Art

The Cold Side

11.27.2010

The Cold Side by Jace D. Albao (b. 1969) Back to the stake, hands and ankles bound behind me by unburnable chains, I had to admire the hooded one’s skill. An artist of great restraint, an effective minimalist, he started the fire masterfully small, taking extra care that carbon monoxide poisoning or suffocation would not [...]

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Battle of Los Angeles (movie trailer)

11.26.2010

Perfect timing. Bring on the buzz in 2011. You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video International trailer. Notice the Dos Equis voice over guy: You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video

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Love this Thanksgiving Google Doodle

11.25.2010

Happy Thanksgiving!

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Thankgsgiving recipes!

11.22.2010

Google Doodle by Ina Garten.

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Under Angels 2.0: Where are we now?

11.18.2010

For about four and a half years, I’ve been designing a story called Under Angels. A fantasy psychological horror historical mystery thriller thing. It’s been said to have elements of Fight Club, Jacob’s Ladder, Myst, The Da Vinci Code, and perhaps even Operation: Mindcrime. It originally came out of my mind as a screenplay in [...]

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Hermes Fingerskate

11.16.2010

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Girl solves Wheel of Fortune puzzle with one letter

11.15.2010

You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Witch!

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Happy birthday, Robert Louis Stevenson

11.13.2010

Today’s Google Doodle salutes Robert Louis Stevenson, author of ‘Treasure Island‘, ‘Kidnapped‘, and ‘The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde‘. He was born on November 13, 1850.

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25 Nostalgic Photos Comparing Past to Present

11.12.2010

WildAmmo has posted a radical selection of 25 photos that compare past snapshots of buildings, locations, structures, and people with the present day scene. These are all part of a larger Flickr collection called Looking into the Past by Jason Powell.

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Saving Private Ryan: opening scene

11.11.2010

You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video I will never forget the humbling paralysis I felt while seeing this opening 28-minute sequence in the theater. It’s never been depicted better. Happy Veterans Day. You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video

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Local Ghost Haunts: Fort MacArthur

11.08.2010

Good old Fort MacArthur here in our backyard is known to be a hotspot for paranormal activity. From Wikipedia: Ghost hunters have heard footsteps, the clank of machinery not used in decades, and explosions. They’ve seen floating orbs, and felt inexplicable cold breezes and unseen entities brushing past them. They believe that the fort is [...]

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Google pays tribute X-rays

11.08.2010

Google has posted a doodle today to commemorate the 115-year anniversary of the discovery of X-rays by German scientist Wilhelm Rontgen on November 8, 1895.

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Six words about coming home from war

11.03.2010

SMITH Magazine is honored to team up with Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) to bring you Six-Word Memoirs about coming home from war. A few: “I don’t know who I am.” – Jeff, Operation Iraqi Freedom 2008-2009 “Two tours, no injuries, thank God.” – Anthony Pike, Operation Iraqi Freedom, 2004 and 2006 “I [...]

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Google Halloween Scooby-Doodles!

10.30.2010

Not to underdo themselves, Google’s kicking off Halloween with a series of five doodles that pay homage To Scooby-Doo. Nice.

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Utterly sick pumpkin carvings

10.29.2010

Grab a load of these jack-o-lanterns carved into the likenesses of Frankenstein, President Barack Obama, David Letterman, Predator, Iron Maiden’s Eddie, and others. Creativity is a beautiful thing. Source: Internet

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M Jam #00026

10.26.2010

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