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With creative t-shirts such as these, it’s no wonder the Dutch beat the world’s number one team and is now in the semi-finals.

I hear protests and howls from miles away. All of us creatures of habit would prefer Wonder Woman to stick to her bustier and hooker boots. Maybe, we just missed Linda Carter. But it’s official, DC Comics have given Wonder Woman pants and a biker jacket before she turns 70.

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The Ouroboros or Uroborus is an ancient symbol depicting a serpent or dragon swallowing its own tail and forming a circle.

The Ouroboros often represents self-reflexivity or cyclicality, especially in the sense of something constantly re-creating itself, the eternal return, and other things perceived as cycles that begin anew as soon as they end (compare with phoenix).

It can also represent the idea of primordial unity related to something existing in or persisting from the beginning with such force or qualities it cannot be extinguished. The ouroboros has been important in religious and mythological symbolism, but has also been frequently used in alchemical illustrations, where it symbolizes the circular nature of the alchemist’s opus. It is also often associated with Gnosticism, and Hermeticism. <Read more…>

Fake North Korean fans, illegal Dutch miniskirts, and a Brazilian Twitter hoax. The drama behind the scenes at the World Cup is almost as scintillating as the action on the pitch. <Read more…>

Dutch beermaker Bavaria sent out “fans” in skimpy outfits to raise visibility for the brand. Photo: Getty

When it opened a new glass entrance in 2004 meant to beckon the masses, the Brooklyn Museum said it hoped to triple attendance in 10 years by concentrating on a local audience. <read more…>

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/04/business/energy-environment/04iht-rbogad.html