Livestreams on November 8 & 9. Thanks to our friend Tim for the heads up!
http://americanart.si.edu/renwick/symposium/Nation Building: Craft and Contemporary American Culture
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Trailer
It’s almost been a decade since the 2003 release of Return of the King, the 3rd movie in the Lord of the Ring trilogy. I The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is slated to be released this December. It’ll be the first of three films that make the prequel to The Lord of the Rings. I’ve been a fan of the books for many years, and even read some of Tolkien’s denser fare, like the Simarillion, which recounts the creation myth for Middle Earth…
A Love Letter to Mindy Kaling
As a Latina, the daughter of an immigrant, an aspiring writer, a pop-culture enthusiast, and a lover of comedy, Mindy Kaling is definitely a hero of mine.
Ryan Hunter-Reay Wins the 2012 Grand Prix of Baltimore – IZOD IndyCar Series Race Results
Ryan Hunter-Reay won the IZOD IndyCar Series Race at the 2012 Grand Prix of Baltimore on Sunday, September 3, 2012. UnifiedPopTheory was at the Sunoco Victory Lane stage to capture the…
What is the Indie Galactic Space Jam?
We had an opportunity to speak with Peter Smith about the Indie Galactic Space Jam. Peter is an Assistant Professor of Game Design at the University of Central Florida and he also co-founded the Indie Galactic Space Jam which is occurring at the Melrose Center in downtown Orlando, Florida from August 13-16, 2015.
Returning from the Edge of Space, A Tribute to Felix Baumgartner
Felix Baumgartner is slated to do a 120,000 foot skydive from the edge of space on Sunday, through the Red Bull Stratos Program. An attempt on Tuesday was cancelled due to weather. It’s an inspiring feat– defying gravity to get to the edge of space and shirking common sense by jumping out of a perfectly good… balloon.
While Baumgartner is at it, he will be breaking the sound barrier, going mach speed– like Chuck Yeager without the X-1. Incidentally, Yeager broke the sound barrier October 14, 1947. Baumgartner may potentially be doing it again sans aircraft October 14, 2012. As Matt Scott puts it: “To infinity and beyond… and back again…”
Space Shuttle Endeavour Drives Down the Streets of LA
NASA’s Space Shuttle Orbiter Endeavour is being driven to its new home at the California Science Center today, Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. This means a 2 mph drive from LAX airport through the streets of LA to its final destination…
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