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6/27/2024
13 : 14
Celebrating Independence with Flying Cars
But can they stick the landing?
6/26/2024
13 : 14
Why (Some) Coins Have Ridges
It helps keep them real and reliable
6/25/2024
13 : 24
The Reverse Vending Machine That Feeds Stray Dogs
I think the water bowl is a really cool touch.
6/24/2024
13 : 24
How Bad Film Captured an Explosion
Kodak accidentally became a spy?
6/21/2024
13 : 4
Thanking the Anonymous Helpers
And congrats to the class of 2024!
6/20/2024
13 : 14
The Nobel Prize Winner Who Bet Against Himself
He probably didn't mind, though.
6/19/2024
13 : 24
Freed But Not Free
A former slave writes his former master
6/18/2024
13 : 14
The Dead Parrot Society
Potentially apocryphal but so cool, I had to share it!
6/17/2024
14 : 14
How To Make a Blockbuster Movie (Without Really Trying)
Requirements: A good internet connection, two tuxedos, and one pandemic
6/14/2024
14 : 24
It's Not a Bird, It's Not a Plane... It's a Hat!
Papa Smurf is going to the Olympics
6/13/2024
13 : 54
The Man Who Saved a Butterfly
I tried to make a Reading Rainbow joke in the title but it didn't quite work.
6/13/2024
8 : 0
E.T., The Extra Teenager
Well, more like teenager-and-a-half, and that's at a maximum
6/11/2024
13 : 14
Survey Says: Guilty
... the envelope, please!
6/10/2024
13 : 24
Flood For Your Right to Party?
This isn't a good idea. But did it really happen?
6/7/2024
14 : 14
The Best Movies I’ve Watched Over the Last Three+ Years
But none of the worst.
6/6/2024
13 : 34
The Case of the Mousey Soup
Ironically, they got a lot of free meals out of this.
6/5/2024
13 : 14
D-Day's Doomed Dry Run
This is why you practice.
6/4/2024
13 : 14
The Problem With Flying With Marshmallows
Explosive treats sounds like a Wonka creation, but it's not. British, though!
6/3/2024
13 : 14
A Bad Way to Get a Woman's Motor Running
Another future chapter in "Marketing Flops 101" (not that I'm writing it)
6/3/2024
11 : 54
Three "Facts" (Maybe?) I Couldn't Nail Down
Le sigh