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Enlarge (credit: Wikimedia Commons) On Friday, the family of astronomer Frank Drake announced that he passed away peacefully at 92 in his California home, near the site of his final academic position at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Drake made a number of contributions to radio astronomy, including serving as director of the Arecibo […]
Ricky Jay is one of those actors who you’d see popping up in the likes of The Prestige, Mystery Men and Boogie Nights, not a household name, but surely one of those people who made audience members go, “Hey, it’s that guy.” But outside of his career on film and television, Ricky Jay was a […]
Enlarge / (L-R) Nathaniel Popper and Charlie Shrem attend Tribeca Talks: After The Movie: The Rise and Rise of Bitcoin during the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival at the SVA Theater on April 23, 2014, in New York City. (credit: Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival) Two of the world’s most famous bitcoin […]
HomeWorld News Published time: 29 Oct, 2018 18:36 Get short URL © Reuters / Manuel Silvestri Three-quarters of the Italian city of Venice is currently under water after a storm system brought strong winds and rose water levels more than five feet. Let’s block ads! (Why?)
You won’t find three two-barrel carbs atop this Tripower mill. In fact, depending on the engine’s load, you might not even find three cylinders in operation. General Motors plans to bring back a performance-focused name for its new 2.7-liter turbocharged four, Automotive News reports, giving the automaker a ballsy moniker for the engine it doesn’t […]
The larger-than-life story of wrestler Andre the Giant gets the bio-doc treatment with HBO’s Andre the Giant. The new documentary from executive producer Bill Simmons chronicles the life and career of the late wrestler. Watch a new Andre the Giant trailer below. André Roussimoff grew to be 6 foot 3 inches during his life (though sometimes billed as 7 […]
The Indian owners of the Plaza Hotel have hired a broker to sell the New York City landmark, a sign that a world-wide scramble among investors, celebrities and governments to acquire the property could be nearing an end. WSJ.com: What’s News US
A 63-year-old has been criminally charged after scratching Thomas Gainsborough’s, The Morning Walk at the National Gallery in London, prompting a scuffle and a two-hour part closure of the museum. Keith Gregory, the suspected vandal, described by police as having no fixed abode, will appear at Westminster magistrates court on Monday. The painting, formally known […]
The iconic Azure Window on the Maltese island of Gozo collapsed into the sea today. The breath-taking structure was believed to be thousands of years old, but rough seas have finally taken their toll and the limestone arch crumbled into the Inland Sea. One of the most popular destinations on the Maltese archipelago, the turquoise […]
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