Category: articles
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RIP, Greg Bear
I think most people in the science fiction community know this, but in case the news has missed you, Greg Bear has passed away, after complications … RIP, Greg Bear
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An Interactive Map of the Universe
There’s a new interactive map of the Universe created by astronomers at Johns Hopkins University using data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. You … An Interactive Map of the Universe
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Rare and fascinating photos of Nikola Tesla, 1890s-1940s
Nikola Tesla was a Serbian American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and futurist best known for his contributions to the design … Rare and fascinating photos of Nikola Tesla, 1890s-1940s
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Stunning vintage photos of the Marine Angel vessel transiting the Chicago River, 1953
In 1953, the biggest vessel to travel the Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway (at the time) managed to wind its way downtown on the Chicago River… Stunning vintage photos of the Marine Angel vessel transiting the Chicago River, 1953
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Slugs in the Fountain — Tap and Die 009
The main attendant scrolled through. And scrolled through. “No Dawes other than a young girl.” Jack’s daughter. And his wife?
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What Thanksgiving movies are there?
The greatest Thanksgiving movie of all time is quite clearly Babette’s Feast. I’ll spoil that for you, right now. Just go watch Babette’s Feast this holiday. However, folks keep digging around, asking me: what thanksgiving movies are there out in the wide world of film? I’m going to make a quick, incomplete list. Mainly because…
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Amazing vintage video game ads from the 1980s and 1990s
This extended photo collection displays memorable old ads that run in gaming magazines in the 1980s and 1990s and show how radically different the … Amazing vintage video game ads from the 1980s and 1990s
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Avengers Endgame Spoilers — Rancid Ep. 01
Some folks didn’t realize a couple years back, I secretly released a movie spoiler podcast called Rancid with Jeremiah Jones, Matt Otey, and my ever-present partner in crime, Mark Neuenschwander. Episode one focused… kind of… on Avengers Endgame spoilers. As per usual, I don’t take responsibility for everything my collaborators say. But I did have…
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Retro future predictions that show how people from the past imagined the future, 1900s-1970s
Humanity has always tried to predict what the future would look like and this vintage photo collection shows predictions that were either a hit or a … Retro future predictions that show how people from the past imagined the future, 1900s-1970s
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America’s Lost Landmarks: Spectacular American Buildings and Sites that No Longer Exist
Throughout the decades, a number of important and interesting sites and landmarks have been lost, many due to the urbanization of cities, sometimes … America’s Lost Landmarks: Spectacular American Buildings and Sites that No Longer Exist
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Vintage Photos Show Japan’s Old Art of Soba Noodle Delivery on Bicycles, 1900s-1950s
When societies industrialize, food systems expand and specialize to meet the new waves of customers. These amazing old photographs show Japan’s demae… Vintage Photos Show Japan’s Old Art of Soba Noodle Delivery on Bicycles, 1900s-1950s
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Panasonic portable VHS 1979 TV commercial
Kind of wild to think about dragging around a Panasonic portable VHS recorder in 1979, but good grief this is valuable to know for my current work in progress. Who here owned VHS recorders? We had one, much smaller. Apparently they downsized a couple years later: