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ConverseGallery.com
Can a sneaker inspire art? The folks over at Converse think so. They've invited talented filmmakers and animators as well as amateurs and wannabes alike to create short films in homage to the venerable Chuck Taylor, Jack Purcell, and their cousins. Sure it's blatant commercialism, though Converse insists it doesn't want advertisements -- it wants Art. Regardless, these mini-movies are cool. Each one is a gem of filmmaking that's part sneaker ad and part indie flick, and features a great...
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JahSonic
Jahsonic: NOUN: 1a. Web site montage of articles, pictures, reviews of books and films, and more. 1b. Alias of webmaster Jan Geerinck 2. A map of modern culture. It's difficult to define a site like Jahsonic. If anything, it's a testament to the value of serendipity. Sure, we all expect the Search box to give us exactly what we want, but sometimes the real rewards of knowledge-seeking come from unexpected discoveries. Jahsonic documents one individual's obsessions with high and low culture,...
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Miami's New Skyline
Anyone who hasn't been renting a small unfurnished hole under a rock knows there's a real estate boom in this country. And nowhere is this more evident than in the bold development plans for the waterfront property along Miami's Biscayne Bay. Roughly 100 new buildings are either planned, under construction, or complete. This interactive Flash map from The Miami Herald reveals the prospective location and proposed design of each building, and forecasts the future skyline of one of the United...
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How are flight numbers assigned? And who assigns them?
We tracked down the answer to your question on an Aviation Safety Reporting System newsletter called "Directline." The ASRS, which was created by the FAA and NASA in 1975, analyzes aviation safety accident reports in order to prevent future mishaps...
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If a person was buried in space, would the body decompose?
Although plenty's been written on the effect a total vacuum would have on a live human body, there's little information about the effects on a corpse. Based on what we've read, however, we'll venture a scenario...
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