- newPainters have been lying with mirrors for 600 years
In René Magritte's 1937 painting La Reproduction Interdite — roughly "depiction prohibited," or "depiction impossible" — a man stands before a mirror and sees the back of his own head.Artists have been putting trick mirrors into paintings for a…
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- newToho's Oscar-winning Godzilla director returns to stomp New York
Ah, take that Toho Company Ltd. goodness and rub it all over my gums. Try as Hollywood might, they can't seem to get Godzilla right. After hundreds of millions of dollars in attempts, Japan's city-stomping kaiju gurus still reign supreme. Foll…
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- newMandalorian and Grogu "final" trailer
We're closing in on Mando and Grogu's big screen appearance this May. It appears the Mandalorian will have his helmet off again, and forced character growth will continue. It is the way, after all. Previously:• How THE MANDALORIAN is making…
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- newMeow! FAA investigates viral audio of pilots meowing and barking
A snippet of air traffic control audio racked up millions of views online because two pilots started meowing and barking at each other.The drama unfolded on April 12 over an active air traffic control frequency tracking planes at Ronald Reagan Wash…
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- newAlbert Hofmann's first LSD trip, 83 years ago today
Albert Hofmann calculated that one teaspoon of LSD could affect 50,000 people. He arrived at that figure after accidentally absorbing a trace amount through his skin at the Sandoz laboratory in Basel on April 16, 1943 — 83 years ago today. — Read…
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- newWe're going to be getting new Hunger Games movies forever
Looking back on it, it's hard to believe that the first Hunger Games movie came out fourteen years ago. If only because it makes me feel ancient. Unlike some YA fiction authors, however, Suzanne Collins hasn't let mold eat her brain in the intervenin…
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- newGrandpa Pudding Brains treats Epstein victims like a footnote, treats Pope like a rival
In a rambling press conference that managed to be both callous and combative, Donald Trump brushed off victims connected to Jeffrey Epstein with an "or whatever," before pivoting seamlessly into picking a fight with the Pope, because apparently, ther…
- 7 hours ago 16 Apr 26, 9:42pm -
- newThe Secret Life of Circuits book explains electronics for everyone
Electrical circuits have always been a mystery to me. Those tiny components that look like Chiclets or jewelry beads somehow make a light blink, produce music, and detect motion. So I was happy to learn about The Secret Life of Circuits: An Illustrat…
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- newA24 and Michaela Coel remaking Jean-Claude Van Damme's "Bloodsport"
In 1988, Bloodsport was the quintessential Cannon Group VHS blockbuster, costing nothing to make and raking in $50m "despite" negative reviews. It made Jean-Claude Van Damme a star, is notable for being a perfectly-formed, perfectly mindless video ga…
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- newWow your clients and peers with custom diagrams for $15
TL;DR: Microsoft Visio Professional 2021 is now available for the amazingly low price of $14.97 (MSRP $249.99) for a lifetime license for Windows computers.Instead of spending long meetings, brainstorming sessions, or ChatGPT conversations figurin…
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