American Trash by Chris Jordan

Artist Chris Jordan makes digital images depicting just what and how much Americans use and discard every day. This, for instance, is an image of the two million plastic bottles that the US uses and throws away every five minutes.

Bottles by Chris Jordan

He’s also done an image of 65,000 cigarettes, one for every teenager who becomes addicted to smoking per month; an image of jet contrails; plastic and paper bags thrown out, and many others. This puts our own actions in context in a very powerful way: it’s not just me, it’s us, and this is what we do and this is the debris we leave behind.

Found indirectly via Gawker.

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news flash: Paris Hilton is not appealing

Paris in Prison 

But we knew that anyway. The ass goiter has always bothered me, personally. CNN agrees: Paris Hilton is un-appealing.

Paris Hilton won’t appeal the 45-day jail term she was sentenced to earlier this month for violating probation, according to court documents filed Thursday.

A lawyer for the 26-year-old socialite notified Los Angeles Count Superior Court that she is abandoning her appeal, said court spokeswoman Katherine Roberts.

Hilton was ordered earlier this month to report to jail by June 5 for violating the terms of her probation in an alcohol-related reckless driving case.

Hilton initially called the sentence unfair, and lawyers representing her filed a notice to appeal the sentence.

She then switched attorneys and is now represented by drunken driving specialist Richard Hutton. Hutton did not immediately return several calls for comment Thursday.

Hilton will be jailed for about 23 days of a 45-day sentence and will be separated from the general inmate population, authorities decided after reviewing her case.

The shorter sentence reflects an expectation that Hilton behaves behind bars.

Oh, how little they know of her reputation!

She will be held in a “special needs housing unit” at the Century Regional Detention Center in suburban Lynwood, Whitmore said.

And, presumably, she will be chauffeured there on a shortbus.

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quiz: what monster lives under your bed

boogieman 

At this point, I might as well ask him what he’s doing later tonight and would he like to come up and see me because God knows it’s probably more action than I’d otherwise enjoy.

What monster lives under your bed?
Name raincoaster
DOB 0 degrees Kelvin
Favourite Color silver
Kind of monster under your bed Boogieman
This cool quiz by lhaney2008 – Taken 14 Times.

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lolgoth #8: invisible colour barrier!

invisible colour barrier!

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kickin’ it, the remix!

This is even funnier and more tasteless than the original.
(which has almost 700,000 views in one day!)

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