View image | gettyimages.com This is the scene in Jerusalem today, with the Dome of the Rock half-covered by a fluffy white blanket of hope and understanding.
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Photo of the Day, Chill Over Washington Edition
View image | gettyimages.com Marine One takes President Obama from the White House. And can I just say, winter isn’t a competition, people. It’s not about who got more snow, or who’s being too whiny by complaining about the cold. It’s cold out there. If you want to complain, go ahead and complain. Complaining about […]
Photo of the Day, Robot Pod Edition
View image | gettyimages.com The British government announced today that it will be allowing driverless vehicles in some limited pedestrian areas. The cute little number above is the Lutz, which will take British pensioners on a wondrous journey to the Soylent Green factory for their final processing.
Photo of the Day, Snowbound Edition
View image | gettyimages.com A woman digs out her car in Cambridge, MA. It should be obvious by now that Höðr, the Norse god of winter, is angry with the Northeast and will not release its puny denizens from his grip until they give unto him a glorious offering, preferably some kind of companion hewn […]
Photo of the Day, Noodle Edition
View image | gettyimages.com TATSUNO, JAPAN – FEBRUARY 06: Japanese somen maker, Yoshinobu Izuhara, uses chopsticks to stretch drying Ibonoito somen noodles on February 6, 2015, in Tatsuno, Japan. Somen is a type of Japanse wheat noodle, served either cold with dipping sauce or hot in broth. Noodle production in Tatsuno city dates back approximately […]
Photo of the Day, British Silliness Edition
View image | gettyimages.com The photo of this guy swimming with a Dalek on his head was apparently taken at some sort of whimsical British swimming competition, but the context is really irrelevant. The point is, this is a guy swimming with a Dalek on his head. Godspeed to you, good sir.

