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Epic of the Persian Kings 26 Aug 2013 | 11:01 pm
“My father always told me that this country’s very ancient, and so it has been invaded and changed so many times. He said what makes us Iranian, what gives us an identity is our poetry, and Shahnameh ...
The Indonesian Walking Shark 26 Aug 2013 | 10:42 pm
Yes, there’s a new species of shark, Hemiscyllium halmahera, that walks on its fins rather than swims. It actually sounds worse than the reality. The shark is only 28 inches long and walking sharks a...
Trailer: Divergent 26 Aug 2013 | 09:18 pm
The latest flick from Summit Entertainment that hopes to be the next great YA film franchise. I doubt ‘Divergent’ will have the same success as ‘Twilight’ or ‘The Hunger Games’ but from several truste...
Links 26 Aug 2013 | 08:31 pm
1. The Mystery of the Traub Motorcycle: “In 1967, a plumber doing renovations of an apartment building outside Chicago tore down a brick wall and found what would prove to be a baffling mystery to vin...
Tegan and Sara and Taylor, “Closer” 26 Aug 2013 | 06:08 pm
This was not part of the VMAs last night, but it probably should’ve been. Taylor Swift brought Tegan and Sara to her Los Angeles concert last week to perform T&S’s song “Closer.” My thought process w...
Dueling Banjos with Steve Martin and Kermit the Frog 21 Aug 2013 | 10:27 pm
This features three things I love. It’s not that funny and really it’s just an ad for Steve Martin’s book to be published in the fall (buy it!), but who the hell cares. It’s Steve Martin and Kermit th...
“If You Want to Build the Iron Man Suit …” 21 Aug 2013 | 10:17 pm
Even though I’m not at Georgia Tech, have never attended Georgia Tech, never plan to step foot on campus, I’m totally starting ever morning with this video and getting the phrase, “You’re at Georgia T...
Links 21 Aug 2013 | 09:58 pm
1. I’ve read this article, like, three times about material scientists that have designed a window that blocks sound but still allows air flow. Needless to say, I still don’t get it, but it sounds gre...
RIP: Elmore Leonard 20 Aug 2013 | 07:34 pm
Elmore Leonard, one of America’s THE greatest crime novelists ever and dubbed the “Dickens of Detroit” has died, his longtime researcher Gregg Sutter confirmed to the Detroit News. He was 87. This su...
Yet Another Obscure Teaser Trailer from Bad Robot Drops Online 20 Aug 2013 | 04:19 pm
Oh J.J. Abrams. Will you ever grow tired of dropping random teasers from your creative projects? Probably not. It’s to the point that his production company, Bad Robot, now owns the rights to obscure ...
