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c86: After a successful UK premiere and a short run in...

Sat, 11 May 2013 20:04:08 -0400

After a successful UK premiere and a short run in Tokyo, Whole Hog Theatre’s stage version of Hayao Miyazaki’s Princess Mononoke will return to London’s New Diorama Theatre next month due to “unprecedented demand.” The production is a collaboration between the British theatre troupe and Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli and features large scale puppetry and a recreation of Joe Hisaishi’s original film score

via Cartoon Brew

Sadly, the tickets sold out within 4½ hours

brachiotomy: So I went to Goodwill today and

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 23:16:21 -0400

brachiotomy:

So I went to Goodwill today and

vicemag: ‘Magic Wand’ Bomb Detector Creator Found Guilty of...

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:52:47 -0400

vicemag:

‘Magic Wand’ Bomb Detector Creator Found Guilty of Fraud

The bomb detector that 56-year-old British millionaire James McCormick peddled sounded too good to be true. It could sense C-4 at a range of 600 yards. And it could be programmed to root out other contraband, too. The pistol-sized device’s simple metal antenna would magically point to where explosives, ivory, even $100 bills were hidden. Authorities in countries like Georgia, Romania, Niger, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq, where McCormick was able to sell the detector, could, with a flick of the wrist, stop smuggling, organized crime, and deadly terrorist attacks.

Guess what? McCormick was full of shit. His device, dubbed the ADE-651, was bogus. Earlier incarnations of the detector, produced under the brand name ATSC, were based on $20 novelty golf ball detectors, the kind of plastic gag gift you’d give your argyle-wearing uncle whose slice off the tee is worse than he’d ever admit.

Sadly, it turns out the joke was on the Iraqi people. McGormick sold over 6,000 of these “detectors” to Iraqi government officials (after bribing them) to the tune of over $45,000 PER DETECTOR. And they were used at checkpoints throughout the country—actually scanning vehicles for explosives during the height of the insurgency that would see an average of 30 attacks a day.

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How is this man not tried for murder?

laughingsquid: Honest Movie Trailers: Harry Potter by Screen...

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 01:22:21 -0400

laughingsquid:

Honest Movie Trailers: Harry Potter by Screen Junkies

nevver: The New Yorker

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:49:19 -0400

nevver:

The New Yorker

Gorgeous, completely impractical…. But gorgeous

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:46:58 -0400

Gorgeous, completely impractical…. But gorgeous

It’s like a veiled threat ….

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:11:45 -0400

It’s like a veiled threat ….

What they did not want you to ever find out is that your...

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 02:13:17 -0400

What they did not want you to ever find out is that your generation, the generation born between 1980-1995, actually outnumbers the Baby Boomers. They knew that if you ever turned your eye towards political reform, you could change the world. They tried to keep you sated on vapid television shows and vapid music. They cut off your education and fed you brain candy. They took away your music and gave you Top Ten pop stations. They cut off your art and replaced it with endless reality shows for you to plug into, hoping you would sit quietly by as they ran the world. We as a society are only as strong as our weakest link. Give ‘em hell, kids.

I’ve never loved a post so much in the history of tumblr

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Wed, 03 Apr 2013 21:22:41 -0400

j-wolf-harding: demons: The immediate reaction of German POWs...

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:59:18 -0400

j-wolf-harding:

demons:

The immediate reaction of German POWs upon being forced by the US Army to watch to the uncensored footage of the concentration camps shot by the US Signal Corps.

People often forget that most of the German troops had no idea about what was going on, they weren’t all fanatic Nazis bent on genocide, they were just regular soldiers who answered the call when their country went to war.

fyeahartstudentowl: and he’s less than 5 feet away from...

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:49:15 -0400

fyeahartstudentowl:

and he’s less than 5 feet away from you.

When the nude model is physically gifted, very gifted, and decides to ask you a question during his break……….

laughingsquid: A Map of Where Bands Formed & Solo Artists...

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:24:14 -0400

laughingsquid:

A Map of Where Bands Formed & Solo Artists Grew Up in the UK

….. I have a blue square on my toothpaste ….

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 22:45:43 -0500

….. I have a blue square on my toothpaste ….

bumbaraaws: HOLY CRAP don’t they all look just like...

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 22:51:44 -0500

bumbaraaws:

HOLY CRAP

don’t they all look just like cells? isnt that feaky tho…

humansofnewyork: “I work at the UN. I study happiness,...

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 22:49:57 -0500

humansofnewyork:

“I work at the UN. I study happiness, actually.”

“So what’s happiness then?”

“Well it’s very strongly related to income, but only to a certain amount. After about $20,000 a year, it becomes much more dependent on the amount of time we spend with family and friends. This is something we seem to intuitively know at the beginning and end of our lives— but lose sight of in the middle.”

Happened last week! After I already did all the work. And...

Sat, 23 Feb 2013 16:25:16 -0500

Happened last week! After I already did all the work. And I’m no longer a student….. :(

fyeahartstudentowl: I see him everywhere.

Sat, 23 Feb 2013 16:23:27 -0500

fyeahartstudentowl:

I see him everywhere.

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Sat, 23 Feb 2013 14:55:25 -0500

fyeahartstudentowl: Don’t worry, this isn’t just another meme...

Sat, 23 Feb 2013 14:37:29 -0500

fyeahartstudentowl:

Don’t worry, this isn’t just another meme video.

This video was made by Pratt students, who as you may have heard, suffered a devastating fire to their senior painting studios on Saturday. Irreplaceable senior thesis work was destroyed and the historic building was severely damaged.

You can donate through a Paypal account set up to aid rebuilding efforts by clicking this link, or you can choose to donate directly to the rebuilding fund at www.pratt.edu/give by checking the “In Honor of” box and typing “Main Building” into the space for Name of Individual.

My heart goes out to those who were affected. Please spread the word to help out!!

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Sat, 23 Feb 2013 14:35:52 -0500