Time lapse video of volcanic explosion from space

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Was Osama bin Laden ever in America?

According to the New Yorker, yes.

Osama was here for two weeks in 1979, it seems, and he visited Indiana and Los Angeles, among other places. He had a favorable encounter with an American medical doctor; he also reportedly met in Los Angeles with his spiritual mentor of the time, the Palestinian radical Abdullah Azzam.

Another super interesting article from the New Yorker.

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From Landline.TV:

Gwyneth Paltrow "Disses" NYC and the USA?

The New York Daily News ran a story with the headline "Gwyneth Paltrow disses New York, U.S., people who 'always have BlackBerries on'." But it seems to be a bit of hyperbolic Drudge-bait (and it did get posted on Drudge) after reading the article.

She seems to be "dissing" a certain part of New York and American coverage. While talking about Spain, Paltrow said:

"Also, the way people live over there. They seem to enjoy life a little bit more. They aren't running around as much as in New York."

Umm... yeah.

Stupid headline for the story.

The Big Picture: Glastonbury 2009

Wow. More great pictures, this time from the 2009 Glastonbury Festival, Europe's largest open-air music festival.

Go check it out.