Brain scans of dogs could give researchers a new tool for studying what happens in the mind of man's best friend.
Friday, May 4, 2012
Brain Scans Give Glimpse of How Your Dog Thinks
Brain Scans Give Glimpse of How Your Dog Thinks
Brain scans of dogs could give researchers a new tool for studying what happens in the mind of man's best friend.
Brain scans of dogs could give researchers a new tool for studying what happens in the mind of man's best friend.
May 4, 1536: C U @ the Piazza
May 4, 1536: C U @ the Piazza
1536: Francesco Lapi, a Florentine merchant, uses the @ symbol while penning a letter. It's the first recorded use of the "at" sign outside a monastery.
Ubiquitous in today's internet culture, the "at" sign most likely owes its origin to a monk with writer's cramp. Before Gutenberg showed up with his printing press, forever changing human ...
1536: Francesco Lapi, a Florentine merchant, uses the @ symbol while penning a letter. It's the first recorded use of the "at" sign outside a monastery.
Ubiquitous in today's internet culture, the "at" sign most likely owes its origin to a monk with writer's cramp. Before Gutenberg showed up with his printing press, forever changing human ...
Adam Yauch: A musical trailblazer
Adam Yauch: A musical trailblazer
With Beastie Boys, late artist helped shape music scene of past 25 years; Kyle Anderson salutes legacy
With Beastie Boys, late artist helped shape music scene of past 25 years; Kyle Anderson salutes legacy
Look! Up in the Sky! It's 'Supermoon'!
Look! Up in the Sky! It's 'Supermoon'!
A "supermoon" will rise over the Southland Saturday night, and will be 14 percent bigger and 30 percent brighter than other full moons of 2012, according to Dr. James Garvin, chief scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, who explains the phenomenon on NASA's website.
A "supermoon"—a term coined by astrologer Richard Nolle in 1979—occurs when the moon's orbit reaches its closest point to the earth. This moon will be extra super, though, because it will also be "gloriously full" at the same time, Garvin said (Watch the video above).
A Wikipedia item says the term supermoon "is not widely accepted or used within the astronomy or scientific community, who prefer the term perigee-syzygy." But who wants to try pronouncing that?
The best time to photograph a supermoon is when the planet is low on the earth's horizon.
"For reasons not fully understood by astronomers or psychologists, low-hanging moons look unnaturally large when they beam through trees, buildings and other foreground objects," Garvin said.
Before you get too excited, though, be aware that the difference between this supermoon and other full moons may not be particularly discernable to the casual observer.
Dr. Ed Krupp of the Griffith Observatory spoke about the phenomenon on CBS's KNX 1070 Newsradio. Krupp said that the moon will not look that much different than normal.
“It is a little closer, it is a little brighter, but the eye is really not able to detect the difference,” Krupp said.
If you're planning on hosting a lunar viewing party, start looking to the horizon for “a pretty spectacular moonrise,” said Anthony Cook, an astronomical observer at the Griffith Observatory. The moon actually won't become totally full until 8:35 p.m., he said, and it then will be perigee, or super, at 8:40 p.m.
If you would like to see the supermoon with an unobscured view, Griffith Observatory is open to the public until 10 p.m. Saturday, with telescopes available until 9:30 p.m. The telescopes will also be available to see Saturn’s rings.
Cloudless skies are best for viewing, of course. The skies above Venice-Mar Vista will be partly clear Saturday night with fog expected after 11 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.
Happy moongazing!
Will you be watching the supermoon Saturday? Share your photos in the photo gallery above, and your thoughts in the comments box below!
A "supermoon" will rise over the Southland Saturday night, and will be 14 percent bigger and 30 percent brighter than other full moons of 2012, according to Dr. James Garvin, chief scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, who explains the phenomenon on NASA's website.
A "supermoon"—a term coined by astrologer Richard Nolle in 1979—occurs when the moon's orbit reaches its closest point to the earth. This moon will be extra super, though, because it will also be "gloriously full" at the same time, Garvin said (Watch the video above).
A Wikipedia item says the term supermoon "is not widely accepted or used within the astronomy or scientific community, who prefer the term perigee-syzygy." But who wants to try pronouncing that?
The best time to photograph a supermoon is when the planet is low on the earth's horizon.
"For reasons not fully understood by astronomers or psychologists, low-hanging moons look unnaturally large when they beam through trees, buildings and other foreground objects," Garvin said.
Before you get too excited, though, be aware that the difference between this supermoon and other full moons may not be particularly discernable to the casual observer.
Dr. Ed Krupp of the Griffith Observatory spoke about the phenomenon on CBS's KNX 1070 Newsradio. Krupp said that the moon will not look that much different than normal.
“It is a little closer, it is a little brighter, but the eye is really not able to detect the difference,” Krupp said.
If you're planning on hosting a lunar viewing party, start looking to the horizon for “a pretty spectacular moonrise,” said Anthony Cook, an astronomical observer at the Griffith Observatory. The moon actually won't become totally full until 8:35 p.m., he said, and it then will be perigee, or super, at 8:40 p.m.
If you would like to see the supermoon with an unobscured view, Griffith Observatory is open to the public until 10 p.m. Saturday, with telescopes available until 9:30 p.m. The telescopes will also be available to see Saturn’s rings.
Cloudless skies are best for viewing, of course. The skies above Venice-Mar Vista will be partly clear Saturday night with fog expected after 11 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.
Happy moongazing!
Will you be watching the supermoon Saturday? Share your photos in the photo gallery above, and your thoughts in the comments box below!
Disney Offering Membership To Fancy Exclusive Club for First Time in 10 Years
Disney Offering Membership To Fancy Exclusive Club for First Time in 10 Years
For the first time in ten years, Disney is sending out invitations to a people that are vying to become members at its exclusive Club 33. The club has been closed to new members for the past decade, reports the OC Register, despite an 800-person waiting list. [ more › ]
For the first time in ten years, Disney is sending out invitations to a people that are vying to become members at its exclusive Club 33. The club has been closed to new members for the past decade, reports the OC Register, despite an 800-person waiting list. [ more › ]
Reminder: Tomorrow Is Free Comic Book Day!
Reminder: Tomorrow Is Free Comic Book Day!
Ok, I told you back in December to mark your calendars for Free Comic Book Day, and here it comes! Mine came a little early, actually: Archaia sent me a copy of their free hardcover I mentioned before, so I got a chance to flip through it ahead of time.
Ok, I told you back in December to mark your calendars for Free Comic Book Day, and here it comes! Mine came a little early, actually: Archaia sent me a copy of their free hardcover I mentioned before, so I got a chance to flip through it ahead of time.
I'll Use Your Goat: Bad Gotye Lip Reading
Music FAILS: Bad Gotye Lip Reading
Do you enjoy, but are already slightly sick of, the “some bunny that I used to know” puns on the internet? Then you’ll LOVE this.
Do you enjoy, but are already slightly sick of, the “some bunny that I used to know” puns on the internet? Then you’ll LOVE this.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
The Lego version of the Game Of Thrones intro is pretty much exactly what you expect it to be
TV: Great Job, Internet!: The Lego version of the Game Of Thrones intro is pretty much exactly what you expect it to be
Oh look! Someone made a Lego version of the Game Of Thrones opening credits! Because this is the year 2012, and wishes you didn't know you had are granted. It's downright heartwarming, even. But look: It's really neat how this video uses stop-motion technology (and not in a depressing Ben from Parks And Recreation way) to capture the inner-workings-of-a-watch essence of the original credits, but would it have killed them to use the actual music from the opening? Because the version they use is what the karaoke version would sound like if Sunfly was trying to get around having to pay the original artist. For best enjoyment, turn the sound off and sync with the second embedded video Dark Side Of The Moon-style.
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Oh look! Someone made a Lego version of the Game Of Thrones opening credits! Because this is the year 2012, and wishes you didn't know you had are granted. It's downright heartwarming, even. But look: It's really neat how this video uses stop-motion technology (and not in a depressing Ben from Parks And Recreation way) to capture the inner-workings-of-a-watch essence of the original credits, but would it have killed them to use the actual music from the opening? Because the version they use is what the karaoke version would sound like if Sunfly was trying to get around having to pay the original artist. For best enjoyment, turn the sound off and sync with the second embedded video Dark Side Of The Moon-style.
[Buzzfeed]
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Was Edvard Munch a One-Hit Wonder?
Was Edvard Munch a One-Hit Wonder?
An unidentified buyer purchased Edvard Munch’s The Scream for nearly $120 million at auction on Wednesday. Despite the phenomenal popularity of The Scream, it's likely that few people outside of Norway could name another Munch painting. Are there one-hit wonders in the world of fine art?
An unidentified buyer purchased Edvard Munch’s The Scream for nearly $120 million at auction on Wednesday. Despite the phenomenal popularity of The Scream, it's likely that few people outside of Norway could name another Munch painting. Are there one-hit wonders in the world of fine art?
Robin Williams Gives Impromptu Show at Meltdown Comics
Robin Williams Gives Impromptu Show at Meltdown Comics
Robin Williams showed up to Meltdown Comics last night for an impromptu set that lasted about an hour.
Reportedly, the comedian didn't give any warning that he was coming to the weekly NerdMelt comedy show.
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Robin Williams showed up to Meltdown Comics last night for an impromptu set that lasted about an hour.
Reportedly, the comedian didn't give any warning that he was coming to the weekly NerdMelt comedy show.
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Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Facebook's Zuckerberg Joins Venice-Based Viddy
Next billion-dollar acquisition?...
Facebook's Zuckerberg Joins Venice-Based Viddy
Mark Zuckerberg, the co-creator of Facebook, has joined Venice-based Viddy, a social video company, according a report in WebProNews.
Zuckerberg goes by "Zuck" on Viddy and posted a video of his dog, Beast, using the video sharing platform.
Viddy was launched last April and allows users to capture, share and edit video clips on their mobile devices.
JJ Aguhob, the president and co-founder of Viddy, recently participated in the Silicon Beach Town Hall sponsored by the Venice Neighborhood Council and Venice Chamber of Commerce.
For more details, read the whole story right here.
Facebook's Zuckerberg Joins Venice-Based Viddy
Mark Zuckerberg, the co-creator of Facebook, has joined Venice-based Viddy, a social video company, according a report in WebProNews.
Zuckerberg goes by "Zuck" on Viddy and posted a video of his dog, Beast, using the video sharing platform.
Viddy was launched last April and allows users to capture, share and edit video clips on their mobile devices.
JJ Aguhob, the president and co-founder of Viddy, recently participated in the Silicon Beach Town Hall sponsored by the Venice Neighborhood Council and Venice Chamber of Commerce.
For more details, read the whole story right here.
How Couples Sleep
Dating Fails: Whatever Happened to “Big Spoon, Little Spoon”
Sleeping together has gotten really complicated…
Sleeping together has gotten really complicated…
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Peter Jackson Considering Dolby Atmos for 'The Hobbit'
Peter Jackson Considering Dolby Atmos for 'The Hobbit'
Carolyn Giardina
The new Dolby sound format will be installed at the Dolby Theatre, home of the Academy Awards.
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Carolyn Giardina
The new Dolby sound format will be installed at the Dolby Theatre, home of the Academy Awards.
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'Dogs in Cars: California' Video Stars 8 Golden State Pooches Riding Shotgun, Loving Life
'Dogs in Cars: California' Video Stars 8 Golden State Pooches Riding Shotgun, Loving Life
Keith Hopkin of "Dogs in Cars," the irresistible viral video showcasing canines riding shotgun with their heads protruding from open passenger side windows, has taken his dog-friendly videography to a whole new local level. A Golden State spinoff, "Dogs in Cars: California," captures pooches enjoying the rush of playing human once again, only this time in L.A. and San Diego. [ more › ]
Keith Hopkin of "Dogs in Cars," the irresistible viral video showcasing canines riding shotgun with their heads protruding from open passenger side windows, has taken his dog-friendly videography to a whole new local level. A Golden State spinoff, "Dogs in Cars: California," captures pooches enjoying the rush of playing human once again, only this time in L.A. and San Diego. [ more › ]
15 'Dark Knight Rises' Trailer clues
'Dark Knight Rises': Trailer clues?: An exploding bridge. A kiss with Marion Cotillard. Bat signal graffiti. Let's dissect 15 frozen frames.
Oscars Will Stay in Re-Named Dolby Theatre
Big Deals: Oscars Will Stay in Hollywood for 20 Years in Re-Named Dolby Theatre
Two big deals were announced today by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the CIM real estate group, sealing the geographic fate of the Oscars for the next 20 years.
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Two big deals were announced today by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the CIM real estate group, sealing the geographic fate of the Oscars for the next 20 years.
[ more › ]
The Puppet Department Gets Poetic
The Puppet Department Gets Poetic
In an effort to express our undying affection for the job we do, the entire puppet team here at Robot Chicken have pieced together a poem.
We often gather around the fireplace for a reading of our latest works of literature.
And now, a little something we like to call…
An Ode to Puppets
Oh, puppet…with skin so fair
I didn’t know you could bend there
Conjuring strange creatures that lurk in dark stages
Ready for the light, tiny parts glued, popped into place
An amalgam of voices, blood, emotions, music, hands, decisions, failures – a humble retelling
Big room with medium sized people…making small people pose
Through our own perceptions we replicate existence
I tenderly patch the holes I so carelessly drilled through your head
Pins and lollipops this silicone’s eveverywhere
Thy beginning was but a flicker of light in the maker’s eye
Thy creation, full of toil with oft a curse flung to the wind
But thy life…
Thy life shall bring delight
Thy life shall fill a void
Thy life shall be our life
Give and stitch and bend and paint, what a happy life we live
That moment when you drill too far into the puppet’s head…
In an effort to express our undying affection for the job we do, the entire puppet team here at Robot Chicken have pieced together a poem.
We often gather around the fireplace for a reading of our latest works of literature.
And now, a little something we like to call…
An Ode to Puppets
Oh, puppet…with skin so fair
I didn’t know you could bend there
Conjuring strange creatures that lurk in dark stages
Ready for the light, tiny parts glued, popped into place
An amalgam of voices, blood, emotions, music, hands, decisions, failures – a humble retelling
Big room with medium sized people…making small people pose
Through our own perceptions we replicate existence
I tenderly patch the holes I so carelessly drilled through your head
Pins and lollipops this silicone’s eveverywhere
Thy beginning was but a flicker of light in the maker’s eye
Thy creation, full of toil with oft a curse flung to the wind
But thy life…
Thy life shall bring delight
Thy life shall fill a void
Thy life shall be our life
Give and stitch and bend and paint, what a happy life we live
That moment when you drill too far into the puppet’s head…
How Marvel Whips Up Its Cinematic Super Sauce
Kevin Feige Tells How Marvel Whips Up Its Cinematic Super Sauce
The Avengers' successful superhero team-up is the culmination of years of planning behind the scenes. Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige, the central architect of the cinematic crossover, tells how they pulled off the impossible.
The Avengers' successful superhero team-up is the culmination of years of planning behind the scenes. Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige, the central architect of the cinematic crossover, tells how they pulled off the impossible.
Monday, April 30, 2012
Vintage Venice Beach Video
Vintage Venice Beach Video: MTV’s The Real World
Peep things “getting real” at 30 30th Ave in 1993 during season 2 of MTV’s “The Real World“.
22 episodes featured Aaron, David, Beth, Tami, Dom, Jon and Irene, Glen, Beth A, and plenty of Venice B-Roll including Tony Vera as “The Fireman” (8:28).
Peep things “getting real” at 30 30th Ave in 1993 during season 2 of MTV’s “The Real World“.
22 episodes featured Aaron, David, Beth, Tami, Dom, Jon and Irene, Glen, Beth A, and plenty of Venice B-Roll including Tony Vera as “The Fireman” (8:28).
E! to start making scripted shows, something something Kardashians joke
TV: Newswire: E! to start making scripted shows, something something Kardashians joke
Yet another venue for the comedic styling of Whitney Cummings was not the only program E! announced today as part of its new "Pop Of Culture" branding, so named for the sound of the aneurysm in your brain when you realize that E! is defining itself as "culture" now. There are other unscripted shows in the works—the Nigel Lythgoe-produced Opening Act, in which amateurs are surprised with the chance to open for superstars; Married To Jonas, in which viewers are surprised to discover that someone made a reality show about the eldest Jonas Brother—and, for the first time, a huge slate of scripted shows with plots that go beyond orchestrating weddings as publicity stunts.
They include: an adaptation of the Amy Devlin Mysteries graphic novels about a pop-culture-obsessed detective; the John Wells-produced Anne Of Hollywood, an update of the Anne Boleyn story set in present-day, Real Housewives-esque ...
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Yet another venue for the comedic styling of Whitney Cummings was not the only program E! announced today as part of its new "Pop Of Culture" branding, so named for the sound of the aneurysm in your brain when you realize that E! is defining itself as "culture" now. There are other unscripted shows in the works—the Nigel Lythgoe-produced Opening Act, in which amateurs are surprised with the chance to open for superstars; Married To Jonas, in which viewers are surprised to discover that someone made a reality show about the eldest Jonas Brother—and, for the first time, a huge slate of scripted shows with plots that go beyond orchestrating weddings as publicity stunts.
They include: an adaptation of the Amy Devlin Mysteries graphic novels about a pop-culture-obsessed detective; the John Wells-produced Anne Of Hollywood, an update of the Anne Boleyn story set in present-day, Real Housewives-esque ...
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Joe Pantoliano: Asylum: Hollywood Tales From My Great Depression
Books: Book Review: Asylum: Hollywood Tales From My Great Depression
The stated primary purpose of Joe Pantoliano’s second memoir, Asylum: Hollywood Tales From My Great Depression—Brain Dis-ease, Recovery, And Being My Mother’s Son is “to eliminate the shame” for anyone afraid to admit they have a mental problem and need professional help. The character actor known for roles from The Goonies to The Sopranos states that his clinical-depression diagnosis puts him in the same category as Lincoln (“That’s why Lincoln’s words made me happy. I recognized myself in them”) and “our greatest actors.” After listing famous fellow sufferers, Pantoliano says “I could feel myself in them, in their pain,” obliterating the distinction between offering himself as a relatable survivor for people with mental problems, and simple self-aggrandizement.
In spite of those putatively noble intentions, much of Asylum is stream-of-consciousness memoir, peppered with anecdotes both interesting (Pantoliano’s early industry days, being mentored by Robert Wagner ...
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The stated primary purpose of Joe Pantoliano’s second memoir, Asylum: Hollywood Tales From My Great Depression—Brain Dis-ease, Recovery, And Being My Mother’s Son is “to eliminate the shame” for anyone afraid to admit they have a mental problem and need professional help. The character actor known for roles from The Goonies to The Sopranos states that his clinical-depression diagnosis puts him in the same category as Lincoln (“That’s why Lincoln’s words made me happy. I recognized myself in them”) and “our greatest actors.” After listing famous fellow sufferers, Pantoliano says “I could feel myself in them, in their pain,” obliterating the distinction between offering himself as a relatable survivor for people with mental problems, and simple self-aggrandizement.
In spite of those putatively noble intentions, much of Asylum is stream-of-consciousness memoir, peppered with anecdotes both interesting (Pantoliano’s early industry days, being mentored by Robert Wagner ...
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Doctor Druid, D-Man... Assemble!: 18+ Avengers unlikely to show up in the movie
Books: Inventory: Doctor Druid, D-Man... Assemble!: 18+ Avengers unlikely to show up in the movie
1. Doctor DruidIs Hollywood ready for an openly pagan superhero? Probably not. Which is a bit of a shame; while never an A-list Avenger, Doctor Druid had a long and respectable run in various comics titles, dating back to some Jack Kirby- and Steve Ditko-drawn stories that predated the first issue of The Fantastic Four. The mysterious, occult-fueled adventurer filled a Doctor Strange-shaped void in the team during his ’80s tenure. That said, Druid is just a little too odd of a hero to cut it nowadays, a reminder of a weirder, funkier superhero era. Unless Marvel was thinking of recasting J.K. Simmons as an Avenger, it’s hard to picture Doctor Druid finding a place in the sexy, big-screen team.
2. D-ManA pro-wrestler turned superhero turned schizophrenic hobo, D-Man is one of the biggest jokes in superhero comics. His story is as uninspired as his costume ...
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1. Doctor DruidIs Hollywood ready for an openly pagan superhero? Probably not. Which is a bit of a shame; while never an A-list Avenger, Doctor Druid had a long and respectable run in various comics titles, dating back to some Jack Kirby- and Steve Ditko-drawn stories that predated the first issue of The Fantastic Four. The mysterious, occult-fueled adventurer filled a Doctor Strange-shaped void in the team during his ’80s tenure. That said, Druid is just a little too odd of a hero to cut it nowadays, a reminder of a weirder, funkier superhero era. Unless Marvel was thinking of recasting J.K. Simmons as an Avenger, it’s hard to picture Doctor Druid finding a place in the sexy, big-screen team.2. D-ManA pro-wrestler turned superhero turned schizophrenic hobo, D-Man is one of the biggest jokes in superhero comics. His story is as uninspired as his costume ...Read more
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