July 18, 2015

movie quotes!

QuoDB is a search engine for movie quotes, developed by Luis Sobrecueva [more inside]
posted by the man of twists and turns at 10:04 PM PST - 25 comments

The Sad, Stately Photo Of Nixon's Resignation Lunch

The Sad, Stately Photo Of Nixon's Resignation Lunch
posted by incomple at 9:33 PM PST - 202 comments

Another Bughunt

Galaxy of Terror, Mutant (NSFW), Contamination and the joy of cheap alien knockoffs. Prefer the sequel? Here's Aliens remade under the name "Terminator 2". Sadly one take on the franchise that will not be seeing the light of day is Alien Identity, a fan film recently shut down by a cease and desist from Fox. Meanwhile the Neil Blomkamp Alien film continues to incubate.
posted by Artw at 4:46 PM PST - 50 comments

"One of the Most Ridiculously Successful Marketing Schemes Ever"

Gary Dahl, Inventor of the Pet Rock, died in March. [more inside]
posted by chavenet at 2:31 PM PST - 33 comments

Bucket-shaped Bot has a Bucket List for its American Journey

Hitchhiking robot begins journey across U.S. "This trip will be unlike any other," said co-creator Dr. David Harris of hitchBOT, which has already explored Canada, Germany and the Netherlands thanks to helpful humans. "HitchBOT's goal is not only to hitchhike across the U.S., but also to visit a number of historic sites and monuments." [more inside]
posted by Michele in California at 1:03 PM PST - 45 comments

The answer to the threat of man-eating sharks...

Julia Child and the OSS Recipe for Shark Repellent [more inside]
posted by CrystalDave at 11:58 AM PST - 10 comments

Expensive yet beautiful

GLITCH TV
posted by JHarris at 11:42 AM PST - 11 comments

HEY HEY PITCH THAT BASE CATCH THAT BAT WHO CARES

Jon Bois uses the science of crowdsourcing to create the perfect game of baseball.
posted by Navelgazer at 11:16 AM PST - 17 comments

Men died in the pursuit of better maps.

"Inside the crates were maps, thousands of them. In the top right corner of each one, printed in red, was the Russian word секрет. Secret" -- Inside the Secret World of Russia’s Cold War Mapmakers by Greg Miller, WIRED
posted by The Whelk at 9:46 AM PST - 21 comments

The mystery remains. The stakes are high.

Seeking the Source of Ebola by David Quammen, photographs by Pete Muller [National Geographic] The latest Ebola crisis may yield clues about where it hides between outbreaks. [more inside]
posted by Fizz at 9:30 AM PST - 5 comments

Malamute puppies listening to music.

What it says on the tin. 58 seconds of adorable.
posted by HuronBob at 9:11 AM PST - 18 comments

Coming from bad circumstances will kill you, even if you escape them.

Advantaged people with high levels of self-control and resilience age slower. Disadvantaged people with high levels of self-control and resilience age faster.
posted by You Can't Tip a Buick at 8:58 AM PST - 35 comments

Goosebumps are good

Three astonishing covers that illuminate the songs:

   k.d. lang: "Crying" (from 1990's Tribute To Roy Orbison)
   Linda Ronstadt: "The Dolphins" (Fred Neil's haunting anti-war song)

and in newly-restored footage of the Blues Alley performance:

   Eva Cassidy: "Over The Rainbow"
posted by Johnny Wallflower at 8:07 AM PST - 47 comments

Chuck Not So Amuck

"If you grew up watching Looney Tunes, then you know Chuck Jones, one of all-time masters of visual comedy. Normally I would talk about his ingenious framing and timing, but not today. Instead, I’d like to explore the evolution of his sensibilities as an artist." Tony Zhou's "Every Frame a Painting" (previously here) 'breaks the format' to show how the great animator started with gags and developed characters (visually and psychologically), using clips from over 60 of his Warner Bros. shorts.
posted by oneswellfoop at 12:58 AM PST - 26 comments

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