Lights Out: Cinematographer Jon Simonassi captured some pretty sweet footage of lightning striking Toronto’s CN Tower during a “wild and intense” thunderstorm that hit Hogtown last week.
[hyst.]
Archive for August, 2011
Today On TDW: Geek
Aug. 31, 2011
Today On TDW: Geek –
- Above: Captain Planet (Don Cheadle) teaches the Planeteers (Gillian Jacobs, Brenda Song, Efren Ramirez, William Moseley, and James Davis) that absolute planet power corrupts absolutely.
- Government files antitrust complaint against AT&T/T-Mobile merger.
- Another year, another iPhone prototype gets left in a bar.
- Facebook may or may not be launching a music service.
- What Could Go Wrong: Chinese scientists want to push an asteroid into Earth’s orbit.
- Better living through better airplane boarding.
- The new Man of Steel set pics are bulgetastic.
- In 1964, George R.R. Martin wrote a letter to Stan Lee.
- The DC relaunch is upon us, and it’s going to be okay.
- 18 years later, Doom is no longer harmful to the young people of Germany.
This x That
Aug. 31, 2011
This x That:
Know This:
- Tropical Storm Katia could reach hurricane strength tonight; tropical depression likely in the Gulf of Mexico tomorrow.
Read This:
- Vermont National Guard forced to borrow helicopters for Irene relief from other states because its own fleet is in Iraq.
- Michele Bachmann wants to drill for oil in the Everglades even though scientists say there is little if any under there.
- Shots Returned: The Church of Scientology responds to the New Yorker‘s wordy exposé with a 51-page parody.
- Famously unfinished Beach Boys album Smile to be released in November.
- People take to ABC’s website to express anger at Chaz Bono’s upcoming Dancing With The Stars appearance.
- Mel Gibson ex Oksana Grigorieva loses out on $14m in custody settlement.
Look At This:
- Underneath Ground Zero, an 18th-century colonial ship.
The Other:
- Tea x Time List: 17 Before & After Hurricane Irene Pictures.
- Above: Mario Klingemann‘s Arduino-based Facebook “Like” button for real-world objects. (via.)
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Democratic Compromise of the Day
Aug. 31, 2011
Democratic Compromise of the Day: In what was billed as an early post-recess showdown between President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner, an “unprecedented” rejection of the President’s request to address a joint-session of Congress on jobs next Wednesday ultimately led to a statement from the White House accepting Boehner’s revised date.
In a letter to the President, the Speaker raised concerns about security-related “logistical impediments” rather than acknowledging the elephant in the room: The President’s speech was scheduled for the same night and time as Rick Perry’s first GOP debate.
Boehner “respectfully invite[d]” the White House to reschedule the address for the following day — which just so happens to be the day of the first regular season NFL game.
Despite the Obama administration’s claim that it had cleared the date and time with House Republicans before making the official request (an allegation Boehner’s office denies), the White House ultimately decided to give in to the Speaker’s demands and move the speech to Thursday.
“We consulted with the speaker about that date before the letter was released, but he determined Thursday would work better,” the White House said in a statement. “The president is focused on the urgent need to create jobs and grow our economy, so he welcomes the opportunity to address a joint session of Congress on Thursday, September 8 and challenge our nation’s leaders to start focusing 100% of their attention on doing whatever they can to help the American people.”
[thehill / cnn: 1,2 / tweet: @brianbeutler.]
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Dance Like Nobody’s Alive of the Day
Aug. 31, 2011
Dance Like Nobody’s Alive of the Day: Nathan Barnatt (previously) and Jenny Fine bust a mashup of moves to Madeon‘s masterful mega-mix, “Pop Culture.”
Radio Guy: Martin Starr.
[njb.]
B-BoyToys of the Day
Aug. 31, 2011
B-Boy Toys of the Day: The Munny-makers at Kidrobot have just unveiled the first series of their latest collectible figures, All City Breakers, which celebrate “the best dance style born from 70’s hip-hop culture.”
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Individually foil-wrapped and blind, each b-boy and b-girl’s punctuated move is captured perfectly in plastic – a stylized freeze. Injection-molded and inspired by the retro but classic green army men and their solid plastic bases, these breakers flaunt moves from Power to Flex in four neon colors: pink, green orange and blue.
Each breaker comes with his or her own boombox “to deliver the beat.” $1.95/ea. Release Date: September 15.
[kronikle.]
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Caught Cleavage Creeping of the Day
Aug. 31, 2011
Caught Cleavage Creeping of the Day: Kid discovers breasts at the worst possible time. (Skip to 0:27.)
[reddit.]
ScienTee(s) of the Day
Aug. 31, 2011
ScienTee(s) of the Day: Monsters of Grok: “Fake band t-shirts for history’s greatest minds.”
Customize your tee with this nifty Create-Your-Own-Shirt feature.
[waxy.]
See Also: What’s “grok”?
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Same-Sex Marriage Debate of the Day
Aug. 31, 2011
Same-Sex Marriage Debate of the Day: During a Q&A session at Penn State, a couple of students who had a bit of a problem with GOP presidential candidate (and Penn State alum) Rick Santorum’s argumentum ad antiquitatem opposition to same-sex marriage challenged him with science.
Santorum’s response? Science doesn’t prove anything.
Afternoon Snack
Aug. 31, 2011
Afternoon Snack: Moki the mini-Falcor lets her ears flap lazily as she enjoys some cool, conditioned air on a hot summer’s day.
[vvv.]
