The World’s Smallest Solar Powered Movie Theater
Artist Paul O’Connor and his colleagues at the British art collective Undercurrents built a tiny solar powered movie theater in a 1960s-era travel trailer. Sol Cinema can seat eight adults and...
View ArticleWould You Like to Eat Ice Cream Made from Human Breast Milk?
Of course you would! After all, it makes for good cheese. So you’re in luck: there’s a shop in London that sells ice cream made from milk donated by local mothers. The dessert, called Baby Gaga, is...
View ArticleWho Is Allen Smithee?
Dan Lewis runs the popular daily newsletter Now I Know (“Learn Something New Every Day, By Email”). To subscribe to his daily email, click here. In 1969, the movie Death of a Gunfighter debuted...
View Article2,500-Year Old Preserved Brain Discovered
Construction crews near York, UK, found the body of a man who died a violent death 2,500 years ago. Inside the skull was an almost completely intact brain, carefully preserved thanks to the soil in...
View ArticleThe Early Movies: Songs Prince Wrote But Others Made Famous
The Late Movies: Songs Prince Wrote But Others Made Famous (Note: due to technical problems last night, this post was delayed. This morning, I’ve got some Prince for U!) Prince has written dozens of...
View ArticleIf All Time Travel Films Had Doc Brown
Doc Brown from the Back to The Future trilogy has got to be one of the all time most memorable time travelers. He and Marty McFly usually save the day, but what if Doc had been the protagonist in...
View ArticleThe Story Behind the Giant Inflatable Union Rat
© Bob Krist/CORBIS If you’re from a town with a strong union presence, you know that if new commercial construction happens without union labor, protests often follow. Burly guys in work boots and...
View ArticleFive Potentially Great Power Couples (and why they never made it)
1. Bobby Fischer and Barbra Streisand Barbra Streisand, the future Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony winner, actually attended the same Brooklyn high school as Bobby Fischer, who at the time was already...
View ArticleBreaking Bad Fingernails
Nail artist Kayleigh O’Connor only began watching Breaking Bad lately, but caught up fast. Then she was inspired to decorate her fingernails appropriately for the season premiere tonight, some with...
View ArticleHobbit Hole Nails
It was a hobbit-nail, and that means comfort. But perhaps some difficulty typing. Nail art maestro Kayleigh O’Connor added Bag End to her thumb along with some pleasant greenery from the Shire. She...
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