meteorism

(via national geographic dot com)

Bindrune.

"And of true love's forlorn renown" --LeFanu

Journey of the Highwaymen.

"While close overhead clap the quick mocking palms of the Storm-Fiend" --LeFanu

From Pol Pot to ISIS.

"It was a television set from his era of empathy choice." --John Clute, Appleseed

"Sometimes I wonder if the most important human experience is the narcissism of small differences." --maxsparber on Metafilter

The real Charlie Chan.