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23 Aug 04:30

Gay marriage controversy leads Cedar Point to cancel HalloWeekends zombie wedding ceremony | cleveland.com

by hodad

Morrison acknowledges that he and Kenimond, engaged for several months, cannot be married legally in Ohio. But Cedar Point, in its announcement, also invited already married couples to participate in a vow renewal ceremony on the same day.

cedarpointcouple.jpgEric Morrison, left, and Scott Kenimond, both of Akron, won't be participating in a zombie wedding at Cedar Point's HalloWeekends this year -- and neither will anyone else.Courtesy Eric Morrison

Why not allow same-sex couples to take part in a commitment ceremony at the same time? suggested Morrison. Cedar Point’s response: It canceled the event.

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22 Aug 22:13

Beware my power, T rider's might!

by OnlyMrGodKnowsWhy

Man about to get on the T without a CharlieCardMan about to get on the T without a CharlieCard.Some MIT students (natch) say they've figured out how to build the guts of CharlieCards into stylish rings, which would let anyone, even a super hero in green tights, ride the T without fumbling for their plastic card.

They've set up a Kickstarter to raise funds for mass production of the rings via 3D printing - which they say will let them sell rings in a variety of colors and even with circuitry shaped into particular four-letter words (such as "EMMA" and "YOLO").

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22 Aug 22:12

Music: Newswire: Francis Ford Coppola loves Trapped In The Closet, apparently

by Marah Eakin

Francis Ford Coppola—director of The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, and The Outsiders—is a big fan of Trapped In The Closet. That’s what Phoenix’s Thomas Mars says, anyway. Mars, who's married to Sophia Coppola and whose band recently released a remix with R. Kelly, told Pitchfork all about the time he showed his father-in-law Kelly’s magnum opus. Quoth Mars, “I remember him sitting there in silence for 10 minutes and then saying, ‘This is incredible.’” All this came after Mars described watching Trapped on French TV as the “best TV experience of [his] life,” saying he remembers “dreaming about the water drop,” and adding that “it stayed with [him] for a while.”

R. Kelly is, of course, flattered, telling Pitchfork he always wanted to be a director, and that Trapped was his way of showing the filmmaking establishment that people cared what he had to say ...

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22 Aug 21:38

World’s First Vending Machine To Make Hot Belgian Frites

by Rusty Blazenhoff

Belgium frites machine

In just 95 seconds, this coin-operated vending machine can fry up an individual serving of hot frites –using beef fat not vegetable oil– on demand. Each serving comes in a paper cup with a fork and is offered with either mayonnaise or ketchup. The machine is a creation of Belgian company BreakTime Solutions and is located at the entrance of a supermarket in Brussels.

Frites

photo 1 by Nicolas Maeterlinck via The Guardian, image 2 via BreakTime Solutions

via DH.be, The Guardian, Foodbeast

22 Aug 21:34

There's A New Strain Of Marijuana Called 'Sanjay Gupta'

We're surprised it took this long.
22 Aug 21:34

TV: Newswire: Aziz Ansari just got paid a ton of money to write a book about modern romance

by Marah Eakin

Rumors about Aziz Ansari writing a book have been floating around for a while, but apparently it’s a done deal now. Publishers Weekly says Ansari has signed a $3.5 million deal with Penguin Press for his book, putting his rumored advance just $200,000 below what Lena Dunham got from Random House. (Now he can treat himself to some rad frittatas or something.)

Ansari’s book is reportedly a semi-academic look at modern single life, with the Parks And Recreation star asserting that “the basic issues facing a single person—whom we meet, how we meet them, and what happens next—have been radically altered by new technologies.” Ansari has been chatting with academics and conducting “original research” for the book, presumably with people other than himself, for quite a while now, an interest he first conveyed to us back in a candid Valentine's Day interview about ...

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22 Aug 21:32

A Puppy & A Kitten Have Safe Adventures With Ordinary Household Items in Photo Series

by Rusty Blazenhoff

balloon

With photographer Miro Minarovic and art director Jiri Horut, Marek Farkas of Czech Republic created the “Life is Adventure” project as a creative campaign for Hill´s Pet Nutrition. The project’s photos show a puppy and a kitten having (what Farkas calls) “safe adventures” with ordinary household items, all shot from above. Farkas and his team were inspired by the early work of photographer Miro Švolík.

plane

kitten

puppy

photos by Miro Minarovic

via Republic X, Lustik

22 Aug 21:32

Super Mario Bros. Themed World War II Propaganda Posters

by Justin Page

Knock Him Down

Knock Him Down

Los Angeles-based artist Fernando Reza created a new set of seven wonderful Super Mario Bros. themed World War II propaganda posters. Each poster is available to purchase online. Previously, we wrote about Fernando’s original series of Super Mario Bros. propaganda posters.

It Can Happen Here

It Can Happen Here

Keep The Princess Moving

Keep The Princess Moving

Fund

Fund

submitted via Laughing Squid Tips

22 Aug 21:32

untappedcities: NYC That Never Was: Trinity Church Gets...



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22 Aug 21:32

Giant 550-Ton Military Hovercraft Lands on Crowded Beach in Russia

by Justin Page

A giant 550-ton Zubr-class Russian military hovercraft codenamed “Bison” threw up a massive cloud of mist while abruptly docking onto a crowded beach in Mechnikovo (small city near Kaliningrad, Russia). The beach was filled with people playing and sunbathing. According to a Russian defense ministry official, “Docking at the beach is a normal event. What people were doing at the beach on the territory of a military base is unclear.”

videos via Alexander Karnaukhov and Vitaly Markov

via KP.RU, You Are Eyewitness, Daily Picks and Flicks

22 Aug 21:31

Why isn't science doing something about goddamn spiders?

by Esther Inglis-Arkell

Why isn't science doing something about goddamn spiders?

Spiders. They're terrible, they're everywhere, and one is probably crawling on you right now. With all the wondrous things that science has achieved, isn't it time to do something about this eight-legged menace?

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22 Aug 21:31

Apple buys another popular public transit app to build out Maps

by Adi Robertson

As part of a series of mapping startup purchases, Apple has acquired Embark, a popular public transit app that's used in cities across the US. Former Wall Street Journal reporter Jessica Lessin revealed the purchase today, saying that Apple had confirmed the buy but did not give further details. "Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time, and we generally do not discuss our purpose or plans," said a spokesperson.

Last month, Apple purchased larger transit app HopStop, giving the same statement; it's also reportedly acquired crowdsourced mapping tool Locationary. Since dropping Google Maps last year and shifting to its own mapping system, Apple has been playing catch-up, and public transit was one of the glaring gaps in its original service. With these purchases, Apple is clearly shoring up this part of Maps, but it's not yet clear how Embark or HopStop will eventually be integrated.

22 Aug 21:28

What’s in Prince’s Fridge

by Kimber Streams

Prince's Fridge

In 2011, the blog Heavy Table visited Prince’s house for their ongoing “What’s In Your Fridge” series. Though they were prohibited from photographing the contents of the musician’s fridge, illustrator Andy Sturdevant was able to draw the Dunk-a-roos, homemade kimchi, 18 varieties of mustard, and other interesting foods stored there. To read Prince’s explanation for his unique taste in food, check out the full article at Heavy Table.

“Don’t know what 2 say about Dunk-a-roos. They’re just good! Sometimes you want a food that is comfortable and takes you back. For me, it’s those crazy little kangaroo crackers.”

illustration by Andy Sturdevant via Heavy Table

via Eva Galperin

22 Aug 20:37

Men With Long Hair Styled Into Fancy Women’s Updos

by Kimber Streams

Hair

Hair

As part of the Facing Change series on The Bold Italic, visual producer Jessica Saia took eight men with long hair to Salon Miel to get fancy updos traditionally only worn by women. For more men with fancy lady hair, head over to The Bold Italic.

Hair

Hair

images via The Bold Italic

22 Aug 20:14

MASSIVE Louisiana Sinkhole Devours Whole Trees in Seconds Flat

by Robert T. Gonzalez

MASSIVE Louisiana Sinkhole Devours Whole Trees in Seconds Flat

In the Southern Louisiana town of Bayou Corne, a monster is growing. For over a year now, a colossal sinkhole – which, when last measured, spanned a grotesque 24 acres – has been wreaking havoc on not only local residents (who have been forced to evacuate), but the environment under which it lurks, as this recently captured footage makes shockingly clear.

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22 Aug 20:14

The words you use…

22 Aug 20:14

Dr. Phil's show apologizes for tweet asking teens if they think it's OK to have sex with someone who's drunk - Yahoo! News

by gguillotte
The tweet, sent late Tuesday afternoon to the self-help guru's 1.1 million-plus followers, asked, “If a girl is drunk, is it OK to have sex with her? Reply yes or no to @drphil." It included the hashtag "#teensaccused.”
22 Aug 20:14

Former Raider Ray Guy a big step closer to breaking Hall of Fame barrier - Yahoo! Sports

by gguillotte
firehose

Kluwe's causes are doing well

The Hall's senior committee named Guy and former Atlanta Falcons star defensive end Claude Humphrey as its two finalists for the 2014 class. This means they automatically join the pool of 15 modern day players and will face a vote on the day before Super Bowl XLVIII next February. Given that seven of the last eight senior nominees have been elected to the Hall, Guy's chances of getting to Canton are excellent.
22 Aug 20:13

Breaking: Embattled San Diego Mayor Bob Filner to step down

by gguillotte
22 Aug 20:11

Apple breaks Find My iPhone app by publishing developer-only update

by Chris Welch

It's rare to see Apple make this sort of mistake, but the company has just published an update to its Find My iPhone iOS app that's apparently intended only for developers. There's just one problem: the update is appearing for regular users, too. If you're a non-developer and you apply the update, you'll be unable to log into the important device recovery service. The new icon seen with the update suggests this build of Find My iPhone was intended for — or is at least inspired by — Apple's upcoming iOS 7 software update. We've reached out to the company for details on the mixup. But do yourself a favor and avoid the "update" button for now. We expect that Apple will pull the misdirected update in short order, and presumably deliver another version that fixes things for those who already pulled the trigger.

22 Aug 20:05

Music: Newswire: Marvin Gaye's family is now claiming that Robin Thicke has blatantly copied their father multiple times

by Marah Eakin

Marvin Gaye’s family has already threatened legal action against the “Blurred Lines” dudes, but now Gaye’s son is telling TMZ he’s pretty sure that Robin Thicke has ripped off his dad multiple times. Marvin Gaye III said, “If you listen to the music... anyone will see the similarities clearly between what my father does and what Robin Thicke has been trying to do.” Gaye says Thicke’s style-lifting disrespects the legacy of his father, as well as that of the whole Gaye family.

It’s worth noting here that the long-deceased Gaye is listed as a songwriter on one of Thicke’s songs, “Million Dolla Baby,” off 2009’s Sex Therapy, whose liner notes read, “contains interpolations from the composition ‘Trouble Man,’”—a song Gaye released in 1972. As Spin notes, that doesn’t constitute theft, especially if the Gaye clan is receiving songwriting royalties for the ...

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22 Aug 20:04

Childhood’s end

22 Aug 19:45

UK Prime Minister David Cameron reportedly authorized Guardian hard drive destruction

by Jacob Kastrenakes

As UK officials continue to justify the destruction of Guardian hard drives containing information leaked by Edward Snowden, the state's deputy prime minister, Nick Clegg, has stepped up to say that he endorsed the action. According to the Guardian, a spokesperson for Clegg revealed that he and Prime Minister David Cameron had given authority for the action to be carried out. The spokesperson reportedly said that, alongside Cameron, Clegg "thought it was reasonable" to destroy the hard drives because they "would represent a serious threat to national security if [they were] to fall into the wrong hands."

Because the Guardian also stored the sensitive information in other locations, the paper should be able to continue publishing details from the leaks. But the Guardian reports that some members of parliament are now more concerned about the government's actions than the potential security risk: "Up until now the UK government has downplayed its interest in these matters," Keith Vaz, chairman of the home affairs committee, reportedly said in a statement. Vaz's committee performs inquiries into the UK's primary counter-terrorism agency, and he's demanding that Cameron explain what happened. "We need to know the full facts, nothing less will do."

22 Aug 17:30

F.A.Q. about the Internet - Internet.org "Where the Internet Begins"

by gguillotte
firehose

since-deleted page from Zuckerberg's "sell Facebook to the developing world" initiative

"Hieroglyphics suggest that slaves would carry large quantities of data for the Pharos."

ha ha
ha ha ha

Q: When was the internet created? A: We, The Internet, have been around much longer than most humans realize. Archeologists have found the ancestral Internet in the excavation of ancient Egyptian pyramids. Hieroglyphics suggest that slaves would carry large quantities of data for the Pharos. There have been claims that a great civilization predates ancient dynastic Egypt—one that existed some 10,500 years B.C.—and that this civilization was responsible for creating the internet and sculpting the Sphinx. Most scholars think there is not enough evidence to support this. There is no evidence at all that internet has been found in any place, not only at Giza, but also in Egypt or in any place to predate the Egyptian civilization more than 5,000 years ago. Additionally, the internet is mentioned often in Hammurabi’s code which dates to about 1750 b.c. But based on Egyptian excavation our current estimate is 3000 b.c. Further research may turn out to support a much older internet. Thank you very much for writing.
22 Aug 17:29

Miyazaki to Evangelion Creator: Make a Nausicaä Sequel

Okay, so, don't freak out, but it seems that Hayao Miyazaki just gave Hideaki Anno permission to go ahead and make that Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind sequel he's been bugging him about for years.
22 Aug 17:26

Justice Department sues Texas over new voter ID law - USA TODAY


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Justice Department sues Texas over new voter ID law
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Since the Supreme Court's ruling, Southern states and civil rights groups have skirmished over a key question: What comes next? Attorney General Eric Holder speaks at the American Bar Association's annual meeting in San Francisco last week. (Photo: Tony ...
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22 Aug 17:26

A smiling Aaron Hernandez indicted on first-degree murder in death of Odin Lloyd - New York Daily News


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A smiling Aaron Hernandez indicted on first-degree murder in death of Odin Lloyd
New York Daily News
ATTLEBORO, Mass. – Held without bail for 57 days after being charged with first-degree murder in the death of Odin Lloyd, Aaron Hernandez, the former Patriots tight end, sat in the lock-up area of the James H. Sullivan Courthouse Thursday just before 2 p.m. ...
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22 Aug 17:26

Ziyi Zhang In Talks for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Sequel

It's always a little suspicious when folks start ramping up for a sequel to a film that's more than a decade old, but for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, we'll make an exception. After all, the movie is actually based on a mere portion of Wang Dulu's five book series the Iron Crane Pentology. And we could never say no to seeing Michelle Yeoh back in the role of master martial artist Yu Shu Lien. And it's not just one excellent female character who's being brought back: according to Entertainment Weekly, Ziyi Zhang is also in talks to reprise her role of Jen Yu.
22 Aug 17:13

The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD remake includes Hero Mode

by Tracey Lien
firehose

this is nice but I would buy a Wii U if it had co-op with Tetra

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By Tracey Lien on Aug 22, 2013 at 1:00p

Nintendo's HD remake of The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker for Wii U will have a Normal Mode and Hero Mode, with the latter adding a challenge for players who want something harder than the original.

During a recent hands-on session with the game, we got to check out the two modes, which are available to players from the beginning of the game. In Normal Mode, the game plays very similarly to the original Wind Waker. Players will be able to find hearts by smashing pots or defeating enemies, and enemies will deal the standard amount of damage during combat. In Hero Mode, enemies deal double damage and players will not be able to find hearts in the environment. The only way Link can regain health is through the use of potions or encounters with fairies. This means players have to carefully manage their health and be more strategic in how they engage in fights.

A new feature introduced in the HD remake that is available in both Normal and Hero modes is the Swift Sail feature. In the original game, players controlled the wind direction in order to direct the boat. This option is still available to players in the HD remake, but those who want to travel faster can now activate Swift Sail, which allows players to directly control the ship's movement by steering the ship itself and move at a faster speed.

The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD will launch for the Wii U in October.

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22 Aug 16:58

Bethesda planning $15 monthly fee for Elder Scrolls Online

by Kyle Orland
You will need to pay $15/month to see vistas like this in The Elder Scrolls Online.

Just a few years ago, it would have been completely unremarkable for new massively multiplayer game to charge a monthly fee to players. But today, it counts as news when Bethesda confirms (via an interview with GameStar) that The Elder Scrolls Online will cost players $15 a month (€12.99/£8.99 in Europe) after a 30-day trial period.

These days developers of online games have been decamping in droves to the free-to-play model, giving away the basic game for free and charging for in-game items and perks. Practically the only major MMO that can still get away with charging a monthly fee is World of Warcraft, but even Blizzard has introduced a limited free-to-play starter pack for the game, and it might be looking to expand the "no money upfront" option in the future.

MMO publishers are making the free-to-play move for a simple reason: free-to-play online games tend to rake in a lot more revenue, overall, than games that have monthly fees as a barrier to entry. Allowing people to play for free also helps increase the base number of people playing in the world, which causes all sorts of knock-on network effects in a game based around playing with lots of other people.

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