I think it's due time that Californians rid themselves of their ratty old banner and adopt a new standard to which they can pledge their allegiance. It's an ugly old thing. The star looks vaguely Stalinistic. I mean, look at it, the bear looks intoxicated,...

Interestingly enough, the U.S. State of Georgia has also changed its state flag. I found out this piece of news after my old entry had aged by several hours. This flag apparently opens up a new era of progressive thought, cultural sensitivity, and...wishful...

So much of our news is violent and brutish. I thought I'd bring you some news from the world of vexillology (that's the study of flags) so that you won't think it's all about abuse at the highest levels of executive power...but enough about the Byzantine...

Much like cats in Egyptian culture and cows in Hinduism, the penguin was a sacred animal for people of the Ice Shelf Culture. The na-bu-ú was seen as a living representative of the storm god Ashu-u, and was believed to have been rendered flightless by...