The Lonely Island YouTube channel recently shared this Beast It short. Andy Samberg hosted the 2013 Independent Film Spirit Awards which the short was filmed for. The short includes Jack Black and Jack McBrayer.
BEAST IT with Andy Samberg and Jack Black
Visualization of 19th Century Ship Routes from Publicly Available NOAA Data Set
Ben Schmidt, assistant professor of history at Northeastern University, has visualized the routes of 19th Century ships using publicly available dataset from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The resulting image is a hauntingly beautiful image that outlines the continents and highlights the trade winds.
Artisphere, Rosslyn’s Art Center Open House
I am supposedly the creative one in my relationship but my wife is the driving force in trying to make us… let’s say “less fartsy and more artsy”. We live a few miles from the nation’s capital and want to experience more of its culture, outside of sports and politics. When the Artisphere hosted a Family Fun Day Open House to celebrate the 2nd anniversary of its opening, we went.
The Artisphere is Rosslyn, Virginia’s art center. It is housed in the Newseum’s former location and opened its doors in October 2010. Arlington Country had accepted the building landlord’s offer to lease it rent free for 20 years and to use it as a cultural center. The ‘Artisphere’ name came from an opinion poll of Arlington County residents and was inspired by its geodesic dome. The dome is distinct among its architectural landscape and houses one of the center’s theaters…
Livestream of the Red Bull Stratos Jump
The UPT guys have our eyes glued on the live feed of the Red Bull Stratos jump. Current record-holder for the highest skydive Joe Kittinger will be serving as CAPCOM…
Directors Spielberg and Lucas Predict ‘Massive Implosion’ in Film Industry
Yesterday on June 13, 2013, The Verge’s Brian Bishop published a story with the provocative headline “Steven Spielberg and George Lucas predict ‘massive implosion’ in film industry”. The article covers a panel discussion held at the University of Southern California by directors George Lucas and Steven Speilberg and Microsoft’s President of Interactive Entertainment Don Mattrick. Quickly, their predictions include $50-100 trips to high-end movie theaters, diversification of content on television, and an indie emphasis on publishing content directly to the internet first. Similar concepts were echoed in our interview with director Amanda Bluglass. We recommend reading The Verge article.
Space Oddity Sung By International Space Station Commander Chris Hadfield
I’m not sure there are any words worthy of describing this beautiful rendition of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” by Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut and International Space Station (ISS) Commander Chris Hadfield. I hope you simply listen, watch, and enjoy.
The Grand Prix of Baltimore SocialGP
A week ago a group was selected to follow the drivers of the Grand Prix of Baltimore, this group will attend the various Grand Prix functions that will occur in…
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