If you haven’t already experienced the weirdly hypnotic Symphony of Science videos—in which musician John Boswell cranks the Auto-Tune to spread the scientific preachings of mega-nerds Carl Sagan, Stephen Hawking, Richard Feynman, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Bill Nye the Science Guy—then you should probably check out “A Glorious Dawn” (here), and “We Are All Connected” […]
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Good Morning, Cosmos!
One of my fave science shows of all time was Cosmos, hosted by the heavily eyebrowed Carl Sagan. Now here’s a gorgeous autotune remix of the show called “A Glorious Dawn” featuring Carl and including a visit from Stephen Hawking. (Next time I’d like to see a rap battle, tho.) Hat tips to Buzzfeed!
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Arnold Live On Twitter-Cast
Only for the next five minutes. So many solahhh pahnalls.
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Today in Humility
Dear Mr. and Miss Fancy Pants: If you’re currently worried about something that might be considered wildly trivial in the grand scheme of things, but have kind of forgotten what the grand scheme of things looks like? Here’s what the grand scheme of things looks like. It’s a short video about how the Hubble Telescope […]
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Relive the Moon Landing with Walter Cronkite
In honor of both the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing and the late Walter Cronkite, this web site will air the complete footage that originally aired on live television 40 years ago to the second, as reported for CBS News by good old Walter. Synchronize your watches! Schedule:Moon landing broacast start: 4:10:30 […]
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Welcome to ICE McDONALD THURSDAY.
I hereby declare that today—and every Thursday forthwith—shall henceforth and hitherto be known as ICE McDONALD THURSDAY. “Ice McWho?” you ask? “ICE McDONALD,” I respond. ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE YOU. Yes, that is a throne of ice. From ice.mcdonald.net: An international award-winning magician, Kenrick “ICE” McDonald has established a stellar performance reputation with his grand […]
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You Need a Date, So Date Trenita
No more excuses! You need to start dating immediately if not sooner, and I am more than willing to play matchmaker since you are so obviously desperate. Take a gander at Trenita, who I think is a perfect match for most of our Blogtown regulars. Why? Because she likes to see movies for free, she […]
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R2D2 vs. Bar2D2: Who Ya Got?
R2D2 is cute and all, but fact remains the little shit is a trouble maker. Sure it’s a clever little droid, but when was the last time R2 served Luke an Altorian milk-ale? I’m guessing never. Bar2D2 on the other hand is less cute and somehow more sinister than R2. It will get you wasted […]
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A Christmas Gift for You, from Me and John Bongiovi.
LISTEN:<param name="FlashVars" value="autostart=no&bg=0xCCCCCC&leftbg=0x0056A5&lefticon=0xFFFFFF&rightbg=0x0056A5& ‘rightbghover=0xE87217&righticon=0xEEEEEE&righticonhover=0xffffff&text=0x666666&slider=0x666666& ‘track=0xFFFFFF&border=0x666666&loader=0x6CB112&soundFile=http://post.portlandmercury.com/images/blogimages/2008/12/20/1229830454_05_r2-d2_we_wish_you_a_merry_christmas.mp3″ /> That Christmas classic is from the 1980 album A Christmas in the Stars. Says Wikipedia: The album is notable for featuring the first professional recording of Jon Bon Jovi (credited as John Bongiovi), who sings lead vocals on the song “R2-D2 We Wish You A Merry Christmas.” Jon’s cousin […]
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Star Trek vs. Star Wars… WHO YA GOT?!
Attention all geeks, nerds and Poindexters who still argue over who is faster, “Superman or the Flash.” One of the greatest arguments of all time has been settled. Now, via this hilarious video, you can finally find out who would win in an intergalactic war: the crew of Star Trek: Next Generation or Darth Vader […]
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Quantum of Quantum-y Quantums
As if the title of the new 007 movie wasn’t odd enough… It’s now playing at CineMagic. What’s the significance? Way too much quantum, way too close together. I’m not sure what happens when a Quantum of Solace gets this close a “Documented Mystic Christian Quantum Physics Occurrence,” but it frightens me a bit. I […]