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Updates on previous entries for Aug 26, 2013* 27 Aug 2013 | 10:11 am
Daft Punk's Get Lucky "leaked" orig. from Apr 15, 2013 * Q: Wha? A: These previously published entries have been updated with new information in the last 24 hours. You can find past updates here. Ta...
A tale of two bank robbers, or The Clerk and the Pauper 27 Aug 2013 | 01:40 am
Today is a weird day for human-interest stories about bank robbers. The New York Times highlights Shon R. Hopwood, a former bank robber who studied law in prison, successfully petitioned on behalf of...
Twelve Monkeys TV adaptation is in YOUR FUTURE 27 Aug 2013 | 01:00 am
Looks like Syfy has ordered a "cast-contingent" hour-long pilot for an adaptation of Terry Gilliam's Twelve Monkeys, with an eye to make it into a proper TV series. One of the producers of Gilliam's 1...
How to make your own slow jams 26 Aug 2013 | 10:05 pm
A couple of weeks ago, a slowed-down version of Dolly Parton's classic ballad "Jolene" went viral. A lot of people who heard it loved it, a few people didn't, but everyone seemed to agree that it was ...
How many people are in space right now? 26 Aug 2013 | 07:30 pm
How many people are in space right now? is a single serving site that will give you the answer, along with the astronauts' names, ranks, nationalities, and how long they've been in space. As of Augus...
The Apollo Guidance Computer 24 Aug 2013 | 12:09 am
A 30-minute documentary from the 60s on the Apollo Guidance Computer. Tags: Apollo computing NASA space video
Consider the Lobster 23 Aug 2013 | 09:55 pm
Speaking of lobster, you could do much worse today than reading David Foster Wallace's classic piece for Gourmet about attending the Maine Lobster Festival. As you might imagine, Wallace quickly veers...
Insanely detailed maps of fictional Koana Islands 23 Aug 2013 | 07:36 pm
Ian Silva is a Australian commuter train driver who spends his spare time mapping an invented country called the Koana Islands. People in the Koana Islands love baseball. The first league play starte...
Yo-yo tricks through the ages 23 Aug 2013 | 02:07 am
Here's a video of the 2013 World Yo-Yo Contest winner, Janos Karancz. His motion is so delicate and intricate, it's almost like he's doing needlepoint or something: Contrast that with the winner of t...
Best special effects moments 22 Aug 2013 | 11:35 pm
Empire asked a group of visual effects specialists about their favorite special effect movie moments...here's what they had to say. Tim Webber (The Dark Knight, Gravity, Children of Men) picked the wa...
