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more about #rip Voyou_Charmant: Does anyone else have a problem with the use of the word "shaved"? Obviously the sloth didn't shave itself and I highly doubt anyone is shaving a slot... more » starfury5: Why did they have to pose it like some sort of otherworldly 'SI" swimsuit model? more » Wookie1972: Anyone else think of this? more » SeXX ED: There is such sadness in these images. Is it because the sloth seems so very human without his hair - or is it the fact that little children brutally ... more » CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard): I would check if that things got 4 arms. The first thing I thought when I saw this thing was Dark Crystal!!!! Bad picture but its the only one I could... more » VEXisGaY?: What kind of person would kill a shaved sloth? I would have took it back to my place, gave it some dinner, had intercourse with it and then killed it! more » Purple Dave: Oh, kids, don't hate on Gollum! Hate on Andy Serkis for doing that craptastic voice. more » Ariton: it doesn't even look like it had hair to begin with. It looks like it was waxed rather than shaved if it even had had hair to begin with, and who is ... more » MargaretMoony: Aw, fuck those kids. Also, what kind of sick bastard sits down and says, "Hey, I think I'm going to shave a sloth"? more » MissingPieces: I don't understand why we don't understand! DESTROY! DESTROY! DESTROY! It's a vicious cycle. more » SamhitaDampt: I used to shave sloths professionally, and this one really had the whole package. Really top-notch sloth-shaving. Try saying that 3 times fast. more » ejs2000: So that's where the baby from Eraserhead has been hiding! more » ♠ Final ♠: Sloth my ass. It was a Moleman. Albino, Hairless, living in a cave; Clearly a Moleman. You berate the child. Me, I say, "Bravo!" To you it was a ... more » ShubNecktie: *sigh* Kids today. In my day, we would have lured it into the house with Reese's Pieces and then dressed it up for Halloween. more » omgwtflolbbqbye: I'd hit it. more » stereobot: Have any of you ever shaved a sloth? It can't be easy, even if the thing does move slowly. I bet there is someone out there quite upset that his/her... more » captnkunuckles: Dude that can't be a sloth.. sloths have brown noses.. check out the pic in the link. Something weird IS going on here!! Run for the hills! But don't ... more » drjon: Alternately, a bunch of kids found a sloth which had drown and bloated, and from which the hair had rotted off in the water before washing up on the s... more » cadrina: a woman in china kills a snake with legs and children in panama kill a sloth because it was bald. Doesn't these children never watched disney movies? ... more » OliverOstrich: My thoughts exactly. Why was there a live shaved sloth chilling in the wild... we sure it was kids, or was something really f-ed up going on and "st... more » -
#gollum
Feral Children Beat Gollum To Death With Sticks
Strike first, ask questions later: that's what happened to this little white creature in Panama. A pack of children beat this mysterious creature to death, then tossed it into a river. Now we'll never know where the ring is. More » -
#obituary
R.I.P. Phyllis Gotlieb, The Mother Of Canadian Science Fiction
Phyllis Gotlieb was a struggling poet, battling writers block in the 1950s, when her husband suggested she try her hand at science fiction. The results led to a series of novels about telepathic societies and star-cats, winning Canada's highest award. More » -
#michaeljackson
Michael Jackson's Science Fictional Life
With Michael Jackson dead, we're at the end of an era. But even though we have to hustle into the future without him, nobody will ever forget Jackson's strangely brilliant contributions to science fiction and fantasy. More » -
#afternoonreading
Read J.G. Ballard's Tongue-In-Cheek Autobiography
Now that J.G. Ballard is gone, people are realizing just what a breathtaking storytelling mind we've lost. Luckily, two Ballard short stories are online, and one of them is his autobiography. Sort of. More » -
#beaarthur
Bea Arthur Shot First (A Tribute)
In honor of the great Bea Arthur, who passed this weekend, we thought it only right to post a Star Wars Cantina singalong from the Star Wars Holiday Special. You will be missed, Bea. -
#philipjosefarmer
R.I.P. Philip José Farmer
One of science fiction's most original voices passed away today. Philip José Farmer, author of the Riverworld and World Of Tiers series, is also known for writing as Kurt Vonnegut's fictional author Kilgore Trout. More » -
#quoteoftheday
A World Of Universal Empathy Would Make Us Behave Worse, Said Octavia Butler
It's the third anniversary of Octavia Butler's death, and blogger ZeroAtTheBone is linking to some writing about her, as well as her own essays. My favorite is Butler's essay about a world of pure empathy. More » -
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#earthakitt
R.I.P. Eartha Kitt
Eartha Kitt, who may be the greatest Catwoman of them all, died today aged 81. Even competing with Julie Newmar, she managed to make the role her own and captivate a generation. She'll be missed.
