TOE goes places so you don’t have to.

Tags: ::PLACES::, ::WEB FINDS::, google maps, im bored, italy, pompeii, street view, wasting time

::Somewhat factual account based on an actual newspaper clipping::

Imagine this: sitting inside the University of Minnesota Public Health building on a Thursday at 6 pm. Just another weekday at the office. Suddenly, a pickup truck crashes through the window.

Glass shatters.

Structural damage seems to have occurred.

Someone screams.

The driver leaps out of the pickup and shows his face. He’s armed with a shotgun. You don’t know what to make of it. You sit tightly in your chair, knowing the police headquarters is very near, it being downtown. It’s only a matter of minutes before the fuzz sirens into the scene.

Caper.

Tags: ::IN THE NEWS::, fbi, google maps, james kromer, minneapolis, old newspaper clippings, public health, university of minnesota, wtf

If you’re anything like me, you don’t like being sick.  No one likes being sick.  To help you through these contagious times, TOE’s twelfth web find allows you to keep track of today’s “public health emergency of international concern”, aka swine flu, as new cases crop up around the world.

Make sure to keep your hands clean and avoid touching your mucous membranes.

::For more information, check out NPRs Q&A::

UPDATE:   The swine flu tracker has moved here.

Tags: ::HEALTH::, ::WEB FINDS::, google maps, influenza, pandemic, sick people, swine flu, tracking spread

Navigate down this Pittsburgh side street and see how many of these oddities you can find:

man dressed as bird mad scientist garage band samurai sword fight marathon runners cat rescue giant meat

For more on the project, check out Street With A View.

Tags: ::WEB FINDS::, google maps, im bored, performance art, sampsonia way, street view, wasting time