah Switzerland. Who wouldn’t want to go there? With mountains, beautiful weather, Roger Federer, chocolate and neutrality galore, it is a delightful tourist destination for travelers all over the world in these tough economic times. These days, it can’t be wise for the Swiss to be electing to cut down their own tourism, but here… »

Creepy, Huh?

By Patrick

Created twenty-two years before 9/11, this advert for Pakistan International comes from 11sep.info and can send a shiver up your spine worse than that tourist guy… »

Cheyenne Mountain: Where Ima Gonna Go When Da (Super)Volcano Blow

By Andrew

With all of the hype Yellowstone’s Supervolcano has been getting in recent months (be afraid, very), not to mention the impending day of reckoning we all face from the year 2012*, my thoughts have inevitably turned to post-apocalyptic contingency plans. And though the idea of sneaking away to a subsistence farming operation with Lilly J…. »

Briton with Asperger’s Hacks Pentagon, NASA and Navy Looking for UFOs Despite Overprotective Mom

By Wes

Gary McKinnon’s enigmatic cyber-antics might have just landed me the coveted MIFG Longest Title for a Single Post Award. Refer to the judges on that one. Anyhow, this seemingly harmless forty-three year old man from Wood Green, North London is wedged nicely into this country’s current news cycle for reasons bizarre. Gary admitted to hacking… »

How Badly Do You Want These Sweaters?

By Patrick

Add Savior of Amazing Pieces of 70’s & 80’s Pop Culture to your resume, AJ Fosik–right under Badass Wood Sculptor. He recently salvaged a dozen or so knitted sweaters from a damp and moldy basement.
The nice and worn-in sweaters feature an array of brewers, but you can only look and appreciate these antediluvian classics,… »

World’s Most Wanted to New Age Guru

By Zack

Most MIFG readers have probably never heard of Radovan Karadzic and almost all will likely forget about him after reading this post. But this Serbian war criminal from the Yugoslav break-up in the early 90’s holds a special place in my memory.
Last year, I studied in Germany for an entire summer with a program that… »

Goldman Sachs, FTW?

By Andrew

Dancing days are here again, children.
Buried somewhere in your RSS feed or the business section of your local paper today is a small item announcing that Goldman Sachs, everyone’s favorite Investment bank-turned-Federally regulated/insured “holding company” has reported record quarterly earnings of $3.44 billion during the second quarter of this year. This is some pretty amazing… »

Mr. Leggs Misogyny Only $12.95!!!

By Addie

The fine print reads:
Though she was a tiger lady, our hero didn’t have to fire a shot to floor her. After one look at his Mr. Leggs slacks, she was ready to have him walk all over her. That noble styling sure soothes the savage heart! If you’d like your own doll-to-doll carpeting, hunt up… »

Picasso’s Light Drawings Are…Meh

By Patrick

In 1949, Pablo Picasso got into light drawing. Thanks to a LIFE Magazine photographer Gjon Mili, who showed off some photography trickery during a visit to the painter’s house. Picasso, inspired by the Mili’s use of lights on ice skaters skating around in the dark, grabbed a small flashlight and in a dark room created… »