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punkgoesbridget:

wehaveaphonebox:

punkgoesbridget:

Justin Bieber might get banned from the U.S
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i want to dance but this seems to good to be true

i even checked google there are multiple sources on legitimate websites there’s an article on yahoo about it this isn’t an onion article this is a real thing thats possibly happening

Until recently, scanning the entire Internet, with its billions of unique addresses, was a slow and labor-intensive process. A team of researchers at the University of Michigan believed they could do better. A lot better.

 

I’m pretty sure this is how 70% of the shoppers that go to Market Basket survive the trip without assaulting someone.

The Marvel Age of Comics Tumblr posted this page from X-MEN #9 by Jack Kirby and Chic Stone, and you can still see Kirby's border notes, where he spells out each panel's subtext beat by beat.

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Animal Crossing business card/memo holders ⊟

Someone go to Japan and get all of these gashapon prizes, then send them over plz.

BUY Animal Crossing: New Leaf, AC:NL guide, upcoming games

Echoes, Franklin Booth (1874-1948)

A great master of the arts of fine pen and scratchboard work.

Queen Crestillomeem summons Jucklet the Minstrel

From The Flying Islands of the Night by James Whitcomb Riley, illustration by Franklin Booth

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Safe-couched midmost his lordly hoard of books…

From The Flying Islands of the Night, James Whitcomb Riley, illustration by Franklin Booth

Twill Tweed.

Alec Guinness, 1956.

starry-eyed-wolfchild:

Bee Hotels for Solitary Bees

You may be wondering what bees need a hotel for, when they make their own hives. The truth is that many species of bees are solitary – the do not live in hives but instead construct their own nest. The main reason for this is because in these species every female is fertile and this would not make for comfortable communal living in a hive.

That bee is adorable. I’m glad he has a nice little home.

I realize that bees aren’t exactly plants, but they’re very important to plant life!

classyshippingblog:

me too, jesus

Hugh Pickens DOT Com writes "Claire Suddath writes in Businessweek that the number of drive-ins in America has dwindled from over 4,000 in the 1960s to about 360 today. Since Hollywood distributors are expected to stop producing movies in traditional 35 millimeter film by the end of this year and switch entirely to digital, America's last remaining drive-ins — the majority of which are still family-owned and seasonally operated — could soon be gone. 'We have challenges that other movie theaters don't,' says John Vincent, president of United Drive-In Theater Owners Association and the owner of Wellfleet Drive-In in Cape Cod, Mass. 'We have fewer screens and can only show one or two movies a night. Now we have to spend tens of thousands of dollars just to stay in business.' According to Vincent, only 150 drive-ins have converted to digital so far — the other 210 have until the end of the year either to get with the program or go out of business. It may seem silly to fret over the fate of 210 movie theaters whose business model is outdated, even compared with regular movie theaters, but Honda Motor Co. is offering help with a program called 'Project Drive-In.' The car company is planning to give away five digital projectors by the end of the year. Winners will be determined by voting from the public, which can be done online through Sept. 9 at ProjectDriveIn.com. 'Cars and drive-in theaters go hand in hand,' says Alicia Jones, manager of Honda & Acura social marketing, 'and it's our mission to save this slice of Americana that holds such nostalgia for many of us.'"

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tastefullyoffensive:

[skaboodles]

First time accepted submitter Tuck News writes "A reporter for TIME Magazine sparked a Twitter war when he said that he 'can't wait to write a defense of the drone strike that takes out Julian Assange'. Michael Grunwald deleted his tweet after a follower argued that it would only encourage Assange supporters.Grunwald's employer distanced itself from the tweet, saying 'Michael Grunwald posted an offensive tweet from his personal Twitter account that is in no way representative of TIME's views.'"

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artforadults:

Conrad C. Jones

setsana submitted:

Can I just point out Faora-Ul’s awesome suit in Man of Steel? Though I’ve yet to see the film, I am loving this armour. She looks awesome, ready for battle and is fully clothed (and not in a skintight, spandexy show-off-every-curve kind of way). :D

I very much approve! It’s like, you know, as if she wants to protect herself.

NYC officer stable after accidental gunshot Albany Times Union NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City police officer who accidentally shot himself in the leg while holstering his weapon is in stable condition. The police department said the officer was responding to a domestic dispute in Brooklyn on Saturday night. and more »

It’s “Make your own Cards Against Humanity” night, and this is my contribution.

deputychairman:

easymetaphors:

cat people: erwin schrödinger

Gotta love a quantum physics-based comic

Yep. :)

US sanctions against Iran are getting in the way of improving human health, Saleh Zahediasl, a professor of physiology at Tehran’s Endocrine Research Center, wrote in medical journal The Lancet.

In his open letter, Zahediasl cites the American Journal of Cardiology as rejecting a submission from one of his colleagues because he was employed the Iranian government. New sanctions against Iran, passed by the US Congress in December, mean employees of US journals can’t “handle” manuscripts produced by scientists employed by the Iranian government.

The work in question focused on non-preventable diseases and, according to Zahediasl, “could have contributed potentially to improving human health.” But it had to be rejected once received by the journal.

Some might argue that this isn’t a loss to academia. These researchers can still publish in Iran, and their work can be picked by international medical databases. Yet a 2012 paper by Farzaneh Aminpour suggests that isn’t so easy. She claims that of 156 Iranian journals, only 6 were included in Medline, a medical information database. Only 22% of Iranian journals were included in the Web of Science.

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Review by Craig Hayes.

Self-proclaimed 'power ambient' duo Sunn O))) was formed by guitarist Stephen O’Malley and bassist Greg Anderson in the mid 90s, and since then, the band has explored the possibilities of sonic and emotional reward via thundering and increasingly more adventurous drones. Recently, Sunn O))) put their entire catalogue up on Bandcamp, and over the next few months I'm going to look at every release. Call it my 'Sunn O))) Monoliths and Opinions' project, or call it a fan biting off far more than he can chew. Whatever the case, here we go... unto the breach my friends; I hope to see you on the other side.


Thanks, from the bottom of my rotting little heart, for following this Monoliths and Opinions project. This post is the last in the series, at least until Sunn O))) put another thundering work on Bandcamp. Cheers to, (L) LORD <------(((O)))------>SOMA (R), and their numerous collaborators, for crafting the abundant victuals to review in the first place, and thanks, of course, to Metal Bandcamp's overlord Max, for indulging my (((drone))) obsession.

Photo by Metal Chris.

As much as you could argue that without drone architect Earth there would be no Sunn O))), you could also construct a pretty solid argument to say that without the avant-garde sound experiments of New York legends Suicide in the 1970s the world of droning and dissonant guitars and electronics would be a far more timid place. In 2008, label Blast First commissioned a series of 10" EPs to celebrate the 70th birthday of Suicide vocalist and no-wave hero, Alan Vega, and Sunn O)))'s contribution to that series saw the band collaborating with Finnish experimental electronic duo Pan Sonic on, "Che". The track sees Stephen O'Malley and Greg Anderson bring warmer, albeit still intimidating, riffs to the table. Wrapping those in Hammond and Moog, and adding in deep vocals from Joe Preston, and splintery electronics from Pan Sonic's Mika Vainio, there's a fitting sense of eccentricity and awe to "Che". It's six moody and textured minutes of buzzing and psych-fuelled grimness, all dipped in due reverence.




As far as revered goes, British DJ John Peel was a hugely respected figure in music history too. A longtime supporter of adventurous music across the genres, Peel's BBC Radio 1 Sessions were famed for their importance in promoting non-mainstream bands. Peel was a huge fan of metal, putting Napalm Death on his show from the beginning of their career and, of course, he was a big fan of Sunn O))) as well. Peel died suddenly in October 2004, and Sunn O)))'s "Candlewolff ov Thee Golden Chalice" was recorded the following December – having been commissioned before Peel's passing. The 19-minute track begins gently enough, for a song from Sunn O)))'s universe, with the ebb and flow of subterranean riffing clawing its way to the surface. Moog and harmonium intertwine with the lava flow riffs later on, and a tamboura jangles away like a dark wind blowing through the wreckage of a temple. There's no doubt Peel would have heartily approved of the slow creeping tempo of "Candlewolff ov Thee Golden Chalice"




Sunn O)))'s oeuvre is, obviously, primed for remixing. There's a lot of time, space, and caverns to explore and rebore, and that was resoundingly proven with the magnificent feast that Nurse With Wound provided on The Iron Soul of Nothing. Famed producer, mixer and mastering wizard James Plotkin – one of O'Malley's co-conspirators in the sadly departed colossus Khanate – leant his remixing skills to the band on single remix track, "Veils it White". Utilizing material from Sunn O)))'s Flight of the Behemoth recording sessions, Plotkin sculpted a lengthy, rumbling slab of minimalism and injected it with piercing pitches, stark piano, and industrial clangs – all twisted around feedback and nose-bleeding frequencies. Similarly to Nurse With Wound's remix ventures, Plotkin took the familiarly Sunn O))) into unfamiliar and fascinating territory.




As well as being remixed, Sunn O))) have also played the role of remixer, and Cro-Monolithic Remixes for an Iron Age sees the band remixing a track each from Earth and Japanese noise legend Merzbow. The bare bones of the Earth remix, "Rule The Divine (Mysteria Caelestis Mugivi)" were taken from the original multitrack tapes of Earth's 1993 album, Earth 2: Special Low Frequency Version – which is, of course, the womb from which all metallic drone was born. The track can also be found on Legacy Of Dissolution, an album well worth seeking out, containing more Earth remixes from the likes of Mogwai, Justin Broadrick and Autechre.

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"Rule The Divine (Mysteria Caelestis Mugivi)" was clearly a joy for O'Malley and Anderson to lay their hands on. The way in which they revel in amplifying the elongated passages of harsh scrapes and scratches brings more Stygian gloom to the track, and a hollowed-out midsection sees Carlson's guitar return for a powerful, reeling finish. In Merzbow's case, Sunn O))) remix the Japanese digital devastator's track, "Frog"– retitling it in the process to, "Catch 22 (Surrender Or Die)". O'Malley and Anderson burying the glitch and squalls in the back streets of a sci-fi nightmare, with the digital maelstrom burnished somewhat by a singular deep note that brings a prolonged undercurrent of doom to the fore.




Finishing up this Sunn O))) collection are two compilation tracks lurking on the band's Bandcamp page. "Isengard (chopped and screwed)" comes from the, Does Your Cat Know My Dog, compilation, and recorded live, the track is a grungy and grunty kick in the stomach, followed by another to the teeth. However, "BP//Simple", taken from the Jukebox Buddha compilation, sees the band toying with the possibilities of the Buddha Machine loop device to magnificent effect. The little heard track is actually one of Sunn O)))'s most beautiful, and it certainly deserves more attention. It's 10-minutes of sacramental hum and thrum, with chants carried on a circuitous, warm and fuzzy drone; very spiritual, very deep, and very... O)))hmmmm.

Maximum volume yields maximum results.
C)))

Photo by Metal Chris.

Sunn O))) Monoliths and Opinions.

1. The Grimmrobe Demos (1999).
2. ØØ Void (2000).
3. Flight of the Behemoth (2002).
4. White1 (2003).
5. White2 (2004).
6. Black One (2005).
7. Monoliths & Dimensions (2009).
8. Altar (2006).
9. The Iron Soul Of Nothing (2009).
10. Dømkirke (2008).
11. Sunn O))) Live (Collected).
12. The Rehearsal Demo (2012), Oracle (2007), and Angel Coma (2006).
13. Che (2009), Candlewolff ov Thee Golden Chalice (2005), Cro-Monolithic Remixes for an Iron Age (2004), and compilation appearances.

by @badphysics

The screenplay for the forthcoming Assassin's Creed movie, which was originally penned by English playwright Michael Lesslie, is being rewritten by screenwriter Scott Frank, whose previous authorial credits include The Wolverine, Minority Report and Marley & Me. He also wrote one episode of The Wonder Years in 1988, apparently.

"I'm rewriting Assassin's Creed right now, and what I love about it is that I've never adapted a video game before and it has its own set of challenges," Frank told Creative Screenwriting. "Especially in the world of rewrites, I love trying to do something completely different if I can. That's how Marley & Me happened."

Assassin's Creed is currently slated to hit theaters on June 19, 2015, according to Box Office Mojo.

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NY mayor proposes fingerprinting at public housing U-T San Diego NEW YORK — New York City public housing tenants should be fingerprinted as a way of keeping criminals out of their buildings, Mayor Michael Bloomberg suggested Friday, adding that the buildings often had broken locks that allowed trespassers in. and more »