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Stunning Video of Earth from 240 Miles Up

Max Read · 11/13/11 09:41AM

Here's the best space video we've ever seen: 18 time-lapse sequences of photos taken from the International Space Station, gorgeously processed and edited by Michael König. There's so much going on it's hard to know where to focus while you watch—the North and Southern Lights? The flickers of lightning in the clouds? The cobwebs of settlement light stretching across continents? A list of the locations being passed over can be found here; the first two sequences were taken above the United States. We published a similar video a few months ago, but this one's the real deal. [via Kottke]

The Best Videos of the Week

Matt Cherette · 11/12/11 06:15PM

Maybe you were swamped at the office this week and couldn't check your favorite Gawker Media sites. Or maybe you're about to go back to work and could use one last distraction. Whatever the case, we've got you covered. Here are some of the best videos we watched during the week that was.

'This Is About the Football Players,' Moron Tells Penn State Protester

Max Read · 11/12/11 06:03PM

After the embarrassment of Wednesday night's riot, in which thousands of Penn State students took to the streets to protest the firing of longtime football coach Joe Paterno for helping to cover up assistant coach Jerry Sandusky's alleged rape of several young boys, you'd think Penn State fans would have learned their lesson. As it turns out, not all of them have.

Idiot Doctors Blame Man's Pain on a Past Hysterectomy

Lauri Apple · 11/12/11 04:05PM

When New Zealander Les Kennington, who is a man, visited a health clinic complaining about severe stomach pains, doctors suggested that his past hysterectomy might be to blame. They know he had a hysterectomy because his medical report says so. Why does it say so, though, given that Kennington is a man?

Mayor Posed As a Freelance Writer to Cover His Own Town's News

Lauri Apple · 11/12/11 02:40PM

West Valley City, Utah mayor Mike Winder was sick 'n' tired of reading newspaper stories that depicted his town as some kind of crime-infested hellhole, so he adopted the pen name Richard Burwash and started covering his local news as a freelance writer. He had access to the mayor's office like no other freelancer before him.

Biting, Groping Vampire Woman Terrorizes Convenience Store

Lauri Apple · 11/12/11 01:20PM

On Monday evening, an unidentified woman allegedly walked into a Denver convenience store, groped a male customer and bit him on the neck, then allegedly bit the clerk on the neck after asking for a hug. Police consider her armed to the teeth ... with teeth!

Comment of the Day: Occupy Wall Street Contracts the Pox

Leah Beckmann · 11/11/11 07:45PM

Today we learned that Occupy Wall Street is one collective petri dish. Whether it's the flu or tuberculosis, there's no denying that protesters in both New York and Atlanta are coming down with something gross. While cold temperatures and disgusting living conditions are probably to blame, one commenter smells a rat. Or rather, a Fox!

What Are You Watching on TV Tonight?

Leah Beckmann · 11/11/11 07:30PM

It's Friday! Some of you probably have plans tonight. People have been known to make plans on Friday nights. But maybe some of you will wrap yourselves in a blanket, order Chinese, and watch Friday night TV until the sun comes up. Go nuts, it's not a school night!

What Should America Steal From British English?

Ryan Tate · 11/11/11 06:22PM

The Economist ran a fascinating (and popular) poll of British readers, asking which "Americanisms" they use. Many, it turns out, have taken to saying "apartment" instead of "flat" and "sidewalk" instead of "pavement." So let's flip it around: Which dreadful Americanisms would you trade for something from the mother country?

This Week in Commenter Executions: Going to Prison

Brian Moylan · 11/11/11 05:50PM

There are many awful things that should await criminals: years in jail, solitary confinement, public humiliation, possibly execution (if you believe in that kind of thing), and rotting for eternity in hell (if you believe that kind of thing). But there is one that I'm sick of hearing about: prison rape.

President Obama's Very Simple Plan to Win Latino Voters

Jim Newell · 11/11/11 05:33PM

Huge support and turnout from Latino voters will be a key part of President Obama's reelection campaign. What must he do to ingratiate himself, again? Nothing, really. In his mind, he can just show some clips of Republicans talking about immigration and pretty much seal things up.

Public Radio Host Uses Penn State Case to Debate Gays' Fitness as Parents

Seth Abramovitch · 11/11/11 05:08PM

On today's edition of nationally syndicated Public Radio International program To The Point, host Warren Olney chose to tackle the Penn State child rape scandal by devoting an entire show to the subject of whether or not gay and lesbian couples would make fit foster and adoptive parents.