District of Columbia

If you happen to live in one of the countries1 in which Pixar has chosen to release their latest movie before now, then you might already have seen their latest 3D rendered movie, Up; in which the protagonist's home is…

Update: As expected, GeoEye has released the satellite image they took of the inauguration today. You can directly download a higher resolution [698KB] version too. Today, the 20th of January 2009, the USA inaugurates its 44th President: Mr Barack Obama.…

The Danish town of Fredericia is under attack! A 35 metre tall giant is (admittedly very slowly), clawing his way out of the earth to wreak havoc upon the defenceless surface-dwelling Danes. So far the terrifying creature has only managed…

If you've been wondering why half of the Internet had gone quiet, then (like us) you might not have realised that today is the 4th of July, and that means it’s America’s Independence Day. The holiday marks the signing of…

Like something out of Blazing Saddles, here's a completely fake city outside of Washington D.C.! In fact zooming out to see the surrounding area, we can see there's all sorts of odd things here, including driving courses, underground bunkers, some…

Judging by the tracks left by this car on a baseball field, it would seem that Washington D.C.'s youth like to liven up their evenings with a spot of light joyriding. Actually on closer inspection it would appear that after…